3(=picc)-3-3(III=bass clar).3(III=contrabsn)/4.3.3.1/timps/4 perc/harp/strings
Commissioned by the Australian Youth Orchestra
The Meaning of Trees (2019-20)
20 minutes
for orchestra
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.
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 Andrew Ford, 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 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
The Rising (2010)
5 minutes
for brass band
For sop crnt, crnt (9), flhn, t.hn (3), bar (2), t.tbn (2), bass tbn, euph (2), tuba (4), timp, perc (3)
Commissioned by the Black Dyke Band
First performance by the Black Dyke Band, conducted by Nicholas Childs, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, 28 January 2011
The Drowners (2009-15)
30 minutes
song cycle for baritone, vibraphone, harmonium, celesta, harp and string orchestra
The first song in this work is A Dream of Drowning.
Commissioned by Ruthless Jabiru and the Camerata of St John's with a project grant from the Australia Council for the Arts
First performance by Morgan Pearse (baritone), Ruthless Jabiru conducted by Kelly Lovelady, Chapel of King's College, London, 10 March 2018.
A Dream of Drowning (2009)
6 minutes
for baritone, vibraphone, harmonium, celesta, harp, strings
The first song in the song cycle The Drowners.
Commissioned by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
First performance by Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Daniel, Perth Concert Hall, 12 March 2010