Nigel Sabin
Nigel Sabin is an Australian clarinettist and composer. A founding force behind the chamber ensemble Perihelion, he has performed widely as a soloist and orchestral musician, and his own works have been taken up by leading ensembles and symphony orchestras.
He helped shape Perihelion’s lineup of clarinet, viola, piano and cello, and its postmodern, Australian-flavoured repertoire of new commissions. As clarinettist and composer he features on the group’s recording Points of Departure (TP043), which includes his three-movement title work.
His concert music ranges from the orchestral viola score New York Souvenirs to chamber pieces such as Resting Point and the travel-tinged duo Postcards from France. From the clarinet desk he has also been a steady advocate of new Australian writing, including a concerto written for him with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
He holds a first-class honours degree from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in music from the University of Queensland, and has held a Churchill Fellowship, an Australia Council Composers’ Fellowship and other national awards. His music is regularly broadcast in Australia and has been performed in Europe, Japan and the USA.
Nigel Sabin is featured on the following titles
Works for Viola and Orchestra
Patricia Pollett's debut solo disc makes a strong case for the viola beyond the usual elegiac repertoire, pairing orchestrated Romantic sonatas with Bruch and a new Australian work.
Performing as Perihelion
Perihelion's rare lineup of clarinet, viola, piano and cello made the Brisbane chamber group a commissioning engine for Australian composers. Their recordings catch scores written for that mix at full colour and bite.
Andrew Schultz: Chamber Music
Andrew Schultz is a younger Australian composer. This first disc devoted to his music gathers chamber works from the rollicking solo piano Sea-Change to the dramatic ensemble piece Mephisto and the poignant song cycle Dead Songs.
Points of Departure
Perihelion, the Brisbane chamber group of clarinet, viola, piano and cello, built its repertoire largely through commissions. This disc gathers some of the ensemble’s most successful new Australian works.
Composer
Compositions by Nigel Sabin also appear on
Still Life: Australian Music for Viola
This is the third solo viola disc on Tall Poppies, and one of the few such albums ever issued in Australia. Patricia Pollett is widely regarded as among the country’s finest musicians, and the violist who has done most to draw new works for the instrument.
Viola Power
It's hard to imagine a CD of Australian music for the viola, but here it is. From Grainger's chirpy love song through Ross Edwards' intricate dance to Peter Sculthorpe's masterful work with percussion.
Nigel Sabin is a member of
Perihelion
Perihelion's rare lineup of clarinet, viola, piano and cello made the Brisbane chamber group a commissioning engine for Australian composers. Their recordings catch scores written for that mix at full colour and bite.