![]() ![]() The piece uses the two texts as a conversation between the living who need to mourn and ritualise loss – as represented by the Agnus Dei – and a voice which is more universal and speaks as if beyond the grave – represented by Frye’s moving poetry. Stanhope’s Agnus Dei combines text from the Latin Requiem with Mary Elizabeth Fyfe’s moving funereal poem “Do not stand at my grave” and was written to commemorate the life of Timothy Marks, a core member of Adelaide Chamber Singers who sadly passed suddenly and unexpectedly. Paul is a staff member of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. Recently, Paul has composed a number of major works including the dramatic Cantata Jandamarra: Sing for the Country plus Piccolo, Cello and Trombone Concertos. He has also won three APRA/Australian Music Centre Art Music Awards in Instrumental, Choral and Orchestral sections. In May 2004 Paul’s international standing was confirmed when he was awarded the Toru Takemitsu Composition Prize. After studies with Peter Sculthorpe, Paul studied at the Guildhall School of Music in London. He has had prominent performances of his works in the UK, Europe, Asia as well as North and South America. 1969) is a Sydney-based composer and a leading figure in his generation. ![]()
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