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Performance by Justine Anderson, Vivien Hamilton, Jeannie Marsh, Robert Chamberlain from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 128. |
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CD
Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 128.
Library shelf no. CD 3185 [Available for loan]
Score
In the Dark Times : for SSA choir and piano / Becky Llewellyn ; words by Bertolt Brecht.
Library shelf no. 782.6542/LLE 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
In the Dark Times is Llewellyn's musical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by Bertolt Brecht's pithy 1939 text, she imagined herself back into the Berlin of Brecht's dark times to create this sultry women's trio. As a cross-over jazz/classical piece, it is a defiant piece of choral writing that insists on the power of singing in the world, even in a time when singing itself is banned in many places.
Written in 2020, this 4-minute piece is suitable for a skilled women's SSA choir or women's trio with accompanist.
Work Details
Year: 2020
Instrumentation: SSA choir, piano.
Duration: 4 min.
Difficulty: Medium
First performance: by Justine Anderson, Vivien Hamilton, Jeannie Marsh, Robert Chamberlain — 8 Dec 20. Zoom - Recorded in Melbourne during Covid lockdown with each performer in their own home
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
cabaret, protest, inspirational, jazz
Subjects
- Influenced by: COVID-19 Pandemic
Performances of this work
18 Apr 2021: at Where the Wild Sings Are!: Songs of Animals and Beasts (Glenfern Historic House). Featuring Icon Trio, Robert Chamberlain.
8 Dec 20: Zoom - Recorded in Melbourne during Covid lockdown with each performer in their own home. Featuring Justine Anderson, Vivien Hamilton, Jeannie Marsh, Robert Chamberlain.
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