Series 1: Ross Edwards further papers, 1988-2013

MLMSS 10560/Boxes 1-4

series

1988-2013

9659527

0.64 metres of textual material (4 boxes)

Personal and professional correspondence and other papers, 1988-2013, including correspondence with other Australian composers, performers, broadcasters, writers, publishers, administrators, students, friends and family members. Details of performances, recordings and commissions are found throughout the correspondence. Copies of replies sent by Ross Edwards to students and journalists often illuminate technical and philosophical aspects of his compositions.

A. Letters, cards and faxes
BOX 1 (RESTRICTED)
Folder 1: ‘Miscellaneous correspondence & other documents’, 2004-2013 and undated.
Includes letters of appreciation received, and faxes sent. Correspondents include Bruce Beresford, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Donald Hazelwood, David Malouf, Sally Mays, Peter Sculthorpe, and Ken Tribe (photocopy). Documents include certificate on Edwards’ nomination for Australian of the Year Awards 2009 and program for Ken Tribe celebration 2010.

B. Email correspondence 2007-2009
BOXES 1-4 (RESTRICTED)
Correspondents include (among others) Michael Askill, Australian Ballet, Bruce Beresford, Jonathon Bird (Universal Music/Ricordi), Anne Boyd, Doreen Bridges, Sarah Bruce (BMG Editions UK), Oleg Caetani, Karen Carey, Christine Chan (Hal Leonard), Bruce Crossman, Amy Dickson, Jenny Duck-Chong, Claire Edwardes, Nicolette Fraillon, Paul Hillier, Matthew Hindson, Andrew Kaldor, Yvonne Kenny, Chris Latham, Liza Lim, Marshall Maguire, Musica Viva, Benjamin Northey, Dene Olding, Roland Peelman, Peggy Polias, David Porcelijn, Bernard Rofe, Peter Sculthorpe, Kathryn Selby, Paul Stanhope, David Thomas, Kim Walker, Fred Watson, Martin Wesley-Smith, Nigel and Jan Westlake.

BOX 1 (RESTRICTED)
Folders 2-9: Printouts of emails, 2007.

BOX 2 (RESTRICTED)
Folders 1-8: Printouts of emails, 2008 (missing March). Includes copy of manuscript score for ‘Ancora Estatico: a fragment for string quartet’ (sent to Belinda Webster, January 2008).

BOX 3 (RESTRICTED)
Folders 1-10: Printouts of emails, January – October 2009.

BOX 4 (PARTLY RESTRICTED)
Folder 1: Printouts of emails, November – December 2009. (RESTRICTED)

Folder 2: ‘Various Writings, Scripts & Interviews’, 1988-2013.
1. ‘The Voice and the Kingdom’: an interview by Jonathan Mills from the 1988 Blue Mountains Festival Handbook.
2. ‘On Edwards and Bruckner’ by Peter Sculthorpe, 4 September 2002.
3. Introductory speech given at a performance of Symphony No. 3 ‘Mater Magna’ on 24 May 2004 at The Malthouse, Melbourne.
4. ‘Words of Wisdom to Matthew [Hindson]’s Students’ by Ross Edwards, August 2007.
5. ABC interview by Graham Abbott on Keys to Music, 20 September 2007.
6. Introductory speech for a performance of ‘Tucson Mantras’, 2008.
7. ‘Richard Meale (1932-2009): A memoir by Ross Edwards’, [2009].
8. Concerts with Ensemble Offspring at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, New South Wales, 21 October 2010. (a) Script for schools workshop; (b) Questions and answers from Dr Philip Cooney; (c) Script for evening concert.
9. Interview by Claire Stokes, 25 October 2010, at the premiere of Elegies and Epiphanies by the West Australian Symphony.
10. An Edwards Retrospective Concert at the Sydney Conservatorium, 9 May 2012. Ross Edwards’ script of his commentary.
11. ‘The Moon and I’, 27 July 2012: a personal diary, for Resonate magazine, of the round Australia performances of Full Moon Dances, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra composed for Amy Dickson and the Sydney Symphony.
12. Keynote address to the Collegiate of Specialist Music Educators (Australia), 2 March 2013.

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 10560/Boxes 1-3 and Box 4/Folder 1 (Correspondence, 2004-2013)
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