In 2001 I was invited to compose a short work for a string quartet to be performed by the string section leaders of the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra. The occasion was a memorial service for Claudio Alcorso, an important supporter of the arts in Tasmania. The piece is brief but deeply felt, as I knew Claudio and his wife, Leslie, often attending musical occasions at their Moorilla home.
Memento Mori was completed on 14th August 2001.
Instrumentation: 2 Violins, Viola, & Cello.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Federation Concert Hall, 1 Davey Street,
Nipaluna / Hobart,
Lutruwita / TAS 7000, Australia
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Lutruwita / TAS 7001, Australia
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