Performances - Andrew Ford

Andrew Ford at a rehearsal for *Big Bang* (Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra, 2019)
photo © Chris Donaldson

Performance highlights of Andrew Ford’s works from 2023 to late 2019

2023

23 January Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), University of Arts, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
4 February ‘No Man’s Land’ from War and Peace, Kyla Matsuura-Miller (violin), Claire Edwardes (percussion), Woodburn Creatives, Sydney
25 March ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
25 March WORLD PREMIERE Shh . . ., David Elton (trumpet), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
25 March Sad Jigs, ACO Collective directed by Helena Rathbone, The Neilson, Australian Chamber Orchestra Pier 2/3, Sydney
12 April WORLD PREMIERE Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife, Simon Docking (piano), The Music Room, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
30 April WORLD PREMIERE String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Canberra International Music Festival, Fitters’ Workshop, Canberra
3 May In My Solitude, Katie Yap (viola), Canberra International Music Festival, Juliet Room, Verity Lane Market, Canberra
5 May Uproar, Brass and percussion students of Queensland Conservatorium, directed by Ben Marks, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith Unversity, Brisbane
14 May Little Star, Michael Petrucccelli (tenor), Coady Green (piano), St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne
19 May Nature, Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Laila Engle (flute/piccolo), Ken Murray (guitar), Campbell Banks (cello), Alexander Meagher (percussion), Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
8 June Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife, Simon Docking (piano), Scotia Festival of Music, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
12, 13 June ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, RISING Festival, Playhouse, Arts Centre, Melbourne
17, 18 June ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide
18 June Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Christ Church St Laurence conducted by Sam Allchurch, David Tagg (organ), Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
6, 7 July ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
19, 20 August ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Darwin Festival, Entertainment Centre, Darwin
21 September Soave sia il vento, Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
24 September Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Christ Church St Laurence conducted by Sam Allchurch, David Tagg (organ), Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
25 September Little Star, Anna Khan (soprano), Eun-Jung Byun (piano), Festival of Australian Art Song, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
27 September ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon (soprano), Theresa Leung (piano), Festival of Australian Art Song, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
18 – 22 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Upstairs at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
22 October WORLD PREMIERE ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
23 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, All Saint’s Anglican Church, Ainslie, Canberra
23- 28 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Upstairs at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
28 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
29 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Upstairs at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
29 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Hume Conservatorium, Goulburn, NSW
3, 4 November ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Theatre Royal, Hobart

2022

8 February Getting Blue, Manuel Teles (saxophone) and Paulo Amendoeira (vibraphone) – Astrus Duo, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 24 March Blood Red Roses, Australian Brass Quintet, Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
26 March WORLD PREMIERE ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
2 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), Hume Conservatorium, Goulburn, NSW
3 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), All Saints Church, Ainslie, Canberra
10 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
15 May WORLD PREMIERE Confused Alarms, Eve McEwen (French horn), Louisa Breen (piano), Australian National Academy of Music, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
21 May WORLD PREMIERE The Blessing, Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Celia Craig (oboe), Coriole Music Festival, Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale, South Australia
5 June In transit, Ian Munro (voice and piano), Scotch College, Melbourne
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, The Cathedral Singers conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, St David’s Cathedral Choir conducted by Thomas Rimes, Peter Warren (organ), St David’s Cathedral, Hobart
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Christ Church Choir conducted by Georgia Simmons, Andrew Georg (organ), Christ Church, North Adelaide
30 July WORLD PREMIERE Goldner Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ (with 24 other composers), Goldner Quartet, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Civic Theatre, Townsville, Queensland
11 August Female Nude, Lina Andonovska (alto flute), Green Note, London, UK
20 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
21 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Braidwood Uniting Church, Braidwood, NSW
28 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, Canberra
10 September WORLD PREMIERE ‘Hymn to the Garden’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), James Larsen (cello), Summer Hill Church, Sydney
11 September Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, The Cathedral Singers conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
15 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
16 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
21 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Hume Conservatorium of Music, Goulburn, NSW
23 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
24 November Folly, Deborah Lee (piano), Conservatoire de musique de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
15 December WORLD PREMIERE The Meaning of Trees, Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey, Town Hall, Melbourne

