Select list of works and performances

Johanna Selleck

 

 

ORCHESTRAL

Four Tapestries for String Orchestra—Vibrant, Mellow, Delicate, Colourful (2008)
Commission for the Albert Maggs Award, University of Melbourne. Raga Dolls Salon Orchestra, conducted by Johanna Selleck. Maggs Award concert, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, February 15, 2008.
Broadcast on 3MBS, September 28, 2008.

Fantasy on Australian Folk Themes  (2005, revised 2006)
Commissioned by Presbyterian Ladies' College. Presbyterian Ladies' College Orchestra, conducted by Peter Ross. Wyslaski Hall, PLC, 18 May, 2007.

Soundscapes andOmens (1998, revised 2001)
Commissioned by Symphony Australia and Australian Music Centre.Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Porcelijn,Odeon Theatre, Hobart, November 13, 1998.
Broadcast on ABC, New Music Australia, August 11, 1999.

Melbourne University Orchestra, conducted by Barrie Webb. Hawthorn Town Hall, Melbourne, September 11, 2001.

Earth from Symphony No.1 The Four Elements (1992)
Commissioned by ABC and the Australian Music Centre. Queensland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jorge Mester, ABC Studios, Brisbane, September 18, 1992.
Broadcast (and interview) on ABC, Random Round, September 23, 1992

CONCERTOS

Unspoken Dialogues (Concerto for Flute and Strings) (2003)
Commissioned by Kevin Purcell for the Brenton Broadstock Anniversary recording project. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Warwick Stengards. Soloist: Johanna Selleck (flute). Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank, April 23, 2003

Orchestra conducted by Kevin Purcell. Soloist: Johanna Selleck (flute). Melba Hall, Melbourne University, December 10, 2004

MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA

Voices from an Infinite Past (2004)
Commissioned by the Sydney Mandolin Orchestra

CONCERT BAND

Ainulindalë (2001)
Commissioned by John Antill Band, Melbourne Youth Music. John Antill Youth Band, Melbourne Town Hall, December 2, 2001

OPERA

The Quickening (1998)

Students of the Faculty of Music, Melbourne University. Port Fairy Spring Festival of the Students of the Faculty of Music, Melbourne University. Port Fairy Spring Festival, October 11, 1998. Excerpts (plus interview) broadcast on Radio National, The Music Show with Andrew Ford, October 11, 1998.

Students of the Faculty of Music, Melbourne University. Melba Hall, Melbourne University, October 14 and 15, 1998.

* Published by the Centre for Studies in Australian Music, 2001

THEATRE

Whirling Dervish (string quartet) and Lucy’s Song (string quartet and mezzo soprano)
from The Muck of Life (VCA production) (1995)
Commissioned by Natasha Mullings. Students of the Victorian College of the Arts. Victorian College of the Arts, March 28, 29, 30, 31, 1996.

CHAMBER MUSIC

Air, Water, Earth Meld (soprano, flute and guitar) (2009)
Poetry by David Howard. Judith Dodsworth (soprano), Antony Field (guitar), Johanna Selleck (flute).“Songs for a Changing Planet” multimedia concert, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, September 18, 2009.

Seven Tanka (2 sopranos, shakuhachi, and percussion) (2009)
Poetry by Graeme Ellis. Merlyn Quaife and Judith Dodsworth (sopranos), Arwen Johnston (percussion), Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi). “Songs for a Changing Planet” multimedia concert, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, September 18, 2009

Songs of the Earth and Sky (shakuhachi and 2 percussionists) (2008)
Commissioned by Andrew MacGregor, International Shakuhachi Chamber Music Festival. Anne Norman (shakuhachi), Peter Neville and Eugene Ughetti (percussion). Melba Hall, Melbourne University, December 13, 2008

Becoming (song cycle for shakuhachi, soprano, countertenor, bass and string quartet) (2007)
Commissioned (Movt I) by the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival.
Poetry by Masaoka Shiki, Natsume Soseki, Fujiwara no Toshiyuki, Bunya no Asayasu, Seibi, Shuji Miya, Sonojo, Janice Bostok, and Jack de Vidas. Raga Dolls Quartet with soloists Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi), Judith Dodsworth (soprano), Dean Sky-Lucas (countertenor), and Jerzy Kozwolski (bass), conducted by Pat Miller. Premiere of complete work, as multimedia event (DVD projection of fractals and other images), Castlemaine State Festival, April 6, 2007

Raga Dolls Quartet with soloists Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi), Judith Dodsworth (soprano), Dean Sky-Lucas (countertenor), and Jerzy Kozwolski (bass), conducted by Johanna Selleck. Mvts II and III only, BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, April 17, 2006. 

