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Hear and Now: City of London Festival 2011: Australian Composers

20/08/2011

City of London Festival 2011: Australian Composers

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, City of London Festival 2011: Australian Composers

The Goldner String Quartet plays music by leading Australian composers.

Ivan Hewett presents a concert from the 2011 City of London Festival, in which the Goldner String Quartet plays music by Australian composers, including Sculthorpe and Westlake.

Hear and Now goes "Down Under" with a concert from this year's Antipodean-themed City of London Festival featuring the Australian-based Goldner Quartet. Their programme, recorded last month at the elegant Goldsmiths' Hall near St Paul's Cathedral, includes works by some of Australia's leading composers, many of which feature a guest appearance by didgeridoo player William Barton. 
There's also the first of two reports from Australian broadcaster Julian Day on cutting-edge Australian composers and new-music performers who are living and working in Europe.
Ivan Hewett presents.

Peter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry

Nigel Westlake: String Quartet No.2

William Barton: Hypersonic

Matthew Hindson: Didgeribluegrass

Goldner String Quartet
William Barton (didgeridoo)


Nigel Westlake: Entomology
Tall Poppies Ensemble.

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