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