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Genre
  
Folk

Albums
  
Conversations With Ghosts

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Record labels
  
Universal Music LLC, Universal Music (Argentina)

Similar
  
Genevieve Lacey, Australian National Academy, West Australian Symphon, Paul Kelly, Andrew Ford

Meet the artist james ledger


James Ledger (born 1966) is an Australian composer of contemporary classical music.

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Biography

Ledger first rose to prominence with his first orchestral composition Indian Pacific in 1996, which is still regularly performed in Australia. Ledger is also known for his compositions Devils in the Underground for solo trumpet, the violin concerto Golden Years, Chronicles for orchestra, War Music for choir & orchestra, and the song cycle Conversations with Ghosts in collaboration with the musician Paul Kelly.

From 2007 to 2009 he was the composer-in-residence for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. In 2011 he was named composer-in-residence for the Australian National Academy of Music.

Orchestra

  • Indian Pacific (1996)
  • Peeling (2004) for strings and percussion
  • Habits of Creaters (2004)
  • Horn Concerto (2005)
  • Line Drawing (2005) for recorder and strings
  • Trumpet Concerto (2007)
  • The Madness and Death of King Ludwig (2007) for large ensemble of brass, percussion, and double basses
  • Arcs and Planes (2009)
  • Chronicles (2009)
  • Neon (2010) version for orchestra and chamber ensemble
  • Outposts (2011) bassoon concerto
  • Two Memorials (for Anton Webern and John Lennon) (2011)
  • Golden Years (2013) concerto for violin and orchestra
  • News, Weather and Dreams (2014)
  • War Music (2015)
  • Simpler Times (2015)

    • Chamber ensemble

  • Abandoned Drive-in (2002) for mixed ensemble
  • Mean Ol' World (2004) for mixed ensemble
  • Two Fanfares (2005) for brass ensemble
  • Inscriptions (2006) for piano trio
  • Bell Weather (2008) for mixed ensemble
  • Rashomon Confessions (2009) for clarinet and string quartet
  • Processions (2011) for string quartet
  • In Orbit (2011) for mixed ensemble
  • Silver Swans (2012) for mixed ensemble
  • Igor's Drum (2013) for mixed ensemble
  • When Chaplin Met Einstein (2014) for mixed ensemble
  • House of Stairs (2014) for piano quartet

    • Solo

  • Devils on the Underground (2010) for trumpet and live electronics
  • '"Quickening (2010) for vibraphone and live electronics
  • All Hail the Machine (2011) for bass clarinet and live electronics
  • See How They Run (2012) for violin and portable audio player
  • Blood Water Wine (2013) for cello

    • Songs

    The Lake Isle of Innisfree2013
    Bound to Follow2013
    Once in a Lifetime - Snow2013

    References

    James Ledger Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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