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Camerata Academica of the Antipodes

August 28, 2023

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes is an Australian chamber orchestra and vocal ensemble formed in 2014. It was founded by three Coward siblings, Imogen, Taliésin and Leon, who are all multi-instrumentalists and composers, together with various friends. Their main genre is the Baroque music of Vivaldi, Handel and Corell but includes other eras and styles, and their own compositions.

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresBaroque
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Members
  • Imogen Coward
  • Leon Coward
  • Taliésin Coward
Websitecamerataantipodes.com.au

Background Edit

The Coward siblings, Imogen, Taliésin and Leon were home-schooled by their parents up to university level.[1][2] Their mother, Ann Coward, is of Greek-Australian descent and they attended St George Greek Orthodox Church, Rose Bay.[3] Each sibling has completed a PhD in musicology.

Imogen (born 1986 or 1987), at 16 years-old, was studying for an external degree at the University of New England.[4] Leon (born 1991) studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and at the University of New England, and graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013. He completed his PhD study in 2017, writing his dissertation on creating a new method for analysing film design. He used that method in the development of the film, 2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be (2016).[1] Since 2017 Leon has been a judge for the Sydney Indie Film Festival.[5] At the age of 14 Leon promoted good reading for children and asked a local book store if he could organise events on their premises.[6]: 31  Between 2005 and 2008, he organised visits by Australian children's authors to that book store. He met Libby Hathorn through these events, and later illustrated her book Vietnam Reflections (2010).[6][7] It was a presentation gift to the Australian War Memorial and won the 2010 Poetry Prize at the Inaugural Woollahra Library Word Festival.[8]

Formation Edit

Academica of the Antipodes were founded by the Coward siblings with fellow musicologists and multi-instrumentalists in 2014 in Sydney.[9] Imogen is the director of the orchestra and has focussed on violin, viola, cello and vocals, Taliésin mainly delivers violin, vocals and guitar, while Leon provides violin, viola, piano and baritone bass vocals.[1] Their first performance was on 31 August 2014 at St. Alban's Church Hall, Epping.[2][10] The concert raised funds for Australian Children's Music Foundation (see Don Spencer) and Brissenden Foundation.[2] Internationally the ensemble established their "distinctly recognisable culture and ethos" of the "performer as co-creator."[11]

Compositions Edit

Coward first premiered selections from his music for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at the Tate Liverpool's major exhibition Alice in Wonderland (November 2011 - January 2012) which celebrated the 150th anniversary of Carroll's book,[12] and later premiered "Beautiful Soup" in Sydney,[13] which scholar Timothy Harries described as "logical, as though it was 'always meant to exist'."[14]

Coward has written music for piano, strings, and voice, and performs his own piano works. His compositions have been positively received by Australian and international audiences, and regularly critiqued in the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies publication Criticks. Esther Lie described his work as "full of new invention," leading audiences "into a world full of colour."[15] His compositional style has been frequently described as "Chopin-esque,"[2][11][14] "Neo-Romantic",[2] and exhibiting "a love of nineteenth-century music."[16] Coward frequently engages audiences' imaginations before performing, such as describing ballet sequences for '"Two Kings" suite and "Imaginary Pas De Deux".[11][16]

Original works Edit

  • "Beautiful Soup" (lyrics from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) - Piano & String Orchestra (2014), later re-arranged with Vocal Ensemble (2017)
  • "Sans Souci" - Piano (2017)
  • "Melody" - Piano & String Orchestra (2016)
  • "Lament" - Piano (2015)
  • "Imaginary Pas de Deux" - Piano (2015)
  • "Trio" - 2 Violins & Piano (2013)
  • "Consolation" - Piano (2013)
  • "Nocturne" - Piano (2013)
  • "The Embrace" - Piano (2012)

Arrangements Edit

Film scores Edit

Books Edit

  • Vietnam Reflections written by Libby Hathorn, illustrated by Leon Coward (Sydney: Pax Press, 2010)

Awards Edit

Sydney Indie Film Festival (Sydney, Australia)

WILDsound Fest (Toronto, Canada)

KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival (California, USA)

The Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival (Montreal, Canada)

The Golden Blasters Science Fiction Short Film Awards (The National Irish Science Fiction Film Festival) (Dublin, Ireland)

Fantastic Planet Film Festival (Sydney Australia)

Miami Short Film Festival (Miami, USA)

Best Short Fest (San Diego, USA)

