"Waratah" (for SATB choir, brass and percussion) was commissioned in 2001 by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for premiere performance at the Sydney Opera House.
Child Sightings
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-08T16:00:45+11:00This SATB setting of John Kinsella's poem 'Child Sightings' was commissioned in 2002 for performance by The Brisbane Chorale, directed by Christopher Kiver.
Psalm 62
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-09T14:26:56+11:00This setting of Psalm 62 (My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God) was commissioned by St Aloysius' College, Sydney. It is scored for SATB choir, strings and organ (optional).
Huge Earth
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-12T15:59:58+11:00"Huge Earth" is big music about the awe-inspiring magnitude of the Earth, "bigger than we can possibly imagine, held together as if by string or magic". Text by Luke Davies.
Night (2008)
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-14T15:55:38+11:00A setting of Judith Wright's extraordinary poem, "Night", arr. for SATB choir, piano, percussion & didgeridoo in C, for performance in 2008 by ProjectKoor, The Netherlands.
Night (2005)
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-15T15:34:01+11:00A setting of Judith Wright's extraordinary poem, "Night", commissioned by the Handbell Society of Australasia for the 12th International Handbell Symposium, Brisbane, QLD.
Midnight Mass
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-16T15:17:50+11:00"Midnight Mass" was commissioned by Father Arthur Bridge for premiere in 2007 at St Patrick's Church, Blacktown, NSW. The Mass setting includes some traditional carols.
All is one and one is all
Matthew Orlovich2023-08-23T11:35:00+10:00Set to poetry of Judith Wright, this piece invites us to listen to the voice of stillness, moss and rain amidst the green glow of a timeless forest where "all is one and one is all".
Nativity
Matthew Orlovich2022-02-17T11:42:10+11:00Scored for SATB choir, this setting of James McAuley's poem 'Nativity', depicts the birth of light in an extraordinary world of dewdrops, spider webs and tender snails' horns.
If Christ … in another time
Matthew Orlovich2023-11-04T11:27:15+11:00"If Christ had been born in another time..." is an energetic Australian Christmas carol commissioned by Oriana Chorale, ACT, Australia. It is scored for a cappella SATB choir.