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*[[Wheel of the Year (Leanne Daharja Veitch)|''Wheel of the Year'']] ( [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/5/5e/VeitchWheeloftheYear.pdf {{pdf}}] ) | *[[Wheel of the Year (Leanne Daharja Veitch)|''Wheel of the Year'']] ( [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/5/5e/VeitchWheeloftheYear.pdf {{pdf}}] ) | ||
*''[[Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox (Leanne Daharja Veitch)|Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox]]'' ( [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/2/28/Mabon.pdf {{pdf}}] [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/e/ec/Mabon.mid {{mid}}] ) | *''[[Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox (Leanne Daharja Veitch)|Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox]]'' ( [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/2/28/Mabon.pdf {{pdf}}] [{{SERVER}}/wiki/images/e/ec/Mabon.mid {{mid}}] ) | ||
*''[[The Chocolate Song (Michael Winikoff)|The Chocolate Song]]'' ( [{{filepath:Ch-rocs.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Ch-rocs.mid}} {{mid}}] | *''[[The Chocolate Song (Michael Winikoff)|The Chocolate Song]]'' ( [{{filepath:Ch-rocs.pdf}} {{pdf}}] [{{filepath:Ch-rocs.mid}} {{mid}}] ) | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 7 August 2010
Life
Born: 1970
Biography
Leanne Daharja Veitch was born in South Australia, and apart from a few months free tuition with the local primary school on the violin, did not receive any music training. Despite this setback, music was always an important part of her life, and she was a keen listener and had a keen interest in various forms and styles of music - in particular folk, country, and medieval.
Formative years were spent in Hong Kong (1981-1984), after which she returned to South Australia. She finally began to sing with choirs in her mid twenties, after being "talent spotted" singing in the shower at a friend's house, and sang in Australian University choirs associated with the Intervarsity movement for over a decade.
2008 brought a family migration to Dunedin, New Zealand, and she currently sings in St. Paul's Cathedral Choir (Dunedin) and City of Dunedin Choir.
Goals as a composer
Her goals as a composer are to write music that is beautiful, as well as being straightforward to perform, and to write music that is freely accessible and available to all.
Choral Works
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- Crescent Moon (
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- Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox ( )
- The Chocolate Song ( )
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"The Wheel Of The Year"
Veitch's first composition (The Wheel Of The Year) met with unexpected success and acclaim, and has now been performed nearly 100 times across the globe (including Australia, the United States, Germany, Canada, Brazil and England). The response has been very positive, and this piece prompted requests from around the world to write more. Popular movements include "Yule" and "Beltane", and the penultimate movement "Mabon: Song of the Autumn Equinox" has now been released as a separate work, also available on CPDL.
The Wheel Of The Year can be performed in its entirety or as individual movements, depending on the time of year, and the needs of the occasion. Some of the individual movements have found their way into the mainstream Australian Pagan community, and are now performed regularly at Circles and private and public gatherings at festivals such as Yule and Midsummer.
"Crescent Moon"
Veitch's second composition (Crescent Moon) was picked up by an Israeli composer within weeks of its premiere performance (in which it won second place in the RMIT Occasional Choral Society Composition Competition), who has written variations on the piece.
The piece has been performed in Australia, New Zealand, and Israel, and has received requests and interests for performance and workshopping in the USA. It is scheduled for further performance in Mexico in mid-2010.
Other works
Other works by the composer include:
- A small choir a capella piece, called "I Will Grow A Garden". It is based on her experiences with permaculture, her efforts to come to terms with and make peace with the earth, and our struggle to learn to live sustainably and peaceably with the land in an honourable and respectful way. The piece is set for SSATB, with piano reduction for rehearsal purposes. This piece may be released onto CPDL in the near future.
- A small choir a capella piece, called "Mona Lisa", based on an original poem by the composer. This is set for SATB, with piano reduction for rehearsal purposes. This same original poem has recently been set to music by Michael Winikoff, and is available for performance by contacting that composer.
The above pieces are not available freely, although she is considering making them available on CPDL in the near future.
Works in progress
Veitch is currently working on a series of new Christmas carols, with original text. She is also working on an Easter piece, called The Sun King, with original text.
Updates on the progress of her works can be found on her Blog, http://thechorister.blogspot.com.
A Request from the Composer:
Feel free to print and sing these pieces, but please let me know if you perform them, and I would appreciate a copy of any recordings made.