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  Chapman Smith
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Raymond Chapman Smith

Born in Sydney in 1951, Raymond Chapman Smith has lived and worked in Adelaide since 1971.

Co-founder of the Firm, co-director and Firm composer since 1996.

Founder of the Acme New Music Co., an experimental composers' collective in Adelaide, co-director of Acme 1992-1995.

Founder and co-director of Notework, a composers' collective active in Adelaide, 1989-1991.

Member of David Ahern's AZ Music, Sydney, 1970.

Scores are available on request

Performances:

* First performance

PIANO

Bergseeklavier Teil I*	solo piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Jul 24th 2023
Nach der Natur	solo piano	Michael Ierace	piano	Oct 17th 2022
Der Inferner Park*	solo piano	Michael Ierace	piano	Oct 4th 2021
Fantasien	solo piano	Konstantin Shamray	piano	Sep 21st 2020
Kleinigkeiten*	solo piano	Yundi Yuan	piano	Aug 10th 2020
Litzlberg*	solo piano	Yundi Yuan	piano	Dec 9th 2019
Nachtländler	solo piano	Michael Ierace	piano	Oct 21st 2019
Rosenwind*	solo piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Sep 16th 2019
La chute des étoiles*	solo piano	Michael Ierace	piano	Dec 3rd 2018
Glasperlenklavier, Teil 2*	solo piano	Ashley Hribar	piano	Aug 21st 2017
Glasperlenklavier, Teil 1*	solo piano	Michael Ierace	piano	Jun 26th 2017
Sternenfall*	solo piano	Mekhla Kumar	piano	Oct 31st 2016
Akhmatova Park	solo piano	Konstantin Shamray	piano	Sep 12th 2016
Vorgesänge*	solo piano	Ashley Hribar	piano	Sep 21st 2015
Ischlklavier*	solo piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Jul 6th 2015
Winterklavier*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jul 21st 2014
Attersee Tanze*	solo piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Aug 8th 2014
Marienbadklavier*	solo piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Sep 22nd 2014
Untitled: Ultramarine	solo piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Aug 5th 2013
Herbstklavier*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Sep 2nd 2013
Nach der Natur	solo piano	Clemens Leske	piano	Oct 7th 2013
Over Your Cities Grass will Grow*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Nov 4th 2013
Abglanzbeladen*	solo piano	Stephen Whittington	piano	May 14th 2012
Atemkristall*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Sep 24th 2012
Nachtländler	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Aug 15th 2011
Partita*	solo piano	Kristian Chong	piano	Oct 10th 2011
Dichtungen*	solo piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Aug 9th 2010
Notenbuchlein*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Sep 6th 2010
Fantasien	solo piano	Kristian Chong	piano	Oct 11th 2010
Nach der Natur	solo piano	Antony Gray	piano	Aug 17th 2009
Traktat vom Licht II	solo piano	Kristian Chong	piano	Nov 2nd 2009
Nach der Natur*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jun 30th 2008
Nachtländler*	solo piano	Stefan Ammer	piano	Aug 4th 2008
Traktat vom Licht*	solo piano	Kristian Chong	piano	Sep 1st 2008
Traktat vom Licht II*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Oct 13th 2008
Fantasien*	solo piano	Misa Yamamoto	piano	Dec 1st 2008
Variations on a Minuet by Mozart*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Sep 25th 2006
Ländler	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	May 23rd 2005
Wie aus der Ferne*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jun 27th 2005
Sonata II (2004)*	solo piano	David Lockett	piano	Aug 23rd 2004
....after 'Tristia' (1997)	solo piano	Gabriella Smart	piano	Sep 27th 2004
Sonata No. IV*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Oct 25th 2004
Sonata III*	solo piano	Anna Goldsworthy	piano	Nov 30th 2004
In den Nachmittag Geflustert (Whispered in the Afternoon)*	solo piano	Antony Gray	piano	Jul 14th 2003
Nachschriften, Part One*"	solo piano	Anna Goldsworthy	piano	Oct 27th 2003
Nachschriften, Part Two*"	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Nov 17th 2003
Ländler*	solo piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	May 13th 2002
Mödling Dances (2002)*	solo piano	Stefan Ammer	piano	Jun 24th 2002
Ciclus*	solo piano	Anna Goldsworthy	piano	Oct 9th 2000
….after ‘Tristia’*	solo piano	Gabriella Smart	piano	Dec 10th 1997
Eight Preludes for Piano*	solo piano	Gabriella Smart	piano	Jul 15th 1996

