Score [ePDF]
The Drowners : song cycle [eScore] / by Andrew Ford.
Score
The Drowners : song cycle / by Andrew Ford.
Library shelf no. 783.88547/FOR 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This sequence of songs began as a commission from the West
Australian Symphony Orchestra for a single song for the baritone
Teddy Tahu Rhodes. 'A Dream of Drowning' was first performed by
those forces, conducted by Paul Daniel, on 12 March 2010, but it
seemed incomplete, as though it was only the start of something.
So, I added five more songs to make the present work.
The Drowners was composed for Morgan Pearse to sing with
two orchestras - Ruthless Jabiru in London, under their conductor
Kelly Lovelady, and Camerata in Brisbane, under Brendan Joyce.
The work was funded by a project grant from the Australia Council
for the Arts.
Work Details
Year: 2015
Instrumentation: Baritone voice, percussion, harmonium, celesta, harp, strings.
Duration: 24 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. A dream of drowning (text by Tim Winton) -- 2. On a friend's escape from drowning off the Norfolk Coast (text by George Baker) -- 3. Letter to a stranger (text by Georgiana Molloy) -- 4. Elegy for drowned children (text by Bruce Dawe) -- 5. Not drowning but waving (text by Stevie Smith) -- 6. Ariel's song (Full fathom five) / Shakespeare.
Commission note: Commissioned with funds provided by Australia Council.
First performance: by Morgan Pearse, Ruthless Jabiru, Kelly Lovelady at Ruthless Jabiru and Morgan Pearse // The Drowners (King's College Chapel (London)) on 10 Mar 2018
'A Dream of Drowning' commissioned by West Australian Symphony Orchestra; the rest of The Drowners written for Morgan Pearse to sing with Ruthless Jabiru (London) and Camerata (Brisbane), funded by a project grant from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Dedications: Song 1: dedicated to Marshall McGuire ; Song 2: to Tim Winton ; Song 3: to Nicholas Hasluck ; Song 4: to Morgan Pearse ; Song 5: to Kelly Lovelady ; Song 6: to the memory of John Amis.
Awards & Prizes
Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Vocal/Choral | Finalist | Andrew Ford |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2019 Art Music Awards - what the judges said by Australian Music Centre
Resonate article: The Drowners by Andrew Ford
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Song Cycles
Performances of this work
10 Mar 2018: at Ruthless Jabiru and Morgan Pearse // The Drowners (King's College Chapel (London)). Featuring Morgan Pearse, Ruthless Jabiru, Kelly Lovelady.
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