Sun Fun and Other Disappointments

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Sun Fun and Other Disappointments

The music of Michael Easton

This compilation CD brings together the wide range of British/Australian composer Michael Easton’s compositional output (1981-1993) - ranging from solo piano and duo pianos to a flute sonata, a piccolo concerto, song cycles, and four songs from Easton’s one-woman show ‘Dorothy Parker Says’.

Performers:

Michael Easton · piano · tracks 7—9 and 26—29
Len Vorster · piano · all except tracks 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29
Kathleen Southall-Casey · soprano · tracks 5, 6 and 10—13
Richard Thurlby · flute · tracks 14—16
Ian Cousins · baritone · tracks 17—21
Rebecca Chambers · piano · track 22
Frederick Shade · piccolo · tracks 23—25
Brett Kelly · conductor · tracks 23—25
Academy of Melbourne · ensemble · tracks 23—25
Deidre Rubenstein · vocal · tracks 26—29

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Works:

Michael Easton:

Moods for Piano
Deux Chansons pour L'Arrière-Saison
Cocktail Suite
Sun Fun and other Disappointments
Flute Sonata
How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear
Conversations for Piano
Piccolo Concerto
Dorothy Parker Says

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Move Records CD
MCD657
Released July 2024