Sep
2018 Calm the Waves of this Heart ** Performed by Voyces, Inc. Christ Church Claremont, Western Australia. for choir + soprano saxophone + Gloria alla Serenissima * for choir, SA soloists and piano * Australian premiere ** WA Premiere & Bridget Cleary (Soprano Saxophone) Star Ferry, Hong Kong. May
2018 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Ferry Performed by Ross James Carey Recital Hall, Hong Kong City Hall for solo piano Slipstream (for saxophone quartet) May 2018 Nexas Quartet @ Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC, Australia. May
2018 Sonnet, to the Comet of 1825 Voyces, directed by Dr Robert Braham Perth, Western Australia for Mixed (SATB) Voices a cappella Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano, 2015). April
2018 Hurly Burly HD Duo Barnett Hall, Vancouver, Canada. for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Canadian Premiere! Duo Imaginaire play Crazy Logic (for bass clarinet & harp) April
2018 like you've never heard it before Duo Imaginaire Butterflies dance (for a cappella SATB choir, 2009) Nov
2017 Butterflies Dance Choristry – directed by Dan Walker St John's Southgate, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Oct
2017 Crazy Logic for alto saxophone & piano featuring Timothy Roberts & Alexander Bernstein Selmer Showroom 18, rue de la fontaine au roi 75011 Paris, France The Burgundian Consort World Premiere Performance Sept 2017 Conducted by Sonia Maddock UNSW (Sydney) Calm the waves of this heart (for Bb Soprano Saxophone and SATB Choir) Aug
2017 WORLD PREMIERE! Calm the Waves of this Heart for saxophone & choir Brisbane Chamber Choir, directed by Graeme Morton AM featuring Diana Tolmie (saxophone soloist) My Nurse and I (for a cappella SATB choir) Jan 2017 International Tour: St Peters Chorale, directed by Kathryn Morton Escapade (Concerto for sop+alto sax & band) Aug
2016 Jérôme Laran & Orchestre d ' harmonie H2O @ Capvern, France. Whirled Music (for alto saxophone and marimba) Aug 2016 Performed by Translucent Duo (Sydney, Australia) Vienna International Saxophone Festival Crazy Logic (for alto sax and piano) Mar
2016 Performed by Anna Stepanova & Iren Seleljo @ 2016 Vienna International Saxophone Festival. Christmastide (for a cappella SATB choir) Dec
2015 Acappellago, directed by Dennis R. Smith @ Oak Brook, IL, USA. WORLD PREMIERE Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir) Nov
2015 Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Choir, cond. by Brett Weymark @ Sydney Opera House. Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano) Nov
2015 Performed by Simon Watts & David Howie @ Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW, Australia. WORLD PREMIERE! Concerto for alto sax & band July
2015 Bayern Polizei Orch & Jérôme Laran @ WSC XVII, Strasbourg, France. Flying Colours

Matthew Orlovich | Australian Composer

I am a freelance composer based in Sydney, Australia.
I compose music for solo instrumentalists, large and small ensembles, choirs, bands and orchestras.

As heard on BBC3, ABC Classic FM and 2MBS-FM Fine Music:

Hurly Burly (for soprano sax and piano) – By Matthew Orlovich.

HD Duo’s new CD “Australian Thais” is out now!

Released on the Signum Classics label, this CD includes my composition, Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano), plus music by Gerard Brophy, Tim Dargaville, Narongrit Dhamabutra, Saksri Pang Vongtaradon, and Denny Euprasert.

Get your copy of the score and parts for Hurly Burly in print and pdf editions!

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Recent and Upcoming Events

25-26 SEPTEMBER 2021

Concertino (for alto saxophone & saxophone orchestra)

Melbourne Saxophone Ensemble; with Joel Cassidy (soloist).
2021 REMIX Saxophone Festival @ The Ian Potter Southbank Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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23 JULY 2021

Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano)

HD Duo (Michael Duke, saxophone; David Howie, piano)
CD Release: Australian Thais. New Music for Saxophone and Piano.
(Signum Records)

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29 MAY 2021

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

Voyces, directed by Dr Robert Braham OAM.
St Joseph’s, Subiaco, 6008, Western Australia.

 

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26 APRIL 2021

Crazy Logic (for alto saxophone & piano)

Arkadiusz Trysla (saksofon) & Seb Bernatowicz (fortepian)
Zespó? Panstwowych Szkól Muzycznych im. A. Malawskiego, Poland.

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10 APRIL 2021

Night (for handbells, choir, clap sticks and didgeridoo in C)

Toowoomba Choral Society & Toowoombells.
Millenium Centre, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.

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13 MARCH 2021

Joyful, Joyful (for a cappella SATB choir)

VOX, conducted by Elizabeth Scott.
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney NSW 2000.

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YouTube Gallery

This month’s featured YouTube performers: Lukasz Wójcicki & Agnieszka Sucheniak-Wójcicka, Nexas Quartet, Gondwana Chorale, Anna Stepanova & Iren Seleljo and Voyces!

Crazy Logic (for alto saxophone and piano)
Lukasz Wójcicki – saxophone, Agnieszka Sucheniak-Wójcicka – piano.

Slipstream (for saxophone quartet and bicycle bell)
Nexas Saxophone Quartet.

My Nurse and I (for a cappella SATB choir)
Gondwana Chorale, conducted by Paul Holley.

Butterflies Dance (for a cappella SATB choir)
Gondwana Chorale, conducted by Paul Holley.

Crazy Logic (for alto saxophone & piano)
Anna Stepanova (sax) & Iren Seleljo (piano).

Night (for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C)
Voyces, Perth, Western Australia.