Commissioned for Cedar-Rose Newman
Violin Concerto No 1: Concerto da Requiem (2023)
20 mins
solo violin and string orchestra
i. Introit
ii. Dies irae
iii. Lacrimosa
iv. Lux aeterna
v. Libera me
Orchestral
Andrew Ford has composed a lot of works for orchestras, large and small, with and without soloists.
Please click work titles for more information and resources (audio, sheet music, program note etc.) about individual works in this category.
The Carnival of the Insects (2023)
20 mins
string quintet or string orchestra
- 1. Introduction and march
- 2. Click Beetle
- 3. Wanderer Butterlfly
- 4. Gravel Ants
- 5. Bumblebee
- 6. Southern Moon Moth
- 7. Grasshopper
- 8. Earwig
- 9. Praying Mantis
- 10. Mud Dauber Wasp
- 11. Mayfly
- 12. Stick Insect
- 13. Cockroach
- 14. Finale
Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Lacrimosa (2022)
4 minutes
soprano and small orchestra
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
The Meaning of Trees (2019-20)
16 minutes
for orchestra
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
Big Bang (2019)
8 minutes
for orchestra
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
Raga (2016)
23 minutes
for solo electric guitar and orchestra
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
Sleep (2015)
2 minutes
for string orchestra
Contradance (2015)
13 minutes
for 11 players
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
The First Hundred: march (2012)
5 mins
for brass band
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
Blitz (2011)
28 minutes
for orchestra, optional chorus and prerecorded voices
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