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Performance by Australian Boys Choir, Noel Ancell from the CD Dreams & desires |
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Score
How shall we sing in a strange land... : for SATB choir with soprano soloist / Joseph Twist ; words from 'A Song of Hope' by Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Library shelf no. 782.55542/TWI 4 [Available for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 2011
Instrumentation: SATB choir, with soprano soloist.
Duration: 8 min.
Commission note: Commissioned by Carl Crossin for performance by National Youth Choir of Australia with funds provided by Australia Council. Music Board.
First performance: by National Youth Choir of Australia, Carl Crossin at "Voices of the Spirit" - National Youth Choir of Australia 2012. (St John's Cathedral, Brisbane) on 7 Jul 2012
Words from: "A Song of Hope" by Oodgeroo of the tribe Noonuccal, from My People, and Psalm 137:4.
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
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| 2015 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Vocal/Choral | Finalist | Joseph Twist |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2015 Art Music Awards finalists - comments by judging panels by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Reconciliation
Performances of this work
7 Oct 2023: at Adelaide Chamber Choir Festival - Program Three (Elder Hall).
30 Mar 2019: at Music On Music (The Great Hall, University of Sydney). Featuring Sydney Chamber Choir, Sam Allchurch.
12 Apr 2017: at How Shall We Sing in a Strange Land? - Twist (St Mary's Basilica, Geelong). Featuring Tom Healey, Vox Angelicus.
7 Oct 2015: at MSO: Mozart Requiem + Twist (Melbourne Recital Centre). Featuring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
7 Jul 2012: at "Voices of the Spirit" - National Youth Choir of Australia 2012. (St John's Cathedral, Brisbane). Featuring National Youth Choir of Australia, Carl Crossin.
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