2021

28 February Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Chevalier College, Burradoo, NSW
2 March The Scattering of Light, Adam McMillan (piano), Madeleine Jevons (violin), Eunise Cheng (viola), Daniel Smith (cello), Musica Viva, Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
6 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
7 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, School of Arts, Nowra, NSW
19 March WORLD PREMIERE ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham (soprano) Toni Lalich (piano), Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
20 March ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham (soprano) Toni Lalich (piano), Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
26 March Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
27 March Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
25 April Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), Tampere Flute Festival, Tampere, Finland
1 June Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 24 June Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 10 July WORLD PREMIERE The Meaning of Trees, Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey, Town Hall, Sydney
17 July The Sea and the Mirror, Sophie Rowell (violin), Louise King (cello), Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival, Point Lookout Community Hall, North Stradbroke Island. Queensland
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 20 September WORLD PREMIERE Confused Alarms, Eve McEwen (French horn), Louisa Breen (piano), Australian National Academy of Music, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
26 – 28 September WORLD PREMIERES ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Fable Arts online film
17 October Cradle Song, Adam Chalabi (violin), Anna Grinberg (piano), Richard Pollett 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert, Customs House, Brisbane
28 October Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
19 December WORLD PREMIERE Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
23 December Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
24 December Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth

2020

18 January Peter Pan (excerpts/creative development), Jane Sheldon (Mrs Darling/Capt Hook), Maja Burggraaff (Wendy), Charlotte Rogers (Peter Pan), Gondwana Choirs in collaboration with Sydney Chamber Opera conducted by Jack Symonds, Alexander Berlage (director), Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Sydney
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 19 March In transit, Aura Go (piano), Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music Auditorium, Monash University, Melbourne
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 27 March WORLD PREMIERE Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 29 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, School of Arts, Nowra, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 4 April Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Town Hall, Wollongong., NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 5 April Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 23 April WORLD PREMIERE String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), St George’s, Bristol, UK
26 April WORLD PREMIERE Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), home Zoom concert
4 May WORLD PREMIERE In My Solitude, Tim Senior (viola), YouTube concert
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 10 May WORLD PREMIERE The Star of the County Down, Lisa Moore (piano), Canberra International Music Festival, Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
29 June Composition in Blue, Grey and Pink, Jabi Alonso (txalaparta), YouTube concert
PERFORMANCES CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 16, 17, 18, 19 September Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Opera Scenery Workshop, Sydney
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 30 September Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Merlyn Theatre, Cooper’s Malthouse, Melbourne
PERFORMANCES CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 1, 2, 3 October Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Merlyn Theatre, Cooper’s Malthouse, Melbourne

2019

21 May, Sounds and Sweet Airs, Brenda Arriaga (flute), Jorge José Dominguez (clarinet), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
8 June WORLD PREMIERE Three Northumbrian Songs, Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Australia Ensemble, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, Sydney
20 July WORLD PREMIERE Polly’s Dance, Dinah Woods (cor anglais), Jules Evans (horn), Helen Mountfort (cello), Midland Hotel, Castlemaine, Victoria
5 September WORLD PREMIERE Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Mattias Rodrick (cello), Norrtullskyrkan, Söderhamn, Sweden
7 September Female Nude, Phoebe Bognár (alto flute), Café de Concert, Oslo, Norway
4 October WORLD PREMIERE The Sea and the Mirror, Tor Frømyhr (violin), David Pereira (cello), Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra
8 October On Winter’s Traces, Australia Ensemble, Tyree Room, University of New South Wales, Sydney
9 October WORLD PREMIERE Scenes from Streeton, Arcadia Winds, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
12 October Nature, Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Halcyon, Summer Hill Church, Sydney
20 October Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Mattias Rodrick (cello), Riddarhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
9 November WORLD PREMIERE Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra
10, 11 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
12 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
14 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
16 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
17 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
18 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
19, 20 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
21 November Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Ola Karlsson (cello), Iš Arti Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania
22 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
30 November WORLD PREMIERE Big Bang, Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Ford, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
1 December Big Bang, Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Ford, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
18 December Christmas List, Choir of St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane Chamber Choir, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), Graeme Morton (conductor), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane