Butterflies dance (for a cappella SATB choir, 2009)

Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Text: Michael J. Smith
Performed by: Resonance (QLD, Australia)
 
Colourful butterflies come fluttering to the ocean from faraway mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Arriving at the coast, they dance above the waves, disappearing "in the motion of the ocean or maybe in the belly of a fish."

When composing this setting for a cappella SATB choir, I sought to explore layered, quasi-orchestral choral textures, principally by using rhythmic repetition of selected words and syllables to vocally 'orchestrate' the effect of butterflies' beating wings. Against this fluttering word play, I have scored my thematic material, which is of a lyrical character.

A further innovation that I have aimed to bring to the work is a dynamic sense of 'surround sound' from within the choral ensemble. I have sought to attain this throughout the piece by judiciously shifting the assignment of foreground and background material between the various divisions of each choral part.

Matthew Orlovich.
https://mattheworlovich.com

BUTTERFLIES DANCE

Whirled Music (for alto saxophone & 5-octave marimba, 2013)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Performer: Heterodyne Duo (Texas, USA)

"Whirled Music" (for alto saxophone and 5-octave marimba) was commissioned by Translucent Duo (Bernard Lagana & David Lockeridge) for premiere performance at the Australasian Saxophone & Clarinet Conference 2013, presented by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Scored in three movements (A-B-A), "Whirled Music" hits the ground running at a speed of around 120 crotchet beats per minute, faster still if the performers let it have its head. Fuelled by a high octane blend of semiquavers and chromaticism, the music shifts through gears while negotiating twists, turns, dips, climbs and spirals in a virtuosic display of highly energized unison bebop-like arabesques, fast rumba-like grooves and glimpses of clear, delicate lyricism.

During the second movement, the alto saxophone finds itself travelling on a not-too-bumpy, not-too-smooth marimba highway of gently pulsating tuplets, all the while issuing forth a bravura tale which takes us deep into tense, cadenza-like territory and back out again.

The third movement comes to life in musical ‘fits and starts’ before sending us whirling back in time via a shortcut through Movement 1, then on to a brief coda and a race to the finish line.

Composer: Matthew Orlovich
https://mattheworlovich.com

Sheet Music: Waratah Music
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WHIRLED MUSIC

Title: Flight of Fancy (for flute and piano) (excerpt)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Performer: Lamorna Nightingale (flute), Jocelyn Edey Fazzone (piano).
Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/flight-of-fancy-for-flute-and-piano/

Flight Of Fancy (for Flute and Piano) (excerpt)

Title: Crazy Logic (for alto sax and piano)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Performer: RompDuo
CD title: Crazy Logic
Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/crazy-logic-for-alto-sax-and-piano/

Crazy Logic (for alto saxophone and piano) (Excerpt)

Title:Night (for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Text: Judith Wright
Performers: ProjectKoor (The Netherlands)

Night (for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C) (Excerpt)

Title: The Song and the Sigh (Excerpt)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Text by: Henry Lawson
Performers: Blokes of Barker
URL: https://mattheworlovich.com/portfolio-items/the-song-and-the-sigh/

The Song and the Sigh (for a cappella TTBB choir) (Excerpt)

Title: Flight of Fancy (for Alto Saxophone and Piano)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Performer: RompDuo
URL: https://mattheworlovich.com/portfolio-items/flight-of-fancy/

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/flight-of-fancy-for-alto-sax-and-piano/

Flight of Fancy (for Alto Saxophone and Piano) (Excerpt)

Night (for 5 octave handbells, opt. handchimes, SATB choir, clapsticks and didgeridoo in C, 2005) (Excerpt)
Composer: https://mattheworlovich.com
Text: Judith Wright
CD: On the Road / St Peters Chorale, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Night (for Handbells, SATB Choir, Clapsticks And Didgeridoo In C, 2005) (Excerpt)

Araluen (for a cappella SATB choir) performed by The Resonants, conducted by Helen Swan.
Composed by: Matthew Orlovich ( https://mattheworlovich.com )
Text by: Roland Robinson
CD title: A Taste of Australia.
Available from: http://www.resonants.org/apps/webstore/

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/araluen-for-mixed-voices-satb-a-cappella/

Araluen (for a cappella SATB choir) (Excerpt)

Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) performed by San Francisco State University Chamber Singers, directed by Joshua Habermann, at 2008 American Choral Directors Association, Western Division Conference, Anaheim, California, USA.

Composer: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Text: Victor Carell
CD: Anaheim '08 – Mark Custom Recording(MCD7473)

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/tides-of-ocean-for-mixed-voices-satb-a-cappella/

Tides Of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) (Excerpt)

Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) performed by Wesley Institute Choir (Sydney Australia).
Composed by: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Text by: Victor Carell
CD title: Wesley Institute Choir

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/tides-of-ocean-for-mixed-voices-satb-a-cappella/

Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich – https://mattheworlovich.com
Text: Victor Carell
Performer: The Australian Voices

Sheet Music: 
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Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) (Excerpt)

Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) (Excerpt)
Performers: Da Capo Singers, Australia.
Composer: Matthew Orlovich
Website: https://mattheworlovich.com

Title: "Escapade" (for Saxophone and Band, 2016)(Excerpt)(World Premiere)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)

Performers: L'orchestre d'harmonie H2O, Jérome Laran (soloist), conducted by Marcel Bourgeois.

