Our National Anthem, arranged by Gordon Hamilton. Spot the cheeky reference to Waltzing Matilda?

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Major Lazer's beautiful love song 'Powerful'. Arranged by Gordon Hamilton and sung here before our concert in Tecpán, Guatemala.

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From the arranger, Gordon Hamilton: "This is a song I really connect with. Simple and direct lyrics and a melody with a beautiful shape. We were warming up in a gorgeous stone hall before the concert in Tecpán Cathedral."

Powerful

Trad. Swedish, arr. Nathan Falkenhagen

'Herr Mannelig' is a Swedish folk story about a female mountain troll ('bergatroll') who proposes marriage to a young human man. The troll tries to convince "Sir Mannelig" (Herr Mannelig) to marry her. She offers him many gifts but he refuses her.

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Conductor: Gordon Hamilton

Herr Mannelig

Rabanus Maurus, recomposed by Gordon Hamilton

A simple, harmonically-engaging setting of Veni Creator Spiritus, based on Rabanus Maurus' 9th century hymn. A solo plainchant singer weaves the traditional melody through a six-part harmonisation.

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Conductor: Gordon Hamilton

Veni Creator Spiritus

An old German song by Hans Sachs. Arranged here by Australian composer John Rotar

The Australian Voices
Conductor: Gordon Hamilton

Salve, ich grus dich schone

From composer Gordon Hamilton: ‘Turing Believes Machines Think’ is a setting of British computer pioneer Alan Turing’s tragic last syllogism:

   Turing believes machines think
   Turing lies with men
   Therefore machines do not think
   Yours in distress, Alan

This curious text appears at the end of a letter from Turing to a friend, conveying his distress at his prosecution for a relationship with a man. I’ve tried to express Turing’s fear that his life’s work – that of making ‘machines think’ – will be nullified by his criminal conviction.

The work was commissioned and premiered by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir.

Recorded live at The University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery (engineer: Sean O'Boyle)

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Conductor | Gordon Hamilton

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Turing Belives Machines Think

Spheres - from MOON by Gordon Hamilton

Pearl - from MOON by Gordon Hamilton

FLIGHT
Music: Jaret Choolun
Text: James McAuley

The Australian Voices
Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton

Flight (Jaret Choolun)

Ka-Dl-Ah-Du
from 'Notes From The Borigove', a set of three pieces exploring music and human vocalisation.

Composer: John Arthur Grant
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Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton

Ka-Dl-Ah-Du (John Arthur Grant)

Sleepless

Music: Olivia Swift
Text: Sara Teasdale

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Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton

Sleepless (Olivia Swift)

The Valleys Of The Black Pig

Composer: Isabella Gerometta

The Australian Voices
Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton

The Valleys Of The Black Pig (Isabella Gerometta)

Ubi Caritas

Composer: David Brodsky

The Australian Voices
Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton

Ubi Caritas (David Brodsky)

It is with high artistic energy that The Australian Voices (TAV) commission and perform the work of Australian composers. 2018 commissions include Lachlan Skipworth, Lisa Young, Alice Chance, Joe Twist and Gordon Hamilton.

Recently TAV has recorded new works intended for “performance” on YouTube. Hamilton’s composition The 9 Cutest Things That Ever Happened (2013) has been viewed over one million times. In 2014 they made international headlines with a video of Rob Davidson’s Not Now, Not Ever! (2014), a musicalisation of Julia Gillard’s ‘misogyny’ speech.

Their album for Warner Classics (2012) was observed by Gramophone Magazine to "boast a crisp, resonant delivery of the sonic goods under Hamilton's confident direction." In 2013 they released an songbook with Edition Peters and in 2016 an album for ABC Classics.

Recently the group has brought their distinctly Australian sound to audiences in Guatemala, Mexico, China, the UK, Germany, New Caledonia, USA, Palestine, Woodford Folk Festival and Hobart Festival of Voices.

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