Composer, Writer & Broadcaster
Andrew Ford has composed a lot of works for orchestras, large and small, with and without soloists.
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Text: John Kinsella
Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
First performance by Emily Sun, Emily Beauchamp (violins), Caroline Henbest (viola), Henry Say (cello), Phoebe Russell (double bass), Andrew Ford (narrator), Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Denise Glasgow Performing Arts Centre, Pimlico, Queensland, 31 July 2025
i. Introit
ii. Dies irae
iii. Lacrimosa
iv. Lux aeterna
v. Libera me
Commissioned for Cedar-Rose Newman
Text: Requiem Mass
0.cor anglais.0.2.contrabsn / 0.0.0.0. / 2 perc (2 bass drums, tambourine, metal wind chimes) / hp / strings
Commissioned by the Australian War Memorial for The Flowers of Peace
picc(=fl).2(=picc).3.2.bass clar.2.contrabsn / 4.3.3.1 / timps / 4 perc / harp / strings
Commissioned by the Australian Youth Orchestra
First performance by the Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey, Town Hall, Melbourne, 15 December 2022
2 (II=picc)-2-2 (II=bass clar)-2 / 4-3-3-1 / timps / 4 perc / harp / strings
Commissioned by the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra with backing from Create NSW’s Country Arts Support Program, a devolved funding program administered by Regional Arts NSW and Southern Tablelands Arts on behalf of the NSW Government
First performance by the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, Bowral Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW, 30 November 2019
Introduction: Abrupt, volatile, dynamic -
Alap: gentle and very flexible -
Jor: luminous -
Gat (Vilambit): with great energy - Cadenza -
Drut: fast, urgent - Coda
3(=picc)-3-3(III=bass cl)-3(III=contrabsn)/ 4-3-3-1 / timps / 3 perc / pno / hp / strings
Commissioned by Kim Williams AM in partnership with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Guitar Festival
First performance by Zane Banks (electric guitar), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey, Adelaide Guitar Festival, Town Hall, Adelaide, 13 August 2016
1(=picc)-1-1(=bass cl)-1(=contrabsn) / 1-0-0-0 / pno / 1-1-1-1-1
Commissioned by Steven Alward for the Omega Ensemble to celebrate the 60th birthday of Mark Wakely
First performance by the Omega Ensemble, City Recital Hall, Sydney, 20 April 2016
sop crnt, crnt (9), flhn, t.hn (3), bar (2), t.tbn (2), bass tbn, euph (2), tuba (4), perc (3)
Commissioned by Brisbane Excelsior Band to celebrate its centenary
Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with support from the Sidney Myer Fund
First performance by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Marko Letonja, Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, 18 August 2012