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