A celebration of heroes, ancestors and myth: the ones with blood of stone. We find them as national heroes, our own ancestors, religious figures, or in mythical characters of the ancient past that live on in stories.
Trad. Tibetan, arr. Choegyal & Hamilton: Tayatha (Heart Sutra)*
Gordon Hamilton: Priepriggie
Daniel Walker: Sky Song
Nicholas Ng: Sister, Sister*
Stephen Leek: Out of Time*
Stephen Leek: Uluru
Stephen Leek: Wirindji
Chris Williams: Paean*
Nigel Butterley: Beni Avshalom
Gerardo Dirie: Esik esö
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson: Heyr Himna, Smiður
Gordon Hamilton: Under the Shadow of Kiley's Hill
Stephen Leek: Waltzing Matilda
Gordon Hamilton: Brave Ned Kelly
Trad. Australian, arr. Hamilton: The Shores of Botany Bay
Franz Beibl: Ave Maria
* commissioned for this program.