Southern Cross Soloists
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Random Audio Sample: Songs for the Shadowland : for soprano, wind quartet and piano by Paul Stanhope, from the CD Songs for the shadowland |
Articles by and about Southern Cross Soloists
4 Jun 2009 Southern Cross Soloists with Alexis Kenny by Sarah Collins
In this concert, the Australian premiere of Brett Dean’s Polysomnography was embedded within the heftiest possible cushioning – namely, three works of French late-romanticism. The evening opened with four songs from Fauré’s La Bonne Chanson (arranged by Paul Dean). Beautifully introduced and sung by soprano Margaret Schindler – attired in a stunning red toga – the songs did indeed present a type of tonal ambiguity which could be considered reasonably 'modern for Fauré, yet they were lushly offered within a swathe of velvety waves of piano arpeggiation...
28 Nov 2012 AMC now the one-stop shop for Melba, Tall Poppies, MOVE and Wirripang by Janine Marshman
Melba Recordings have recently released two new recordings of Australian music, Benaud Trio, featuring Australian piano trios, and a cycle of poems by Samuel Wagan Watson, with musical responses by Brisbane composers, Smoke Encrypted Whispers. Through a new partnership with Melba, these recordings and the entire Melba catalogue are now available to purchase through the Australian Music Centre.
Works commissioned by Southern Cross Soloists
Ragtime remembered by Mary Mageau
Prophecy songs by James Ledger
All those ways of leaving by Stuart Greenbaum
Eternal image by Philip Bračanin
Mondrian interiors by Stuart Greenbaum
Big decisions by Robert Davidson
Old tribal woman by Michael Knopf
Chamber concerto No.2 by Stuart Greenbaum
Smoke signals by Robert Davidson
Cribb island by Stephen Cronin
Author's notes #1 by Stephen Stanfield
Fisherman islands by Louise Denson
Paper trails to midnight by Damian Barbeler
Song of city ghosts by Lisa Cheney
Dog tired tune by John Gilfedder
When I crossed the ditch... by Tom Adeney
Scared of the dark by Richard Mills
Composition with yellow lines by Stuart Greenbaum
Church at Domburg by Stuart Greenbaum
Don't forget your music! by Sally Greenaway
between two silences by Gerard Brophy
The Ground by Leah Curtis and Chris Williams
Works commissioned and written for Southern Cross Soloists
The map maker's psalm by Joseph Twist
Prophecy songs by James Ledger
Lines drawn from silence, op. 55a by Andrew Schultz
Mondrian interiors by Stuart Greenbaum
Abandoned drive-in by James Ledger
Chamber concerto by Shaun Rigney
CDs, Books and Kits featuring Southern Cross Soloists
CD: Australia / Southern Cross Soloists.
CD: The three-cornered hat / Southern Cross Soloists ; Slava Grigoryan.
CD: Lines drawn from silence / Andrew Schultz ; Southern Cross Soloists.
Events featuring Southern Cross Soloists
5 Sep 2021 QLD: SXS: Dreams & Visions, Twist
21 Feb 2021 QLD: Southern Cross Soloists: Souvenirs de Aranjuez
3 Nov 2019 QLD: Lyrical Reflections
10 Aug 2019 NSW: BMF Concert 4: Winds of the Southern Cross : Bangalow Music Festival 2019
World premieres given by Southern Cross Soloists
The Ground : for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, didgeridoo, string quartet and double bass by Leah Curtis and Chris Williams— 19 Jun 22 (Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane Meanjin, QLD)
Secrets : for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, guitar, violin, viola, cello, piano by Natalie Nicolas— 21 Feb 21 (QPAC Concert Hall, QLD)
Carnival of Chinese Animals (10+ players: brass, keyboard, string, woodwind) by Lyle Chan— 17 Feb 19 (QPAC Concert Hall, QLD)
Homage to Bernstein : chamber ensemble by Matthew Hindson— 22 Jul 18 (QPAC Concert Hall, QLD)
Resound : Above and beyond by Julian Day— 25 Feb 18 (QPAC Concert Hall, QLD)
Entr'Acte I/II : bass clarinet solo by Christopher Tonkin— 9 May 17 (Salon - Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC)
Don't forget your music! (septets: flute, clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello) by Sally Greenaway— 12 Aug 16 (Bangalow Music Festival, Bangalow NSW)
Vocalise by Mark Isaacs— 15 Jun 14 (QPAC Concert Hall, QLD)
Tone poem : orchestra by Brett Dean— 18 Aug 13 (A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW)
Chamber concerto No.2 : for violin, guitar, harp and ensemble by Stuart Greenbaum— 13 Aug 11 (Bangalow Festival, A&I Hall, Bangalow NSW)
All those ways of leaving : for soprano, wind quartet and piano by Stuart Greenbaum— 29 Nov 09 (Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane)
Song of city ghosts : for oboe, bass clarinet in Bb, horn in F, bassoon and piano by Lisa Cheney— 30 Nov 08 (State Library of Queensland, Brisbane)
Old tribal woman (quintets: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano) by Michael Knopf— Nov 08 (Queensland State Library, Brisbane)
Snapshots : mezzo-soprano voice with chamber ensemble by Betty Beath— Nov 08 (State Library of Queensland, Brisbane)
Prophecy songs : for voice and ensemble by James Ledger— 22 Oct 08 (Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Brisbane)
Lines drawn from silence, op. 55a : for soprano, violin, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano by Andrew Schultz— 24 Oct 07 (Queensland Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane)
Mondrian interiors : for solo harp, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano by Stuart Greenbaum— 16 May 07 (Conservatorium Theatre, Southbank, Brisbane)
Towards the psalms : for voice and ensemble by Betty Beath— 30 Sep 04 (Customs House, Brisbane)
Abandoned drive-in (quintets: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano) by James Ledger— 27 Oct 02 (Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane)
Air : for oboe and clarinet by Paul Stanhope— 18 Oct 01 (Queensland Conservatorium Theatre)
Ragtime remembered : for quintet by Mary Mageau— 6 Apr 01 (Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium, South Bank, Brisbane)
Impulse : wind quintet by Caroline Szeto— 20 Oct 00 (St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane)
Songs for the Shadowland : for soprano, wind quartet and piano by Paul Stanhope— 18 Jul 99 (Queensland Art Gallery)
Dawn interlude : solo horn in F by Paul Stanhope— Jun 99 (Queensland Biennial Festival of Music)
Breathtaking : cantata for mezzo-soprano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano by Gordon Kerry— 9 May 99 (Queensland Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane)