Score
To whomever finds this note / Andrew Anderson.
Library shelf no. 782.5542/AND 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
In 1978, in a Guyanese commune informally known as 'Jonestown', attempts by the People's Temple religious organisation to combat racism and poverty culminated in the shocking mass suicide of over 900 members. A plea to understand the complexity of this event was made in an anonymous note left on the day of the suicide, and it is from the eight handwritten pages of this message that Anderson's text, To Whomever Finds this Note, is drawn. Only in the final line of this text does the word 'Jonestown' - with all its associated preconceptions - appear, sung by a solo soprano against the wordless voices of her companions.
Work Details
Year: 2010
Instrumentation: SSAATBB choir, piano.
Duration: 8 min.
Commission note: Commissioned by The Consort of Melbourne.
First performance: by The Consort of Melbourne, Brenna Wee, Jonathan Grieves-Smith at To Whomever Finds This Note (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon) on 20 Sep 2012
Performances of this work
20 Sep 2012: at To Whomever Finds This Note (Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon). Featuring The Consort of Melbourne, Brenna Wee, Jonathan Grieves-Smith.
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