Musica Viva Australia
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Articles by and about Musica Viva Australia
26 Jul 2011 Interview with Ian Munro by Musica Viva Australia
'Once, I used to think in terms of absolute music, and notes came from the ether, and other ethereal notes would gather around them, as it were. Too hard for me now! I like to start these days by thinking of an artistic concept, often related to a literary piece or a work of art in another form', admits composer and pianist Ian Munro. This interview with Munro was first published in Musica Viva's Strung Out newsletter and is reproduced on Resonate with permission.
25 Jan 2012 More than Music - extracts from the new Kenneth Tribe biography by Gwen Bennett
Ken Tribe (1914-2010) spent 40 years at the artistic helm of Musica Viva, had a pivotal role in the formation of policies for the first Australia Council, and was unfailing in his support of living composers and performers. Gwen Bennett's new biography More than Music gives a full account of Tribe's life, his many professional roles, his personal passion for the arts and his important legacy for music in Australia.
The following two extracts from More than Music come from the 2nd and the 16th chapters of the book: Tribe's early years in Hobart and Sydney, and his time with Musica Viva.
14 Apr 2015 Musica Viva's Hildegard Project: more exposure and commissions to female composers by Australian Music Centre
Musica Viva's new initiative, the Hildegard Project will see one of the world's leading chamber music presenters commission more women to write chamber music. Participants of the project will receive the support Musica Viva offers to its composers, including publicity around performances, and opportunities to connect with the organisation’s network of performers, patrons and other composers.
Works commissioned by Musica Viva Australia
Landscape II by Peter Sculthorpe
Port Essington by Peter Sculthorpe
An Australian entertainment by Don Banks
String quartet No. 9 by Peter Sculthorpe
How the stars were made by Peter Sculthorpe
Requiem : for cello alone by Peter Sculthorpe
Phoenix and the turtle by Colin Brumby
The dreaming by Moya Henderson
String quartet No. 3 by Nigel Butterley
Cello concerto by Barry Conyngham
For desire of the sky by Gordon Kerry
Folk songs '76 by Ann Carr-Boyd
A fringe of leaves by Brian Howard
Veni creator spiritus by Ross Edwards
Above Ground by Robert Davidson
Durchfuhrung by Riccardo Formosa
String quartet no. 6 : Child's play by Carl Vine
String quartet no. 11 : (Jabiru dreaming) by Peter Sculthorpe
Hemispheres by Elena Kats-Chernin
Gospel bestiary by Christopher Willcock
Little Chrissietina's magic fantasy by Matthew Hindson
My song is love unknown by Paul Stanhope
Vision fugitif by Gerard Brophy
Always on time by Matthew Hindson
Jovian moons by Nigel Westlake
For Rosa by Elena Kats-Chernin
Industrial night music by Matthew Hindson
Min Min light by Moya Henderson
Waking up the flies by Moya Henderson
Doublets III by Martin Wesley-Smith
Variations for string quartet by Gordon Kerry
String quartet no. 3 by Graeme Koehne
Piano trio: Dolcissimo Uscignolo by Paul Stanhope
String quartet No. 1 : Elegies and dances by Paul Stanhope
Nous sommes embarqués by Rosà Lind Page
Viola song by Peter Sculthorpe
String quartet No.3 : From the Kimberley by Paul Stanhope
Cerulean Orbits by Jane Stanley
Works commissioned and written for Musica Viva Australia
String quartet no. 5 by Carl Vine
String quartet no. 4 by Carl Vine
String quartet no. 1 by Jakub Jankowski
String quartet no. 16 by Peter Sculthorpe
String quartet by Alice Chance
Le Molière imaginaire, op. 99 by Timothy Knapman and Andrew Schultz
String quartet No. 2 by Paul Stanhope
String quartet no. 1 by Ian Munro
String quartet no. 2 : Shekina fantasy by Ross Edwards
String quintet by Gordon Kerry
String quartet no.2 by Matthew Hindson
Intermezzo days by Elena Kats-Chernin
String quartet no. 1 : sparks and auras by Ross Edwards
String quartet no. 3 : Summer dances by Ross Edwards
Piano trio : 'The Village' by Carl Vine
Time is a river by Graeme Koehne
Piano trio by Lachlan Skipworth
Echoes and lines by Lachlan Skipworth
Lobster tales and turtle soup by Holly Harrison
Piano Sonata by Elizabeth Younan
The Dreaming Land by Natalie Williams
Singing the Love by Ross Edwards
Sonata for Violin and Viola by Stuart Greenbaum
A Farewell to Music by Carl Vine
Sonata for Violin and Piano by Gordon Kerry
Chronicles of the Ego by Christine Pan
Violin Sonata by Paul Stanhope
Analysis & Media
Book: Beethoven and the zipper : the astonishing story of Musica Viva / Suzanne Baker.
- Article: Notable Success
- Video: Rush, for oboe and string quartet
- Video: Gordon Kerry Insights: Variations for String Quartet