Raga Dolls Quartet with soloists Andrew MacGregor   (shakuhachi) and Merlyn Quaife (soprano), conducted by Mark Sheil. Mvt I only,  BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, October 4, 2005.

Raga Dolls Quartet with soloists Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi) and Judith Dodsworth (soprano), conducted by Adrian Kirk. Mvt I only, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, December 10, 2004.

Tin Alley Quartet with soloists Johanna Selleck (flute) Judith Dodsworth (soprano), conducted by Pat Miller. Mvt I only, Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne University, November 3, 2003.

String Quartet of the National Academy with soloists Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi) and Judith Dodsworth (soprano), conducted by Adrian Kirk.  Mvt I only, Port Fairy Festival, October 8, 2000.
Broadcast on ABC, May 30, 2001.

Looking Back (Childhood Lost) (piano quartet) (2003)
Commissioned by the Contrasts ensemble. Piano quartet conducted by Johanna Selleck. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, October 4, 2005.

Contrasts Ensemble, Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne University, July 4, 2003.

Contrasts Ensemble, Springvale Community Centre, Nunawading, July 3, 2003.

St. James Cavalier, Malta, as part of "Maltese Australian Culture Week", January 28, 2004.

Sonnet (1998 flute choir, 2000 flute and strings)
Commissioned by the Victorian Flute Guild for the Melbourne Flute Festival, 1998. Arrangement for flute and strings commissioned and performed by the Tamino Quartet. Cloudhill, Mt. Dandenong,  January 6, 2001.

Original version for flute choir, Victorian Flute Guild Ensemble, St John's Southgate, Melbourne, May 4, 2000.

Original version for flute choir performed by massed flutes at the Melbourne Flute Festival, Toorak Uniting Church, September 13, 1998.

Winter Cloud (viola and percussion) (1998)
Commissioned by Arwen Johnston. Victorian College of the Arts, October 18, 1998

Hi-Jinx (duo for two flutes) (1997)

Johanna Selleck and Peter Bartels (flutes), Melba Hall,  Melbourne University, December 10, 2004.

Johanna Selleck and Brigid Tonks (flutes), Victorian College of the Arts, November 17, 1997.  

Johanna Selleck and Brigid Tonks (flutes), Toorak Uniting Church, October 25, 1997.

Reflections (flute and marimba) (1997)

Victorian College of the Arts, November 17, 1997.

Victorian College of the Arts, October 18, 1998.

Septet for Wind, Strings, Piano and Percussion (1997)

Melba Hall, Melbourne University, November 28, 1997 and June 8, 1999. Ensemble Lunaire, RMIT, Melbourne, October 31, 1997. Broadcast on 3MBS, January 26, 1998.

Goblin Market (2 flutes/altos and two guitars) (1996)

Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne, November 24, 2001.

Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, October 18, 2000.

The Composing Women’s Festival, Salmagundi Chamber Concert, Sydney University, September 29, 1997.

Victorian College of the Arts, December 3, 1996.

 

White to Black (piano, flute, cello, percussion) (1996)

Victorian College of the Arts, December 3, 1996.

RMIT, Melbourne, November, 1996.

The Streaming Sun (flute, harp and guitar) (1995)
Commissioned by Jacinta Dennett. The Composing Women’s Festival, Salmagundi Chamber Concert, Sydney University, September 29, 1997.

Victorian College of the Arts, November 16, 1995.

Cappriccio (flute, violin, viola, cello) (1996)
Commissioned by the Graduate Centre, Melbourne University, Postgraduate Festival Multi-Media Event. Melbourne University, May 1, 2, 3, 1996.

St. Johns Southgate, September 10, 1996.

WORKS INCLUDING ORGAN

Moon Cloud (organ and alto flute) (1997)

Johanna Selleck (flute), Melba Hall, Melbourne University, November 28, 1997.

Journeys and Celebrations Overture (organ, 2 trumpets, flute/alto/piccolo, timpani) (1997)
Commissioned by the Cairnmillar Institute. St. Michael’s Church, Melbourne, March 23, 1997.