PIANO AND STRINGS

Kistlerweg Fantasien*	piano and violin	Josh van Konkelenburg	piano	Sep 18th 2023
		Paris Netting	violin
Marienbad Intermezzi	piano and violin	Yundi Yuan	piano	Aug 14th 2023
		Thomas Marlin	cello
Piano Trio No. 4	piano trio	Michael Ierace	piano	Nov 15th 2021
		Alison Rainer	violin
		Thomas Marlin	cello
Serenata*	piano trio	Benaud Trio	with	Aug 13th 2018
		Benjamin Martin	piano
Marienbad Intermezzi*	piano and cello	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Aug 1st 2016
		Simon Cobcroft	cello
Untitled*	piano and violin	Leigh Harrold	piano	May 29th 2007
		James Cuddeford	violin
Piano Trio No. 4	piano trio	Settembrini Piano Trio		Summer 2006/2007
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Michael Milton	violin
		Cameron Waters	cello
Serenade	piano trio	Settembrini Piano Trio		Aug 6th 2007
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Lachlan Bramble	violin
		Cameron Waters	cello
Sonatina*	piano and violin	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jun 26th 2006
		Natsuko Yoshimoto	violin
Piano Trio no. 2	piano trio	Settembrini Piano Trio		Aug 21st 2006
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Michael Milton	violin
		Cameron Waters	cello
Serenade*	piano trio	Settembrini Piano Trio		Nov 15th 2004
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Michael Milton	violin
		Cameron Waters	cello
Piano Trio No. 4*	piano trio	Settembrini Piano Trio		Sep 16th 2002
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Michael Milton	violin
		Cameron Waters	cello
Piano Trio No.3 (2001)*	piano trio	Seraphim Trio		Jun 14th 2001
		Anna Goldsworthy	piano
		Helen Ayres	violin
		Timothy Nankervis	cello
Piano Trio No. 2 (1999)	piano trio	Seraphim Trio		Jun 15th 2001
		Anna Goldsworthy	piano
		Helen Ayres	violin
		Timothy Nankervis	cello
Piano Trio No. 3	piano trio	Seraphim Trio		Jul 30th 2001
		Anna Goldsworthy	piano
		Helen Ayres	violin
		Timothy Nankervis	cello
Piano Quartet*	piano quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 23rd 2000
		Margaret Blades	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
		Leigh Harrold	piano
Piano Trio*	piano trio	David Lockett	piano	Sep 1996
		Margaret Blades	violin
		Janis Laurs	cello

STRING ENSEMBLE

Divertimento for String Quartet	string quartet	Helen Ayres	violin	Nov 28th 2022
		Alison Rayner	violin
		Martin Alexander	viola
		Sharon Grigoryan	cello
Stelae for String Quartet*	string quartet	Helen Ayres	violin	Aug 23rd 2021
		Belinda Gehlert	violin
		Martin Alexander	viola
		Sharon Grigoryan	cello
Divertimento no. 6*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 5th 2015
		Michael Milton	violin
		Emma Perkins	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Divertimento no. 5*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Nov 3rd 2014
		Michael Milton	violin
		Emma Perkins	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Tre Ricercari	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 22nd 2012
		Michael Milton	violin
		Belinda Gehlert	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Divertimento no. 4*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Nov 7th 2011
		Lachlan Bramble	violin
		Michael Milton	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Divertimento	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Nov 30th 2009
		Michael Milton	violin
		Laclan Bramble	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Nachtländler*	solo double bass	Harley Gray	double bass	Jul 2nd 2007
Divertimento No. 2	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Mar 11th 2007
		Michael Milton	violin
		Hilary Bruer	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Divertimento No. 3*	string ensemble	Langbein String Quartet		Nov 20th 2006
		Michael Milton	violin
		Hilary Bruer	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
		with Harley Gray	double bass
Tre Ricercari*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 10th 2005
		Michael Milton	violin
		Hilary Bruer	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Divertimento No. 2*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Dec 13th 2004
		Michael Milton	violin
		Hilary Bruer	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
Notturno (2001)	string quintet	Langbein String Quartet		May 19th 2003
		Michael Milton	violin
		Minas Berberyan	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
		with Michael Robertson	viola
Divertimento*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Sep 22nd 2003
		Michael Milton	violin
		Minas Berberyan	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
String Trio No. 2*	string trio	Langbein String Quartet		Jul 22nd 2002
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
String Quartet No. 5*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 14th 2002
		Nicholas Milton	violin
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
String Quartet No. 3*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Jun 5th 2001
		Nicholas Milton	violin
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
String Quartet No. 4*	string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		Aug 27th 2001
		Nicholas Milton	violin
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
Notturno*	string quintet	Langbein String Quartet		Oct 22nd 2001
		Nicholas Milton	violin
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
		with Carolyn Mooz	viola
Sinfonia*	string orchestra	Nicholas Milton	conductor	Sep 25th 2000
		Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
string trio*	string trio	Margaret Blades	violin	May 24th 1999
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
Fantasia*	solo violin	Michael Milton	violin	Sep 26th 1999
Fantasia*	solo cello	Janis Laurs	cello	Sep 26th 1999
String Quartet No. 2*	string quartet	Nicholas Milton	violin	Jul 1998
		Michael Milton	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Janis Laurs	cello
Three Trios*	string trio	Margaret Blades	violin	May 27th 1996
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Jaqueline Curiel	cello
String Quartet*	string quartet	Michael Milton	violin	Dec 15th 1996
		Hilary Bruer-Jones	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Jaqueline Curiel	cello

