Symphony of Australia – The First Musical History of our Nation

(Second edition – 2013) Music and Lyrics by Gavin Lockley Book compiled by Michael Crouch AO ISBN 978 0 980 40802 7 (Hardback with CD) Following a performance of Lockley’s setting of the iconic Dorothea McKellar poem, My Country, came the inspiration to create a six movement Symphonic Poem (complete with vocal and instrumental solos, … Read more

Corralling the Masses: A Mammoth Musical Journey

After 10 years at the helm of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Artistic Director Brett Weymark is looking forward to another full year of exciting and challenging choral music for Sydney audiences. With fifteen concerts scheduled for 2013, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will take audiences on a mammoth journey of musical styles, ranging from the late … Read more

Symphony of Australia: Ballads of the Bush. Gavin Lockley. ABC 476 3659

Australians seem to be forever on a quest to discover themselves. Australian identity is uppermost in our collective psyche. Gavin Lockley is a new voice in Australian composition, and in this two CD set, we have a symphonic work of large proportions which captures the history of Australia from the Dreamtime, through the arrival of … Read more