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       Title: Into the Sun            Instrumentation:        Programme note:
       Level of difficulty: Grade 3.5  Piccolo                “Into the Sun” is a scrapbook of stories told by many of
       Time: 8min                     Flute 1                 their passage to Australia; whether it be as free settlers
                                                              in the 1800s, post-World War II immigrants or refugees
                                      Flute 2
       Commissioned by: This          Oboe                    seeking asylum. It is roughly in six sections:
       piece was commissioned by      Bassoon                 I – ARRIVAL
       the Western Sydney Public      Clarinet 1 in B         The piece begins looking through the eyes of a 6 year old
       School Concert Band for        Clarinet 2 in B         child in the late 1940’s. She is with her Mother and Father
       PULSE 2013: Showcase           B  Bass Clarinet        when after a 6 week voyage she sees the lights of Sydney
       of Excellence in the Arts,     Alto Saxophone 1 in E   for the very first time.
       Sydney Opera House - NSW       Alto Saxophone 2 in E   II – A NEW LAND, A NEW LIFE
       Department of Education and    Tenor Saxophone in B    Once on Australian soil, a train or bus took people to a
       Communities                    Bari’ Saxophone in E    migrant camp. Imagine finding yourself on a train with
       Published by: Brolga Music     Trumpet 1 in B          hundreds of strangers, few possessions, little money and
       (www.brolgamusic.com). A UK    Trumpet 2 in B          completely surrounded by a foreign landscape. Here you
       distributor is currently under   Horn in F             may hear the trains, coloured with a feeling of trepidation.
       negotiation. Contact the pub-  Trombone 1              III - CAMPS & CONFUSION
       lisher directly for more details:   Trombone 2         Western Sydney housed immigrants in St. Marys,
       Email: jemima@brolgamusic.     Euphonium T.C. / B.C.   Windsor and often the train travelled through the region
       com                            Tuba                    to the Bathurst Migrant Camp. People lived in basic
       Recording & perusal score:     String Bass             accommodation previously used for Army personnel
       Available here: https://www.   Piano                   during the War. For many, arriving to these camps brought
       jodieblackshaw.com/into-the-   Mallet Percussion:      anxiety and sorrow; married couples were separated and
                                      Wind Chimes,
                                                              men were sent to work shortly after their arrival.
       sun
                                      Xylophone, Glockenspiel  IV - ACCULTURATION: A YEARNING FOR HOME
       Teaching aspects: In           Percussion 1:           For anyone who migrates to a new country there is a time
       the trio section labelled      Hi-hat, Medium Tom      of acculturation; the process of adapting to a new way of
       “Acculturation”, the Director   Percussion 2:          life. This was documented in the poetry of Australian born
       has the option to hand-pick    Cymbals, Small Tam      Emily Matilda Manning in the 1800’s for it seems even
       their trio. Students have the   Tam                    then, new free settlers to Australia were referred to as
       option to break into their     Percussion 3:           ‘emigrants’:
       own trio groups (or sextets    Bass Drum, Tibetan      V - OPPORTUNITY: WITH NEW FOUND ENTHUSIASM
       with two on each part) and     temple bowl, mounted    Whilst the initial experience is one of shock and hardship,
       prepare this movement as       castanets               many people have created a very good life for themselves
       chamber music groups. It is    Percussion 4:           in Australia. This includes the more recent arrival of
       recommended that time be       Rock tambourine,        refugees from a vast range of countries. When refugee
       made for this opportunity      Lagerphone              Anisa Memari arrived in Australia in 2002, she was able
       and then groups perform for                            to reach her full potential through hard work and quality
       each other. Students can then                          schooling. In the words of Anisa “Here in Australia, I am
       vote on the most convincing                            able to dream”. The music in this section returns to the
       performance and hence select                           sound of trains to symbolise positive change, another
       the soloists to be used at this                        journey in a whole different direction.
       point in the work.                                     VI - REFLECTION: WITH INNER PEACE AND
                                                              CALMNESS
                                                              Whilst the journey has been challenging for many,
                                                              Australia has afforded a new life that is both rewarding
                                                              and prosperous. Hence the opening indigenous-inspired
                                                              sounds return, as does the initial melody although it is
                                                              slightly altered to represent the changes endured in such
                                                              a life.
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