Recorded on Saturday 30 April, 2016 @ Grande Halle, Rue du Somport, 31240 L’Union, France.

Escapade (for Saxophone And Band, 2016) (Excerpt) - World Premiere

Title: Whirled Music (for Bass Clarinet & Marimba) (Excerpt)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com

Performers: Patrick Englert (Bass Clarinet) & Bryan Hummel (marimba)

Recorded 24 March, 2016 @ Recital Hall, School of Music, Arizona State University, USA.

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/whirled-music-for-bass-clarinet-and-5-oct-marimba/

Whirled Music (for Bass Clarinet And Marimba) (Excerpt)

Title: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Ferry (for solo piano) (Excerpt)

Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)
Performer: Michael Kieran Harvey, piano.

CD: 70 More Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (MOVE MD3405)

Details: This composition was inspired by a trip on a Hong Kong Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central Pier.

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/twinkle-twinkle-little-star-ferry-for-piano/

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Ferry (Excerpt)

Title: "Crazy Logic" (for alto saxophone and piano)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com/portfolio-items/crazy-logic/)

Performers: Anna Stepanova (saxophone) & Viola Demidova (piano)
CD: "Crazy Logic": Anna Stepanova – Saxophone

Sheet Music: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/crazy-logic-for-alto-sax-and-piano/

Title: "Communion of Reparation (for Our Lady of Sorrows) [Excerpt]
Composer: Matthew Orlovich [https://mattheworlovich.com]
Text: Sister Mary Julian Baird RSM
Performers: Brisbane Chamber Choir, directed by Graeme Morton with soloists Colleen Guilfoyle & Timothy Grantham.

From CD: "Mass of the Dreaming" (TP239)
Available from: Tall Poppies Records [http://www.tallpoppies.net]

Mass of the Dreaming

Communion of Reparation (for Our Lady of Sorrows)" [Excerpt]

Music by Matthew Orlovich; Text by Roland Robinson
https://mattheworlovich.com

Waratah (for SATB choir, brass and percussion) (Excerpt)

Title: "Slipstream" (for Saxophone Quartet)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)
Performers: Nexas Quartet (Sydney, Australia)
CD: "Current" – Available from http://nexasquartet.com/recordings

Sheet Music available from: https://www.waratahmusic.com/shop/slipstream-for-sax-quartet-and-bicycle-bell/

Current

Slipstream (for Saxophone Quartet) - Excerpt

Butterflies Dance – Excerpt
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)
Lyrics: Michael J. Smith
Performers: Voyces (Perth, Western Australia)
CD: Voyces

Butterflies Dance – Excerpt

Night (for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)
Lyrics: Judith Wright
Performers: Voyces (Perth, Western Australian)
CD: Voyces

Night (for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C) – Excerpt

Whirled Music (arr. by Mix't Trio)
Composer: Matthew Orlovich (https://mattheworlovich.com)
Performers: Mix't Trio
CD: Home By Eleven (Tall Poppies TP245)

Whirled Music (arr. by Mix't Trio) – Excerpt

G’day!

I am a freelance composer based in Sydney, Australia. I write music for solo instrumentalists, large and small ensembles, choirs, bands and orchestras.

My compositions are regularly performed and broadcast around the world by acclaimed musicians at prominent venues including Sydney Opera House, (Australia), Steinway Hall (New York, NY, USA), Banff Center for the Arts (Canada), Golden Hall Musikverein (Vienna, Austria), National Concert Hall (Taipei, Taiwan), Wigmore Hall, (London, UK), Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts (PRC), as well as at opening concerts for international music symposia & congresses in UK & USA, All-State Honor Choir festivals (USA), plus on ABC Classic FM (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (UK), US cable networks, MBS network (Australia) and assorted streaming services.

My music has received performances by numerous Australian and international artists, including BBC Singers • San Francisco State University Chamber Singers • Sydney Philharmonia • The Choir of London • Scottish Chamber Orchestra • The Grevillea Ensemble • The Australian Voices • The Song Company • United States Navy Band • RompDuo • The Harvard University Choir • Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival Choir • Grainger Wind Symphony • The Hunter Singers • Translucent Duo • Concordis Chamber Choir • Zurich New Music Ensemble • Anhinga PianoSAX Duo • Oriana Chorale • Joubert Singers • Gondwana Chorale • St Peters Chorale • Da Capo Singers • Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Choir • Sydney Symphony Orchestra • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra • Heterodyne Duo • Plus many more…

Amongst my recent works is a concerto for alto saxophone and band entitled "Flying Colours". It received its first performance in January 2011 at the 34th International Saxophone Symposium in Fairfax, VA, USA, with soloist Barry Cockcroft (alto sax) and the United States Navy Band, conducted by Captain Brian O. Walden. The US Navy Band’s latest Concert Band CD, entitled “Derivations” includes a performance of the work featuring Musician First Class Jonathan Yanik.

My latest commissions include a soprano saxophone concerto entitled "Carnival Capers" which was premiered at the 16th World Saxophone Congress by Barry Cockcroft (soloist) with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, a new work for a cappella choir entitled Dreams for the 63rd Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival, and a new work entitled “Whirled Music” (for alto saxophone & marimba) which received its premiere performance by Translucent Duo at the Australasian Saxophone & Clarinet Conference 2013, held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Do feel free to get in touch! I look forward to hearing from you!

Best wishes,
Matthew Orlovich.

Matthew Orlovich

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