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ALEXANDER VOLTZ
Australian Composer
Alexander's work takes inspiration from myth, politics and the historic.
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2024 Laureate: The George Enescu International Competition
This video is produced by the George Enescu Festival about the International Competition's composition sections and 2024 results, within which Alexander is a prize-winner.
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert was an Australian concert held on 6 August 2022 at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane that celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The concert was directed by composer Alexander Voltz and organist Andrej Kouznetsov.
The concert featured the choirs of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, as well as Kouznetsov and the John Coulton Brass, performing works by Australian and British composers. Dame Quentin Bryce opened the concert, and the concert's proceeds were donated to Australian Red Cross, to support Australians battling emergencies. More details here...
The concert featured the choirs of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, as well as Kouznetsov and the John Coulton Brass, performing works by Australian and British composers. Dame Quentin Bryce opened the concert, and the concert's proceeds were donated to Australian Red Cross, to support Australians battling emergencies. More details here...
EDWARD AND RICHARD
THE TRUE STORY OF THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
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Northcote, The Murder of the Princes in the Tower (1786)
Anno Domini 1483
Edward and Richard, the eldest sons of the late King Edward IV, have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Uncle Richard soon accedes as King Richard III and embarks upon a reign of tyranny. Oddly enough, in the weeks following the Usurper’s rise, the Princes have vanished without a trace.