Question 1

Bara i Ngahfi - African Rhapsody for Flute, Marimba and Cello

Accepted Answer

("Where is the bar?") African Rhapsody for Flute, Marimba and Cello.Commissioned by SAMRO

Premiere Performers:Liesl Stolz (flute), Eddie McLean (cello), David West (marimba)Premiere Performance: Beau Soleil Music Centre, Cape Town

Question 2

West Pier - for Wind Quintet and Harp

Accepted Answer

Filmic Interlude for Wind Quintet and HarpAccompanying Animation by Mark Collington, for Concert Performance live to picture
Premiere Performers: Mulberry Wind Quintet, Silvia Vicario (harp)The Mulberry Wind Quintet are:
Suzie Watson (flute), Beth Elliot (oboe), Hannah Murphy (clarinet), Grace Harvey (bassoon), Amy Innes (horn)
Premiere Performance: Britten Theatre, London

Question 3

November - for String Quartet

Accepted Answer

work for String Quartet.
Commissioned by SAMRO and Biblioteek Music. 
Premiere performers: Veronica Bell ( violin), Nicole D'Oliveira (violin) Emile de Roubaix -(viola), Rina Schutte (cello)

Premiere: Youngblood-Africa Gallery, Cape Town

Question 4

A Certain Lady - for Soprano and Marimba

Accepted Answer

Words:  a setting of the poem by Dorothy Parker (1924)Commissioned by Biblioteek Music for their production 'Rituals'(version for Soprano and Piano also available)Premiere Performers: Magdalene Minnaar (voice), Magda de Vries (marimba)Premiere Performance: National Arts Festival, Grahamstown

Question 5

Isles - for String Quartet

Accepted Answer

3 movements for String Quartet:Albion EireCaledonPremiere peformers:Veronica Bell ( violin), Nicole D'Oliveira (violin) Emile de Roubaix -(viola), Rina Schutte (cello)

Question 6

He No Longer Cares for Growing Things - for Marimba Ensemble

Accepted Answer

Work for Marimba Ensemble (4 or 5 Marimbas) and optional ElectronicsSuitable for Educational Settings.
Electronics Samples available on Request, feel free to contact me on laurastevensmusic@gmail.com

Originally conceived to accompany an Animation for Soundtrack Cologne 2016.Now adapted for concert performance.

Question 7

Sour Times - for String Quartet

Accepted Answer

An arrangement/re-working of the track by Trip Hop group "Portishead" for string quartet. With permission.Commissioned by Biblioteek Productions.

Premiere peformers:Veronica Bell ( violin), Nicole D'Oliveira (violin) Emile de Roubaix -(viola), Rina Schutte (cello)Premiere Performance:
Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town

Question 8

Numb - for String Quartet

Accepted Answer

An arrangement/re-working of the track by Trip Hop group "Portishead" for string quartet. With permission.Commissioned by Biblioteek Productions.Premiere peformers:Veronica Bell ( violin), Nicole D'Oliveira (violin) Emile de Roubaix -(viola), Rina Schutte (cello)Premiere Performance:Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town

Question 9

Fantasia for 3AM - for Clarinet, Cello and Piano

Accepted Answer

Nocturnal Fantasia for Clarinet Trio.Recorded Live Performance:
Antoine Cambruzzi (clarinet); Akiko Tominaga (piano); William Harvey (cello)Recorded Performance: Britten Theatre, London

Premiere Performance: Baxter Theatre, Cape Town

Question 10

Celtic Call to Arms - for String Quartet

Accepted Answer

3 movements for string quartet on themes of Celtic resistance Premiere Performers: Nadine Roussoupoulous (violin), Davina Gordon (violin), Azra Isaacs (viola), Eddie McLean (cello)
Premiere Performance: Baxter Theatre Concert Hall, Cape Town

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