Melba Hall, Melbourne University, November 28, 1997

BRASS ENSEMBLE

Cairnmillar Fanfare (two brass choirs) (1995)
Commissioned by the Cairnmillar Institute. St. Michael’s Church, Melbourne, February 8, 2004.

Students of the Victorian College of the Arts, Hawthorn Town Hall, Sept 24, 1996. Broadcast on 3MBS, February 15, 1997

SOLO PIANO

Recantations (1998)
Commissioned by Ian Holtham
*Recorded CD: Giants in the Land, Ian Holtham (piano), Move Records MD 3239.

Sunlight through Rain (from Fragments of Gratification) (2000)

Adam Pinto (piano), Octagon Theatre, University of Western Australia, August 16, 2001.

*Published by Reed Music, 2001.

TWO PIANOS

Syzygy (2004)
Commissioned by Mira Jakopantez and Tamara Smoljar for a recording for ABC Classics. Mira Jakopantez and Tamara Smoljar (pianos), Conservatorium, University of Tasmania, April 21, 2007.

Mira Jakopantez and Tamara Smoljar (pianos), Monash University Lunchtime Concert, April 19, 2007.

Mira Jakopanetz and Vlada Nazarova (pianos), Melba Hall, Melbourne University, December 10, 2004.

SOLO FLUTE

Fantasy on Themes from Paganini’s Caprices Nos. 17 and 21 (1997)

Johanna Selleck (flute), Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne University, July 4th, 2003.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Springvale Community Centre, Nunawadding, July 3rd, 2003.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Ashburton Baptist Church (concert by the Victorian Flute Guild), November 30, 2002.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Victorian College of the Arts, November 17, 1997.

 

Déjà Vu (1994)

Johanna Selleck (flute), Composing Women's Festival, Australian National University, Canberra, Sept. 1, 2001.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Melba Hall, Melbourne University, Melbourne, May 4, 2000.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Melbourne Flute Festival, Toorak Uniting Church, Melbourne, September 13 1998.

Johanna Selleck (flute), David Cubbin Memorial Concert, Toorak Uniting Church, Melbourne October 1997.

* Published by Allans in “40 for Flute” edited by Frederick Shade, 1997.

Quicksilver (1991)

Johanna Selleck (flute), “The Listening Room” (pre-recorded) at the Composing Women’s Festival, CUB Mathouse,  June 29–July 3, 1994.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Melba Hall, October 9, 1991.

Dreaming (1989)

The Melbourne Fringe Festival, October 1998.

Vaughan McAlley (flute,) Melba Hall, Melbourne University, November 1989.

FLUTE AND PIANO

Sonata I for flute and piano

Andrew Day (flute) and Timothy Young (piano). Premiere of complete sonata, Melba Hall, University of Melbourne, 19 May, 2008.

Andrew Day (flute) and Timothy Young (piano). Movt 1 only, Maggs Award concert, Melba Hall, University of Melbourne, February 15, 2008.

Fortune’s Smile (flute and piano) (1995)

Johanna Selleck (flute) and Mira Jakopanetz (piano), BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, October 4, 2005.

Johanna Selleck (flute), Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, October 9, 1999. Broadcast on ABC, May 23, 2001.

Monash University, November 3, 1997.

Gryphon Gallery, Graduate Centre, Melbourne University, May 1, 1996.

Victorian College of the Arts, November 16, 1995.

FLUTE AND GUITAR

Conversations (1997)

Victorian College of the Arts, November 17, 1997.

Melbourne Composer’s League concert, December 20, 1997.

Fleeting Impressions (1995)

Janine Hanrahan  (flute) and Tanya Ravbar (guitar), Recital Hall, Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania, July 31st, 2009.

Johanna Selleck (flute) and Owen Thompson (guitar), Melba Hall, University of Melbourne,  October 19, 2001.

Johanna Selleck (flute) and Owen Thompson (guitar), Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne,October 18, 2001.

Johanna Selleck (flute) and Luke Chierney (guitar), Postgraduate Symposium, Australian National University, Canberra, September 29, 2001.

Johanna Selleck (flute) and Timothy O'Donnell (guitar), Victorian College of the Arts, November 16, 1995.

