Ross Edwards - Flower Songs 1st Movement (Ecstatico)

Commissioned by Sydney Chamber Choir in 1987 and one of our signature works, this choral maninya (dance/chant) consists of the scientific names (in Latin and ancient Greek) of a selection of central eastern Australian wild flowers. This live performance concluded Innocence and Experience, a concert celebrating the choir's close connection and collaboration to contemporary Australian composers.
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Boronia
Baeckea virigata (Twiggy Heath-Myrtle)
Elaeocarpus reticulatus (Bluberry Ash)
Alphitonia excelsa (Red Ash)
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Sydney Chamber Choir
Sam Allchurch, Artistic Director
Jess Ciampa and Rebecca Lagos, Percussion
Liam Green, Organ
Singers in this video (L-R):
Soprano: Wei Jiang, Megan Cronin, Louisa Coussens, Kristen Butchatsky, Josie Ryan, Rose Trevelyan
Alto: Natalie Shea, Alison Lockhart, Alison Keene, Naomi Crellin, Vicki Kourkoumelis, Sarah Penn
Tenor: Murray-Luke Peard, Richard Sanchez, Malcolm O'Brien, Rob Hughes, Christopher Othen
Bass: David Cervi, Jesse van Proctor, Wei-Ju Chang, Chris Matthies, Sébastien Maury, Ed Suttle
Recorded at The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney on 25th June 2022
Filmed and edited by Hospital Hill
Audio recorded and mixed by Bob Scott
The making of this video was supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the City of Sydney.

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What an exciting and, I'd guess, difficult piece. Well done! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