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Masson, Sophie (19 October 2016). . Feathers of the Firebird (Interview). Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Harries, Timothy; Vergison, Jenny (19 September 2014). . British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ Coward, Ann (January–February 2014). Imogen Coward (ed.). "Arts, Food & Wine – News – Untitled12". Orthodoxy Cognate. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Pritchard, Rhonda. "Homeschooling Through High School and Beyond". Home Education Association. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ . Sydney Indie Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b Hathorn, Libby; Coward, Leon (2010), Vietnam Reflections, Pax Press, ISBN 978-0-646-51493-2
  7. ^ "Vietnam Reflections : Libby Hathorn : 9780646514932". Book Depository.
  8. ^ . Libby Hathorn: Author & Poet. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ . Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF). 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Greek-Australian musicians supporting charities". The Greek Australian Vema Monthly National Bi-lingual Newspaper. St Andrew's Orthodox Press. August 2014. p. 18.
  11. ^ a b c Harries, Timothy (14 September 2015). "Camerata Academica of the Antipodes, August 2015". Criticks. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ^ The Endurance of Wonderland. "Alice in Wonderland" Postgraduate Symposium. Tate Liverpool, United Kingdom. 19 November 2011.
  13. ^ Vergison, J; Black, A (25 January 2016). "Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Corelli, Purcell, Mozart and Vivaldi". Criticks. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ^ a b Harries, Timothy (21 January 2015). "Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert: Corelli, Purcell, Bach, Nachez, Gilbert and Sullivan". Criticks. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  15. ^ Li, Esther (27 June 2016). "Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann and Wieniawski's Legende". Criticks. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  16. ^ a b Vergison, Jenny (16 June 2015). "Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert: Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, G&S". Criticks. British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links Edit