FLUTE CHOIR

Blue Canticle (2009)
Commissioned by Peter Sheridan for the Victorian College of the Arts Flute Ensemble. Victorian College of the Arts Flute Ensemble, 2009 Australian Flute Festival, Madley Space, Adelaide University, October 4, 2009.

Lamentation (1994)
Commissioned by Ensemble Zauberflöte. Ensemble Zauberflöte, Elm St. Hall, North Melbourne, July 17, 1994.

Life Cycles (1995)
Commissioned by Melbourne University. University of Melbourne Flute Ensemble, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, May 30, 1995.

Sonnet (1998)
Commissioned by the Victorian Flute Guild for the Melbourne Flute Festival, 1998. Arrangement for flute and strings commissioned and performed by the Tamino Quartet. Cloudhill, Mt. Dandenong,  January 6, 2001.

Original version for flute choir, Victorian Flute Guild Ensemble, St John's Southgate, Melbourne, May 4, 2000.

Original version for flute choir performed by massed flutes at the Melbourne Flute Festival, Toorak Uniting Church, September 13, 1998.

SOLO CELLO

Mackerel Sky (2008)
* Published by Reed Music

SOLO HARP

Spindrift (2008)
Commissioned by Jacinta Dennett. Jacinta Dennett (harp), Barwon Heads Festival of the Sea, March 21, 2009.

Jacinta Dennett (harp), 3rd Australian Harp Festival, Australian National University, Canberra, September 28, 2008.

SONGS

Seven Tanka (2 sopranos, shakuhachi, and percussion) (2009)
See under "Chamber Music" above.

Air, Water, Earth Meld (soprano, flute and guitar) (2009)
See under "Chamber Music" above.

Proem (soprano and piano) (2009)
Poetry by David Howard (from “The Perpetual Bird”)

Documentary Film (2009) (bass baritone and piano)
Poetry by Ern Malley
(To be published by Lyrebird Press in 2010)

Becoming (song cycle for shakuhachi, soprano, countertenor, bass and string quartet) (2007)
See under "Chamber Music" above.

The Prospect and Bower of Bliss (2007)
Poetry by Aphra Behn. Merlyn Quaife  (soprano) and Timothy Young (piano). “Songs for a Changing Planet” multimedia concert, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, September 18, 2009.

Merlyn Quaife (soprano) and Timothy Young (piano). Maggs Award concert, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, February 15, 2008. Broadcast on 3MBS, September 28, 2008.

I —As Imperceptibly as Grief…    
II— Nature the Gentlest Mother (soprano, flute, violin, cello and piano) (1995)
Poetry by Emily Dickinson. Commissioned by Stella Zigouras. Stella Zigouras (soprano), Johanna Selleck (flute), Len Vorster (piano). Victorian College of the Arts, November 16, 1995.

Minnaloushe  (song cycle for soprano, flute and piano) (1996)
Poetry by W.B. Yeats. Commissioned by Stella Zigouras. Stella Zigouras (soprano), Westpac Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, November 14, 1996.

Stella Zigouras (soprano), Victorian College of the Arts, Nov 22 and December 3, 1996.

CHOIR/VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Boult to Marina (2007)
Poetry by Ern Malley. Commissioned by the Song Company. Merlyn Quaife, Judith Dodsworth (sopranos), Robert MacFarlane (tenor), Adrian Tamburini (baritone), Jerzy Koslowski (bass), Maggs Award concert, Melba Hall, University of Melbourne, February 15, 2008. Broadcast on 3MBS, September 28, 2008

The Song Company, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, September 29, 2007.

The 11th Day of Christmas (2006)
Commissioned by the Australian Contemporary Chorale. Australian Contemporary Chorale, Federation Square, Melbourne, December 12, 2006.

Illusions (SATB, 3 violas and percussion) (2004)
Commissioned by Astra. Astra, Gasworks Theatre, Melbourne, November 4, 2001.

Grimwade Song (children’s choir) (1993)
Commissioned by Melbourne Grammar, Grimwade House (as Composer-in-Residence). Grimwade Orchestra, Dallas Brookes Hall, August 12, 1993.

ELECTRONIC WORKS

Isthmus (1990)

Melba Hall, Melbourne University, October 9, 1990. Broadcast on 3PBS, Dec 1990.

Improvisations on Wind and Sea (1991)

Melba Hall, Melbourne University, October 9, 1990

 

In the Crowd (1991)