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This concert overture was commissioned by Auckland's Academy Youth Orchestra and first performed in 1994. The two main themes were originally written by the composer as songs for a musical, but reworked and developed for this overture. The influence of film music is very evident in the orchestral scoring.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the Academy Youth Orchestra, Auckland
Performance history
28 Jan 2011: Performed by the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pippa Williams at the Old City Church in Courtenay, British Colombia, Canada
29 Jan 2011: Copy of 'P: Overture for the Academy; canada; 290111'
Performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Petr Poloanik