An Orchestral Salute on the Anzac Centenary
2,818 views · Published 22 April 2015 · 2:51 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: Sydney Symphony Orchestra · 2015 · Music
New music by Australian composer James Ledger with lyrics by singer-songwriter Paul Kelly drifts across the Tasman in an international collaboration between two great orchestras to mark the Anzac Centenary. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has commissioned Ledger to write War Music, while the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has commissioned a renowned composer from its country – Michael Williams – to write Letters from the Front. The works premiere in both countries at virtually the same time. The SSO is grateful to the Federal Government through its ANZAC Centenary Arts and Culture Fund for supporting the commission of this new work by James Ledger to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli. Features: Composers James Ledger and Michael Williams, Gondwana Chorale, chorister Deniz Bakkalci, SSO Associate Principal Trumpet Paul Goodchild. Director/Videographer: Kai Raisbeck Producer/Interviewer: Bridget Cormack and Caitlin Benetatos
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