OVERTURE – JADE CD 1123 An anthology of works by Australian composers in a wide range of styles and musical groupings: saxophone quartet, mandolin ensemble, solo mandolin, solo piano, solo organ, and wind ensemble with percussion. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 – ERIC GROSS (b.1926) SUITE LATIN AMERICAN op.302 (2008) for multi-instrumentalist Saxophone Quartet. The TANGO CONCERTANTE, completed in 2007 received a very enthusiastic reception by the members of the Fo(u)r Fans - Saxophone Quartet to whom this Suite is dedicated. It was therefore decided to create a suite of movements in a Latin American style. The title of each movement indicates the style, mood and rhythmic provenance of the musical content, with the BALADA providing a calm and gentle contrast to the other, livelier movements. Because of the versatility of the instrumentalists for whom the suite has been composed, the composer succumbed to the temptation to provide additional variety of timbre by utilising also instruments other than the various saxophones, which the members of this ensemble play so expertly. Track 1 – Tango Concertante Track 2 – Rumbaphonics Track 3 – Balada Track 4 – Samba Track 5 – Hat This Suite was recorded privately in Weimar, Germany in 2008 and the fifth movement, “Hatdance” will be recorded in due course. The members of the Fo(u)r Fans- Saxophone Quartet are: • Ruediger Trosits-Sopr.Sax/Flute/Bb Clt. • Berndt Klinke-Alto Sax/Sopr.Sax/Flt/Picc./Bb Clt./B’Clt. • Holger Arndt-Ten.Sax/Eb Clt./ B’Clt. • Jens Kaiser-Baritone Sax/Bb Clt. Track 8 – ERIC GROSS. SALLYGRAPHY FOR PIANO is a musical tribute to pianist Sally Mays who is heard here playing this light-hearted piece. Track 7 ANN CARR-BOYD (b. 1938) MUSIC FOR AN IMAGINARY ITALIAN FILM (1985) Music for an Imaginary italian Film was originally performed and commissioned by the Australian Mandolin Society and the First Performance was at one of their music camps. The music was later recorded at Studios 301 in 1992 with the Large Ensemble of the Sydney Mandolins conducted by Adrian Hooper. Music for an Imaginary italian Film has proved to be one of Ann Carr - Boyd’s most popular pieces together with her FANDANGO (1982), also written for the Sydney Mandolins. This track is the new digitally mastered recording especially created for this compact disc. Track 8 ROBERT ALLWORTH A WINTER’S LANDSCAPE (1972-2010) Pianist John Martin plays this piece which was revised and is dedicated to the memory of DEREK FRANCIS LEE WARD, to whom this album is also dedicated. ROBERT ALLWORTH Tracks 9, 10, 11, 12 Originally written for organ, this sets of devotional pieces was revised for Piano Solo 2010 for Blessed Mary McKillop, and are here performed by Sally Mays. VISIONS OF MARY IMMACULATE (1989) 9. Meditations of St. Catherine Laboure of the Miraculous Medal; 10. Hymn To Our Lady of Walsingham 11. Hymn To The Immaculate Conception Of The Blessed Virgin Mary 12. Vision of Lourdes Track 13 PETER SCULTHORPE OVERTURE (1973) for organ was written in 1973 and uses material from the composition LOVE 200 written for Tully with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and performed by them in 1970. LOVE, the extracted music from the orchestral last movement became Overture for Organ. Track 14 DEREK STRAHAN Excerpt from THE AUSTRALIAN ARK, Suite No. 2. Music written for Robert Raymond’s 13-part TV series “Shell’s Australia”, from the episode tracing the formation of the Australian continent from the earliest geological times. Performed by the New Sydney Wind Quintet with double percussion, John Sangster and Derek Fairbrass,