Harbour
This CD features the remarkable voice of the septuagenarian tenor Gerald English in works written especially for him by Andrew Ford. A star-studded gathering of musicians accompanies him and also plays three solo works.
Ian Munro piano
Andrew Ford bells
Hector McDonald horn
Stephanie McCallum piano
James Nightingale alto saxophone
Alice Evans violin
David Stanhope conductor
Australian Chamber Orchestra orchestra
Daryl Pratt percussion, drums
Marshall McGuire harp
Kathleen Gallagher alto flute
Tall Poppies Ensemble ensemble
Cathie Travers piano accordion
Roger Dean bass
The programme pairs Ford’s settings of English with three solo instrumental pieces. Harbour, written for tenor and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, gives the disc its title. Other works range from cabaret songs to intimate duos with violin, harp and piano.
Artists
Andrew Ford
Andrew Ford is an Australian composer, writer and broadcaster whose work ranges from chamber and vocal scores to opera and piano cycles. He has won the Paul Lowin Prize for the song cycle Learning to Howl and a Green Room Award for the opera Rembrandt’s Wife.
Tracks
- A Martian Sends a Postcard Home Andrew Ford 11:39
- Clarion Andrew Ford 6:28
- Epithalamium Andrew Ford 2:01
- (A) 2:27
- (B) 1:55
- (C) 3:24
- (D) :46
- (E) 3:54
- (F) 3:43
- (G) 1:19
- Composition in Blue, Grey and Pink Andrew Ford 4:13
- Moment 1:36
- With 1:16
- Choosing a Name 1:47
- In Modern Dress 1:56
- Hold On 1:35
- Dutch Uncle 1:49
- Autumn on Pine Mountain 1:04
- The White Chrysanthemum 1:05
- Snow in Spring 1:02
- A Salt Girl 1:12
- Female Nude Andrew Ford 5:07
- And Now Andrew Ford 2:10
- i. Chanson d'automne 2:20
- ii. La cloche fêlée 2:42
- iii. Being Beauteous 1:36
- iv. Encore un chapelet ai 1:54
- vi. Colloque sentimental 1:48
Harbour Andrew Ford
Dancing in Smoke Andrew Ford
A Salt Girl Andrew Ford
Five Cabaret Songs Andrew Ford
Performers
- Gerald English · tenor · all except tracks 2, 11 and 22
- Ian Munro · piano · tracks 18–21
- Andrew Ford · bells · track 3
- Hector McDonald · horn · track 1
- Stephanie McCallum · piano · track 1
- James Nightingale · alto saxophone · tracks 2, 24–28
- Alice Evans · violin · track 3
- David Stanhope · conductor · tracks 4–10
- Australian Chamber Orchestra · orchestra · tracks 4–10
- Daryl Pratt · percussion, drums · tracks 11, 24–28
- Marshall McGuire · harp · tracks 12–17
- Kathleen Gallagher · alto flute · track 22
- Tall Poppies Ensemble · ensemble · tracks 24–28
- Cathie Travers · piano accordion · tracks 24–28
- Roger Dean · bass · tracks 24–28
Where to listen
Harbour is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Harbour is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP128
- Total playing time
- 73 minutes 48 seconds
- Release date
- 19 Aug 1999
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1999 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1999 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Australian Classics
- Genres
- Contemporary Classical, Vocal & Opera
- Barcode
- EAN 9399001112821
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