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Southern Cross Soloists have a strong commitment to commissioning and performing Australian music. In their 52 performances throughout Australia in 2002, they performed an Australian work in every program. This commitment has continued, culminating in a CD released in 2004, Australia.

The group’s unique combination of oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano and soprano allows a variety of music in many genres to be performed. The repertoire ranges from Baroque Cantatas through the standard (and not so standard) classical and romantic compositions for winds and piano, to works combining voice and instruments, in particular songs with instrumental obbligato.

Works for winds
AURIC, G Trio
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
BEETHOVEN, L van Variations on Mozart’s La ci darem
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
CANTELOUBE, J Trio Rustiques
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
DAVIDSON, R Big Decisions#
oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and tape
DEVIENNE, F Trio No 2
clarinet, horn and bassoon
FRANKEL, B Early Morning Music
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
FRANCAIX, J Divertimento
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
HAYDN, J Divertimento
(arr. Kevin Power) oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
IBERT, J Cinq pieces en trio
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
MAGEAU, M Forensis
oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
MILHAUD, D Pastorale
oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Suite d’apres Corrette, Op 161b
Oboe, clarinet and bassoon
MOZART, W.A. Divertimenti Nos. 1-5
(arr. F. Oubradous) oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Sonata in C (originally Sonata in D K381)
(arr. Kevin Power) oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
SCHICKELE, PETER Diversions
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
TOMASI, H Concert Champetre
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
VILLA LOBOS, H Trio
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
Works for voice, wind and/or piano
BACH, J.S. Gott Versorget, alles leben BWV 187
Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen BWV 98, 3
Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke BWV
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (Cantata No.21 1–3)
soprano, oboe and continuo
BERLIOZ, H Les Nuits d’ete Op 7
(arr Kevin Power) soprano, piano and winds
BROPHY, GERARD Songs of the North#
soprano, piano and winds
CANTELOUBE, J Songs of the Auvergne (Series 1&2)
(arr. Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds
CHABRIER, E L’invitation au voyage
soprano, bassoon and piano
CHERUBINI, L Ave Maria
soprano, clarinet and piano
COOKE, A Five Nocturnes
soprano, horn and piano

Songs of Innocence
soprano, clarinet and piano
COPLAND, A Twelve Songs on Poems of Emily Dickinson
soprano and piano

As it fell upon a day
soprano, flute and clarinet
DEBUSSY, C Ariettes Oubliées
soprano and piano
DVORAK, A Rusalka’s Song to the Moon
(arr. Paul Dean) soprano, winds and piano
EDWARDS, ROSS Maninyas 5
soprano and piano
GOUNOD, C Le Soir
soprano, horn and piano
GRIEG, E Peer Gynt (excerpts)
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, viola, piano and SATB choir (optional)
HANDEL, G. F. Cantata “Mi palpita il cor”
soprano, oboe and continuo
Neun deutsche Arien Das zitternde Glazen der spieleden
Wellen, HWV 203
Meine Seele hort im Sehen HWV 207
soprano, oboe and continuo
HAYDN, J Berenice
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds
HEAD, M The World is Mad
soprano, clarinet and piano
KERRY, GORDON Breathtaking#
soprano, piano and winds
KREUTZER, C Das Mühlrad
soprano, clarinet and piano
LEHMANN, WILFRED Song for Oodgeroo#
soprano, winds and piano
MAHLER, G Four Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds
MENDELSSOHN, F Midsummer Nights Dream (excerpts)
(arr Paul Dean) 2 sopranos, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano and children’s choir (& narrator optional)
MOZART, W. A. Ch’io mi scordi di te? K 505
(arr. Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds

Al Desio di chi t’adora K557
Vado ma dove?
Un moto di gioia
(arr. Kevin Power) soprano, piano and winds

Alma grande il nobil core K578
Nehmt meinen Dank K383
Voi che sapete
(arr. Paul Dean) soprano and winds
O’BOYLE, SEAN Tyalgum Pictures#
soprano, piano and winds
POULENC, F Babar the Elephant
piano and narrator

Fiancailles pour rire
soprano and piano
Arr POWER, KEVIN Song for Australia (medley of Australian Folk Songs)
soprano, piano, winds and children’s choir
RAVEL, M Five Greek Songs
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds

Scheherazade
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, piano and winds

Scheherazade (Version 2)
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, piano and wind quintet
ROREM, N Ariel
soprano, clarinet and piano
SCHONBERG, A Cabaret Songs
soprano and piano
SCHUBERT, F Auf dem Strom
soprano, horn and piano

