World premier of new Australian carillon music

A collection of ten new works for carillon will have their world premiere this Friday as part of a collaboration between The Australian National University (ANU) and the National Capital Authority, which manages the National Carillon in Canberra. Australian Miniatures for Carillon is the brainchild of the National Carillion's senior carillonist Dr Thomas Laue from the ANU School of Music, and Ms Lyn Fuller, lead carillonist and President of the Carillon Society of Australia. "With its uniquely local flavour, Australian Miniatures for Carillon is an important body of work for Australia," Dr Laue said. "It is the first collection of carillon music ever put together in Australia, by Australian composers." Dr Lau and Ms Fuller brought together leading Australian composers to develop the works, including Gerard Brophy, Judith Clingan AM, Andrew Ford, Matthew Hindson AM, Elena Kats-Chernin, Becky Llewellyn, Kate Moore, Larry Sitsky AO, Jessica Wells, and Dr Chris Sainsbury. The pieces, called miniatures, are only two to five minutes in length, and will be played at special concerts at the National Carillon this Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of the Canberra International Music Festival. They will then be played in Barcelona at the World Carillon Federation Congress on 3 July, and then in towns throughout Belgium later that month. One of the pieces, As Wild As All Get Out, was written by ANU School of Music composition lecturer Dr Chris Sainsbury.