John Polglase
Born in Adelaide in 1959, John Polglase lives and works in Adelaide.
Founding member of the Firm; co-director and Firm composer from 1996-2004.
Member of Notework, a composers' collective active in Adelaide, 1989-1991.
Performances:
* First performance
PIANO
| Variations on a Czech Folksong 'Andulko' | solo piano | Konstantin Shamray | piano | Sep 21st 2020 |
| 8 Bagatelles* | solo piano | Stefan Ammer | piano | Jul 19th 2004 |
| Totentanz (Dance of Death) (1992) | solo piano | Gabriella Smart | piano | Sep 27th 2004 |
| Three Laments* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Oct 25th 2004 |
| Preludes and Sonatas 1-3* | solo piano | Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Oct 27th 2003 |
| Preludes and Sonatas 4 and 5* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Nov 17th 2003 |
| Preludes and Sonatas 6* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Nov 17th 2003 |
| Quiet This Metal | solo piano | Gabriella Smart | piano | Dec 10th 1997 |
PIANO AND STRINGS
| Trio No. 4* | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Sep 16th 2002 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Phantasie (2001)* | piano trio | Seraphim Trio | Jun 14th 2001 | |
| Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Jun 15th 2001 | ||
| Helen Ayres | violin | Jul 30th 2001 | ||
| Timothy Nankervis | cello | |||
| Quartet for violin viola cello and piano* | piano quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 23rd 2000 | |
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| with Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Nicholas Milton | conductor | |||
| Trio no. 3* | piano trio | Gabriella Smart | piano | May 24th 1999 |
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello |
STRING ENSEMBLE
| String Quartet No. 4* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | May 31st 2004 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Minas Berberyan | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| Toccata from String Quartet No. 4* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Sep 22nd 2003 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Minas Berberyan | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| from String Quartet No. 3* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 14th 2002 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Seven Bagatelles for String Quartet* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Jun 5th 2001 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Two Movements for String Quartet* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 22nd 2001 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Concertino for Strings* | string orchestra | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Sep 25th 2000 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Ab tenebrae ad lucem* | solo cello | Janis Laurs | cello | Sep 26th 1999 |
| Variations* | solo viola | Juris Ezergailis | viola | Sep 26th 1999 |
| from String Quartet 2* | string quartet | Nicholas Milton | violin | Jul 1998 |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Janis Laurs | cello | |||
| Three Pieces for String Quartet* | string quartet | Michael Milton | violin | Dec 15th 1996 |
| Hilary Bruer-Jones | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Jaqueline Curiel | cello | |||
| Solo Viola* | solo viola | Juris Ezergailis | viola | May 27th 1996 |
VOCAL
| Auden Songs* | voice and string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Aug 21st 2000 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Tessa Miller | soprano | |||
| The Songs* | voice and piano | David Lockett | piano | May 1998 |
| Tessa Miller | soprano |
MIXED ENSEMBLE
| Trio no. 6* | Settembrini Piano Trio | Nov 15th 2004 | ||
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Sarah Galbraith | French horn | |||
| Trio No 2* | Juris Ezergailis | viola | Jul 17th 2000 | |
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Haig Burnell | clarinets | |||
| Septet* | septet | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Nov 15th 1999 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Dectet in A flat - Chamber Symphony* | chamber orchestra | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Oct 20th 1997 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra |
