Music of Sally Greenaway
One is instantly transported to a 'Wind in the Willows' style of imagery: charming in its child-like innocence, and equally appealing to adults, as the best prose and programmatic music can be.
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The Strawberry Thief (suite) for flute, cello and piano, brings delight from Australian composer Sally Greenaway. The suite comprises three musical snapshots, inviting us into a world of birds, gardens and cheeky foxes:
- The Strawberry Thief illustrate a fleeting encounter of an inquisitive bird as it searches for its breakfast! Flitting between the flower beds, taking a dip in the birdbath, the little thief eventually escapes with a strawberry...
- The Secret Garden drapes soft misty rain over a secluded garden, evoking smells of wet grass and bark, droplets gently dripping from the leaves of rose bushes, and spiderwebs glistening.
- The Little Red Fox captures the whimsical curiosity of an inquisitive fox. There is a playful dialogue between the musicians illustrating a cheeky fox frolicking in a nearby field.
Commissioned as a musical gift celebrating a 'Ruby' (40 years) Wedding Anniversary. Stephanie and Ross Burton, who commissioned the suite, gifted composer Sally Greenaway an 'inspiration book' featuring their shared 'favourite things', including photos of English and Australian Gardens, handmade crafts (ceramics and quilting), tapestry patterns by Victorian-era English designer William Morris, and charming illustrations of a young fox family.
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Credits
The Strawberry Thief suite was commissioned in 2015 by Stephanie & Ross Burton for their 'Ruby' Wedding Anniversary. Each piece delights in a world of birds, gardens and cheeky foxes.
Composer, artistic director:
Sally Greenaway
Instrumentation & performers:
- Flute - David Shaw
- Piano - Edward Neeman
- Cello - Samuel Payne
Audio engineers:
- Location recording, mixing - Duncan Lowe
- Mastering - Kimmo Vennonen
Music video filming, animation and production:
- Director, editor, animator - Marisa Martin
- Director of photography - Luke Patterson
- Animators - Geraldine Martin, Marisa Martin, Matthew Koh
Location recording:
- Recorded at the Sitsky Room, ANU School of Music, Canberra
Copyright © ℗ 2021 Sally Greenaway
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