Event |
Limbo
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Venue |
Elder Hall, Adelaide, SA |
First Date |
March 1974 |
Dates Estimated |
Yes |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
Limbo, by Don Banks, for three singers, eight instruments and two-channel tape. First performance, commissioned by The University of Adelaide under the terms of "The Advertiser" John Bishop Memorial Award. Libretto by Peter Porter. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Music
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Secondary Genre |
Contemporary
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
Don Banks
|
Composer
|
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Patrick Thomas
|
Conductor
|
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Peter Porter
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Librettist
|
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Robert Dawe
|
Musician, Bass
|
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John Foster
|
Musician, Bassist
|
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Vladimir Nedbalek
|
Musician, Cellist
|
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Alan Bray
|
Musician, Clarinetist
|
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Stephen Carter
|
Musician, Flautist
|
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Stanley Fry
|
Musician, Hornist
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Graham Williams
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Musician, Pianist
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Robert Cooper
|
Musician, Violinist
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Jean Munro
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Musician, Violist
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Cathy Weber
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Singer, Soprano
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David Galliver
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Singer, Tenor
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
Two Adelaide newspaper reviews, not dated, but estimated Feb/Mar 1974. This performance was described by John Horner as "An extraordinary feat of artistic creation".
From the second review, writer not shown. "Banks uses three excellent singers (soprano Cathy Weber, tenor David Galliver and bass Robert Dawe), a small chamber orchestra, plus piano and a two-channel pre-recorded tape".
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Review |
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Programme |
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Event Identifier
| 132024 |
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