Antarctica Suite

Antarctica Suite (1991) is a composition for orchestra and solo guitar by Nigel Westlake to accompany the IMAX film Antarctica.[1] The suite was commissioned by ABC for their 60th birthday. It was originally recorded by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with Tim Kain on guitar.[2] The suite is based on the score for the film which Westlake also composed. It is divided into four movements:

  • Movement I: Last Place on Earth
  • Movement II: Wooden Ships
  • Movement III: Penguin Ballet
  • Movement IV: Ice Core/Finale
For the composition by Vaughan Williams, see Sinfonia antartica.

Westlake's Antarctica Suite was voted number 29 in the 2011 Classic 100 Twentieth Century (ABC). In 2015 Antarctica Suite was voted number 36 in the Classic 100 Swoon (ABC).

References
  1. "Antarctica : suite for guitar & orchestra by Nigel Westlake : Work : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. Australia, National Film and Sound Archive of (2020-06-12). "Antarctica: Suite for Guitar and Orchestra by Nigel Westlake". www.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-06-12.


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