  • Official website

August 28, 2023
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Camerata Academica of the Antipodes is an Australian chamber orchestra and vocal ensemble formed in 2014 It was founded by three Coward siblings Imogen Taliesin and Leon who are all multi instrumentalists and composers together with various friends Their main genre is the Baroque music of Vivaldi Handel and Corell but includes other eras and styles and their own compositions Camerata Academica of the AntipodesOriginSydney New South Wales AustraliaGenresBaroqueYears active2014 2014 presentMembersImogen Coward Leon Coward Taliesin CowardWebsitecamerataantipodes wbr com wbr au Contents 1 Background 2 Formation 3 Compositions 3 1 Original works 3 2 Arrangements 3 3 Film scores 4 Books 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThe Coward siblings Imogen Taliesin and Leon were home schooled by their parents up to university level 1 2 Their mother Ann Coward is of Greek Australian descent and they attended St George Greek Orthodox Church Rose Bay 3 Each sibling has completed a PhD in musicology Imogen born 1986 or 1987 at 16 years old was studying for an external degree at the University of New England 4 Leon born 1991 studied at the Julian Ashton Art School and at the University of New England and graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 2013 He completed his PhD study in 2017 writing his dissertation on creating a new method for analysing film design He used that method in the development of the film 2BR02B To Be or Naught To Be 2016 1 Since 2017 Leon has been a judge for the Sydney Indie Film Festival 5 At the age of 14 Leon promoted good reading for children and asked a local book store if he could organise events on their premises 6 31 Between 2005 and 2008 he organised visits by Australian children s authors to that book store He met Libby Hathorn through these events and later illustrated her book Vietnam Reflections 2010 6 7 It was a presentation gift to the Australian War Memorial and won the 2010 Poetry Prize at the Inaugural Woollahra Library Word Festival 8 Formation EditAcademica of the Antipodes were founded by the Coward siblings with fellow musicologists and multi instrumentalists in 2014 in Sydney 9 Imogen is the director of the orchestra and has focussed on violin viola cello and vocals Taliesin mainly delivers violin vocals and guitar while Leon provides violin viola piano and baritone bass vocals 1 Their first performance was on 31 August 2014 at St Alban s Church Hall Epping 2 10 The concert raised funds for Australian Children s Music Foundation see Don Spencer and Brissenden Foundation 2 Internationally the ensemble established their distinctly recognisable culture and ethos of the performer as co creator 11 Compositions EditCoward first premiered selections from his music for Alice s Adventures in Wonderland at the Tate Liverpool s major exhibition Alice in Wonderland November 2011 January 2012 which celebrated the 150th anniversary of Carroll s book 12 and later premiered Beautiful Soup in Sydney 13 which scholar Timothy Harries described as logical as though it was always meant to exist 14 Coward has written music for piano strings and voice and performs his own piano works His compositions have been positively received by Australian and international audiences and regularly critiqued in the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies publication Criticks Esther Lie described his work as full of new invention leading audiences into a world full of colour 15 His compositional style has been frequently described as Chopin esque 2 11 14 Neo Romantic 2 and exhibiting a love of nineteenth century music 16 Coward frequently engages audiences imaginations before performing such as describing ballet sequences for Two Kings suite and Imaginary Pas De Deux 11 16 Original works Edit Beautiful Soup lyrics from Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Piano amp String Orchestra 2014 later re arranged with Vocal Ensemble 2017 Sans Souci Piano 2017 Melody Piano amp String Orchestra 2016 Lament Piano 2015 Imaginary Pas de Deux Piano 2015 Trio 2 Violins amp Piano 2013 Consolation Piano 2013 Nocturne Piano 2013 The Embrace Piano 2012 Arrangements Edit Giuseppe Cenci La Mantovana arranged for String Orchestra 2017 Arthur Sullivan Glee from The Mikado arranged for String Orchestra 2014 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lacrimosa from Requiem in D minor K 626 arranged for Solo Piano 2013 Film scores Edit 2BR02B To Be or Naught To Be 2016 Books EditVietnam Reflections written by Libby Hathorn illustrated by Leon Coward Sydney Pax Press 2010 Awards EditSydney Indie Film Festival Sydney Australia 2016 Won Best Sci Fi Short 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeWILDsound Fest Toronto Canada 2017 Won Best Film 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeKaPow Intergalactic Film Festival California USA 2016 Won Best Sci Fi Short 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeThe Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival Montreal Canada 2016 Nominated Best Picture 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeThe Golden Blasters Science Fiction Short Film Awards The National Irish Science Fiction Film Festival Dublin Ireland 2016 Nominated Best Film 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeFantastic Planet Film Festival Sydney Australia 2016 Nominated Best Film 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeMiami Short Film Festival Miami USA 2016 Semi Finalist 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeBest Short Fest San Diego USA 2016 Semi Finalist 2BR02B To Be or Naught To BeReferences Edit a b c Masson Sophie 19 October 2016 2BR02B the journey of a dystopian film an interview with Leon Coward Feathers of the Firebird Interview Archived from the original on 23 December 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2022 a b c d e Harries Timothy Vergison Jenny 19 September 2014 Critiks Reviews Music Camerata Academica of the Antipodes British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Archived from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 30 January 2022 Coward Ann January February 2014 Imogen Coward ed Arts Food amp Wine News Untitled12 Orthodoxy Cognate Retrieved 31 January 2022 Pritchard Rhonda Homeschooling Through High School and Beyond Home Education Association Archived from the original on 13 May 2003 Retrieved 31 January 2022 via National Library of Australia Sydney Indie 2017 It s a Wrap Sydney Indie Film Festival Archived from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 30 January 2022 a b Hathorn Libby Coward Leon 2010 Vietnam Reflections Pax Press ISBN 978 0 646 51493 2 Vietnam Reflections Libby Hathorn 9780646514932 Book Depository Awards Listings Libby Hathorn Author amp Poet Archived from the original on 17 October 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2022 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes and the ACMF Australian Children s Music Foundation ACMF 11 March 2015 Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 30 January 2022 Greek Australian musicians supporting charities The Greek Australian Vema Monthly National Bi lingual Newspaper St Andrew s Orthodox Press August 2014 p 18 a b c Harries Timothy 14 September 2015 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes August 2015 Criticks British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Retrieved 20 February 2018 The Endurance of Wonderland Alice in Wonderland Postgraduate Symposium Tate Liverpool United Kingdom 19 November 2011 Vergison J Black A 25 January 2016 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes Corelli Purcell Mozart and Vivaldi Criticks British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Retrieved 20 February 2018 a b Harries Timothy 21 January 2015 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert Corelli Purcell Bach Nachez Gilbert and Sullivan Criticks British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Retrieved 20 February 2018 Li Esther 27 June 2016 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes Corelli Vivaldi Telemann and Wieniawski s Legende Criticks British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Retrieved 20 February 2018 a b Vergison Jenny 16 June 2015 Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert Handel Vivaldi Telemann G amp S Criticks British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Retrieved 20 February 2018 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camerata Academica of the Antipodes amp oldid 1100649860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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