Program

Shorelines

Composers: Howard Shore, Paul Grabowsky, Alister Spence
Premiere: 27 October 2001, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne International Arts Festival

Program

Green Phoenix on Yellow Ground (Alister Spence)
Orbit (Howard Shore)
concerto (Paul Grabowsky)
Five Questions (Paul Grabowsky)

Program Notes

For the 2001 Melbourne Festival, Paul Grabowsky teamed up with the eminent American composer, Howard Shore. One of the most successful contemporary film composers, Shore’s credits include a long-standing collaboration with David Cronenberg producing the scores to The Fly, Naked Lunch and eXistenZ as well as scores for Philadelphia and Silence of the Lambs. Shore’s most recent work includes the multi-award winning Lord of the Rings trilogy and more recently Gangs of New York and The Aviator.

Shore’s work Orbit was composed especially for the Australian Art Orchestra and commissioned by the Melbourne International Arts Festival 2001. It shares this program with three works from the orchestra’s repertoire: Green Phoenix on Yellow Ground by Australian jazz pianist and composer Alister Spence, Paul Grabowsky’s own blazing composition, concerto, featuring guest pianist Michael Kieran Harvey and Five Questions, also by Grabowsky.

Tour History

(1995 – Green Phoenix on Yellow Ground premiered at Wangaratta Festival of Jazz)
(1995 – concerto premiered at Brisbane Biennial, featuring Michael Kieran Harvey)
2001 – Melbourne International Arts Festival

Performance Artists

Colin Doley Trumpet
Scott Tinkler Trumpet
Phillip Slater Trumpet
Philip Rex Tuba, Double Bass
Jordan Murray Trombone
Joe O’Callaghan Bass Trombone
Tony Hicks Reeds
Paul Cutlan Reeds
Lachlan Davidson Reeds
Julien Wilson Reeds
Jamie Oehlers Reeds
John Rodgers Violin
Willy Zygier Guitar
Alister Spence Keyboards
Gary Costello Double Bass
Andrew Gander Drums
Timothy Phillips Percussion
Alex Pertout Percussion

Collaborators: Howard Shore, composer
Michael Kieran Harvey, guest pianist

Press for Shorelines

Sound Fusion, or Just Plain Confusing?

The Australian  (Kevin Ball)  29 October 2001

Plain Sailing in Shore's Heavy Weather

The Age   (Joel Crotty)  October 2001

Composers Notes