ANZACS – A Generation Lost in Legend is the first large-scale musical setting of New Zealand war poetry. The composer compiled the text from poems written during and after World War I into a work that gives voice to the ANZAC soldiers who served during WWI, thus providing the opportunity for them to be heard by audiences in Australia and New Zealand.
The poetry is set to music for six-part choir, soprano, tenor and bass soloists, brass quintet, organ, and percussion. This co-commissioned WW1 Centenary work was performed initially in Sydney in July, 2016, followed by performances in Newcastle (August, 2016) and Auckland (April, 2017). |