Spencer Shellman wrote:
>I also attended the concert in SLC by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
>Enjoyed it immensely. Loved the encores (a tango and a Transylvanian
>stomping dance). Am I the only one who thinks that the Sculthorpe work
>sounded a little like Hovhaness at the beginning?
I have a tape of the first performance of it...and would agree...I also
hear some minimalism, but I also hear the lovely lyricism of Sculthorpe
as can be found in other works of his like Irkanda IV. On the other hand,
some of his music is a bit on the thorny side.
Karl