events and teaching

EVENTS

Concert Piece for Four Horns

[Postponed until April 2021]
World Premiere performance of the Wind Band version
Heidelberg Wind Ensemble, cond. Stephen Carpenter
Salvation Army Citadel, Nelson Road, Box Hill, Melbourne

Click here for booking and information

Four Duets for One Marimba

Now available from Southern Percussion in a new and revised edition. Click here for the product page..

Four Monteverdi Realisations

These have been recorded in Melbourne by the Press, Play Ensemble, featuring soprano Merlyn Quaife and mezzo Alexandra Sherman. They are to be released on Move Records.

The Planets (for 4 pianos 16 hands)

The 4 piano versions of Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were premiered at the opening concert of the Morley College Festival in July 2018. A video can be seen here.
The complete Planets for this ensemble is available through the Australian Music Centre.
 

All at Sevens and Eights for tenor saxophone and piano has been released by Cala Records on CACD77021 - The Mexican Connection, performed by the HD Duo from Sydney: Michael Duke and David Howie.

TRACK OF THE MONTH
Click here to hear:
Serenade for Four Harps and Orchestra

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TEACHING

Paul Sarcich is scheduled to teach the following courses at  Morley College, London, in the 2020-21 academic year:
Please use the Contacts & Links page for any queries.
 

Click on the course titles to go the the Morley website page for that course.
Please note that A,B,C indicate Terms 1,2,3, and that all courses are one-year continuous.

Orchestral Conducting
A one-year course focusing on laying the foundations of a solid conducting technique. Classes comprise Friday night “theoretical” sessions and practice with a volunteer orchestra.
Entrance by interview – candidates should show a solid knowledge of music reading and theory.

Instructional sessions are on Fridays 6-8pm in a mixture of online and personal sessions at Morley Waterloo campus.

Orchestral sessions in term 3 will be two all-day workshops on 16th and 23rd May

The schedule for the term is here.
 

Contemporary Harmony and Counterpoint - a practical course
The course aims to gives students a practical knowledge of harmonic and contrapuntal techniques and how to apply them in various types of music, whether art or popular styles. Starting with the major-minor key system, it will expand to cover modal, jazz, free tonal and other approaches to harmony. Students will be encouraged to write pieces for performing groups using the techniques discussed. 

Course suspended for 2021

Composition Workshop
For students who wish to advance their compositional skills in a peer-group workshop. The course consists of analysis of set works alongside critical examination of student works. Each term will provide an opportunity to write for instruments and voices and possibly have the works played by Morley performers.

Mondays 11.30am - 1.30pm and 2.30-4.30pm

This course will be taught online using Microsoft Teams.

Orchestration and  Arranging
A one-year course in orchestration and arranging/transcribing for small and large ensembles, encompassing symphonic, chamber, jazz and commercial styles.
Entrance by interview – candidates should show a solid knowledge of music reading and theory

Thursdays 5.30-7.30pm

This course will be taught online using Microsoft Teams

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