Ich schleiche bang und still
soprano, clarinet and piano

The Shepherd on the Rock
soprano, clarinet and piano
STANHOPE, P Songs of the Shadowland#
soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
SPOHR, L Ich bin allein
soprano, clarinet and piano

Six German Songs Op.103
soprano, clarinet and piano
STRAUSS, R Das Alphorn
soprano, horn and piano

Du meines herzens Krönelein Op 21, 2
Mein Herz ist stumm Op 19, 6
Schlagende Herzen Op 29, 2
soprano and piano
STRAWINSKY, I Pastorale
soprano and winds
SUTHERLAND, M The Gentle Water Bird
soprano, oboe and piano

The Orange Tree
soprano, clarinet and piano
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R Three Vocalises
soprano and clarinet
VIVALDI, A Cantata da Camera RV 680 Lungi dal Vago Volto
soprano, oboe and continuo
Works for wind and piano
BACH, C.P.E Six Sonatas
clarinet, bassoon and piano
BEETHOVEN, L. van Quintet in Eb major Op. 16
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Rondo in B flat WoO6
(Arr. Kevin Power) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Quartet (after Trio Op 38 after Septet)
(Arr. Paul Dean) piano, clarinet, horn and bassoon
BERWALD, F Quartet in E flat
piano, clarinet, horn and bassoon
BRAHMS, J Variations on a theme of Haydn
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
DANZI, F Quintet in D minor Op. 41
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
DRING, M Trio
oboe, bassoon and piano (or harpsichord)
FRANCAIX, J Trio
oboe, bassoon and piano
GLINKA, M Trio Pathetique in Dminor
clarinet, bassoon and piano
HINDEMITH, P Sonata for horn and piano
Sonata for clarinet and piano
HEAD, M Trio
oboe, bassoon and piano
KERRY, GORDON A Kind of Radiant Darkness#
narrator, piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Cold Pastorale#
oboe, bassoon and piano
MAGEAU, M Ragtime Remembered#
oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
MENDELSSOHN, F Concertpiece Nos 1 & 2
clarinet, bassoon and piano
MILLS, R Four Dances from “Snugglepot and Cuddlepie”
(Arr. Kevin Power) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
MOZART, W.A. Quintet in Eb major K 452
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Quintet in Bb major K 452a (fragment)
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Piano Concert No 11 in F major K413
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Piano Concert No 12 in A major K414
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Piano Concerto No 13 in C Major K415
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Piano Concerto No 15 in B flat K450
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, horn, clarinet and bassoon

Don Giovanni: Overture
(arr Kevin Power) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
MOUSSORGSKY, M Pictures at an Exhibition
(arr. Peter Luff) piano, oboe (+Cor Anglais), clarinet (+bass + E flat), horn and bassoon (+Contra)
PAUER, E Quintet in F major
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
PLEYEL, I Quintet in C major
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
POULENC, F Trio
oboe, bassoon and piano

Sextet
piano and wind quintet

Sonata for clarinet and piano
Elegy for horn and piano
PREVIN, A Trio
oboe, bassoon and piano
PROKOFIEV, S Seven pieces from Romeo and Juliet
(arr. Kevin Power and Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
RAVEL, M Pavane pour une infante defunte
(arr. Peter Luff) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Le Tombeau de Couperin
(arr Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
RAWSTHORNE, A Quintet
piano and winds
REINECKE, C Trio in A minor, Op.188
oboe, horn and piano

Trio in Bb major, Op.274
clarinet, horn and piano
ROCHBERG, G Trio
clarinet, horn and piano
ROSSINI, G Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture
(arr Peter Luff) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
STANHOPE, PAUL Morning Star II#
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon

Four Bagatelles#
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
STRAUSS, J Perpetuum Mobile
(arr. Paul Dean) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
SCHMITT, F A Tour d’anches Op. 97
oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano
SCULTHORPE, P Songs of Sea and Sky
clarinet and piano

Tabuh Tabuhan
wind quintet and percussion
SUTHERLAND, M Sonata for clarinet and piano
Sonatina for oboe and piano
WEBER, C M von Der Freischütz: Overture
(arr Peter Luff) piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
WHITEHEAD, G Quintet#
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
WITT, F Quintet in E flat major
piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Works with Choir
GRIEG, E Peer Gynt (excerpts)
(arr Paul Dean) soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, viola, piano
and SATB choir (optional)
MENDELSSOHN, F Midsummer Nights Dream (excerpts)
(arr Paul Dean) 2 sopranos, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano
and children’s choir (& Narrator optional)
Arr POWER, KEVIN Songs of Australia (medley of Australian Folk Songs)
soprano, piano, winds and children’s choir
# Especially written for the SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS