The Composers' Series
Reverie - CD
By Jeanell Carrigan
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Jeanell Carrigan (piano)The painting on the front cover is a work called “Daydream” which was painted in 1895 by Australian artist Jane Sutherland. Jane Sutherland (1853-1928) was part of the Heidelberg school.
Jane Sutherland was also the aunt of Margaret Sutherland who has rightly earned the title “The Matriarch” of Australian composition. It is therefore completely appropriate that the artistry of this wonderful Australian woman painter should grace the recording which highlights the wonderful musical artistry of these four Australian women composers of piano music. Iris de Cairos-Rego, Una Bourne, Kitty Parker and Marjorie Hesse all had a great deal in common. Firstly, they were all born in Australia between 1880 and 1911. Iris de Cairos-Rego was born in Sydney in 1894, Una Bourne in Mudgee in 1882, Kitty Parker in 1886 in Parknook, Cressy, Tasmania and Marjorie Hesse in Brisbane in 1911.
All four women were dubbed as child prodigies due to their prodigious musical talent showing itself very early in life. As well as these factors all the women trained initially as pianists and later worked as teachers to earn the bulk of their living, passing on their incredible musicality and skills to many up and coming musicians. Iris de Cairos-Rego taught for many years at Frensham school in Mittagong, from 1935 until 1951, remaining as part of the school community until her death in 1987. Marjorie Hesse was a long-term member of the piano staff at the NSW Conservatorium of Music. Una Bourne was associated with the University of Melbourne, even providing a scholarship for women pianists and Kitty Parker had many private students.
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[1] Nocturne (1925) Kitty Parker
[2] Happy Morning (c.1941) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[3] All Suddenly the Wind Comes Soft (1932) Marjorie Hesse
[4] Graneen Vale (1944) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[5] Petite Valse-Caprice Una Bourne
Four Musical Sketches (1928) Kitty Parker
[6] A Patchwork of Shadows
[7] Down Longford Way
[8] One Summer’s Day
[9] Red Admiral
[10] Albatross (1933) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[11] Papillons Una Bourne
[12] Romance (1947) Marjorie Hesse
[13] Two Impressions no. 1 (c.1927) Una Bourne
[14] Two Impressions no. 2 (c.1927) Una Bourne
[15] La Pastourelle (c.1961) Marjorie Hesse
[16] English June (1941) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[17] Firelight (1933) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[18] Humoresque (c.1927) Una Bourne
[19] Waltz in E (1933) Iris de Cairos-Rego
[20] Nocturne (c.1926) Una Bourne
[21] Twilight (1937) Marjorie Hesse
[22] Reverie (1957) Iris de Cairos-Rego
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Iris de Carios-Rego
Kitty Parker
Una Bourne
Marjorie Hesse
Sea Impressions - CD
By Jeanell Carrigan
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Jeanell Carrigan (piano)Visual artists have always been fascinated by bodies of water – rivers, waterfalls, the ocean. The turbulence and calm, movement and stillness, colours and different effects of light on water have all been the catalyst for many masterpieces. Composers too are guilty of being entranced by water and especially the sea. They have tried to recreate, in sound, some of the magic that they see and hear when looking out over the ocean, arriving on an island or travelling in a boat. This album is designed to be a journey in sound, illustrating how water has become a major aspect of inspiration. We visit islands, travel by boat - or imaginary ships - partake in swimming adventures, meet folk who live by the sea, go sailing on Sydney Harbour, take extended ocean journeys and finally after reaching an island of enchantment are lulled to sleep.
The cover painting "Coastal Kaleidoscope" c.2009 by Annie Georgeson.
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[1] Il Cielo Sereno (Under the Fair Sky) - Lindley Evans
[2] The Island - Frank Hutchens
[3] The Voyage - Frank Hutchens
Sea Impressions - Linda Phillips [4-6]
[4] Waves
[5] Dancing Sunlight
[6] Mermaid and Harp
[7] Fairy Ships - Frank Hutchens
[8] The Island - Esther Rofe
[9] On a Boat - Frank Hutchens
[10] Ballade - Frank Hutchens
[11] On the Wanganui - Edith Harrhy
Holiday in Australia - Lindley Evans
[12] The Coral Island
[13] Weeping Mist - Frank Hutchens
The Sea Idylls - Meta Overman [14-16]
[14] Visschersmeisje (Fisher Girl)
[15] Matrozendans (Sailor's Dance)
[16] En Toen... (And Then...)
[17] Sea Fantasy - Frank Hutchens
[18] At the Bathing Pool - Frank Hutchens
[19] By the River - Frank Hutchens
[20] The Surfer - Frank Hutchens
[21] Sea Music - Frank Hutchens
[22] The Enchanted Isle - Frank Hutchens
[23] Serenade - Frank Hutchens
[24] Berceuse for a Sleeping Sand-Baby - Lindley Evans
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Lindley Evans
Frank Hutchens
Linda Phillips
Esther Rofe
Meta Overman
What Secret Hath the Rose - CD
By Jeanell Carrigan
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[1] What Secret hath the Rose? 1:56
[2] A Bunch of Violets 1:12
[3] Shadow Dance 4:34
[4] Song of the Shepherd 7:08
[5] Palestinian Polka 2:41
[6] Monotone 3:16
[7] Russian Dance 2:33
[8] Hebraic Elegy 8:58
[9] Forest Myth 4:35
Songs of the Outback
[10] The Settlers 2:03
[11] Rail Workers 2:12
[12] Droving Song 3:11
[13] Rhapsody Sonata 11:46
[14] Moon of Bright Nights 1:44
[15] The Swallows 1:59
[16] Orchard Zephyr 1:31
[17] Bush Evening 6:35
[18] Bourrée 3:13
[19] Serenade 3:09
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