VOCAL

Meergrün*	voice and piano	Yundi Yuan	piano	Sep 13th 2021
		Karina Bailey	soprano
Silver-wing*	voice and piano	Mark Sandon	piano	Jul 2nd 2018
		Bethany Hill	soprano
Little Book of Songs	voice and piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Dec 5th 2016
		Kate Macfarlane	soprano
		Robert Macfarlane	tenor
Little Book of Songs*	voice and piano	Marianna Grynchuk	piano	Nov 2nd 2015
		Emma Horwood	soprano
		Alexandra Bollard	soprano
Abendrote	voice and piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Oct 13th 2014
		Emma Horwood	soprano
Abendrote*	voice and piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jun 20th 2011
		Robert Macfarlane	tenor
In the Long Grass	voice and piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	May 31st 2010
		Greta Bradman	soprano
Hymns to the Night	voice and piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jul 30th 2009
		Greta Bradman	soprano
Hymns to the Night	voice and piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Jan 20th 2008
		Greta Bradman	soprano
Augenlied*	voice and piano	Leigh Harrold	piano	Sep 3rd 2007
		Greta Bradman	soprano
In the Long Grass	voice and piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Apr 4th 2005
		Emma Horwood	soprano
Hymns to the Night*	voice and piano	Jamie Cock	piano	Apr 4th 2005
		Emma Horwood	soprano
Three Songs of Faery*	vocal trio	Eve Vocal Trio		Jul 25th 2005
		Emma Horwood	soprano
		Greta Bradman	soprano
		Christie Anderson	mezzo soprano
Eve*	vocal trio	Eve Vocal Trio		Jul 25th 2005
		Emma Horwood	soprano
		Greta Bradman	soprano
		Christie Anderson	mezzo soprano
Chateau de Muzot	voice and string quartet	Langbein String Quartet		May 31st 2004
		Michael Milton	violin
		Minas Berberyan	violin
		Rosi McGowran	viola
		David Sharp	cello
		Emma Horwood	soprano
Im Grase*	voice and piano	Stefan Ammer	piano	Jun 9th 2003
		Emma Horwood	soprano
Sub Specie Aeternitatis*	vocal quartet	Ensemble Iona		Apr 8th 2002
		Emma Horwood	soprano
		Matthew Rutty	alto
		Ben Whittall	tenor
		Alan McKie	bass
Psalm*	vocal quartet	Ensemble Iona		Sep 18th 2001
		Emma Horwood	soprano
		Matthew Rutty	alto
		Ben Whittall	tenor
		Alan McKie	bass
Chateau de Muzot*	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
Fühlworten*	voice and piano	David Lockett	piano	May 1998
		Tessa Miller	soprano
...Aus Lichtzwang*	voice and piano	David Lockett	piano	Jun 4th 1997
		Tessa Miller	soprano
Abglanzbeladen*	voice and piano	Anna Goldsworthy	piano	Jul 15th 1996
		Tessa Miller	soprano

MIXED ENSEMBLE

Trio*	chamber ensemble	Kegelstatt Trio		May 22nd 2006
		Leigh Harrold	piano
		Anna Webb	viola
		Stephanie Wake-Dyster	clarinet
Trio for Oboe, Viola and Cello*		Juris Ezergailis	viola	Jul 17th 2000
		Cameron Waters	cello
		Peter Duggan	oboe
Trio for Oboe, Violin and Cello*		Nicholas Milton	violin	Jul 17th 2000
		Cameron Waters	cello
		Peter Duggan	oboe
Partita*	solo flute	Geoffry Collins	flute	Sep 26th 1999
Septet*	chamber ensemble	Nicholas Milton	conductor	Nov 15th 1999
		Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Symphony*	chamber orchestra	Nicholas Milton	conductor	Oct 20th 1997
		Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Clarinet Quintet*	clarinet quintet	Margaret Blades	violin	Nov 26th 1997
		Julia Brittain	violin
		Juris Ezergailis	viola
		Sarah Denbigh	cello
		David Sharp	cello
		David Sheppard	clarinet

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