Aurora Australis

Description

• Composer: Martyn Hancock
• Publisher: Brolga Music Publishing

Aurora Australis, the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to the famous Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), is a descriptive work portraying the colourful night sky light display visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia.

The work depicts this wonderful glowing sky phenomenon as it subtly grows from nothing into a large energetic geomagnetic storm, emitting contrasting shapes and colours in the night sky, before gently fading away as the night comes to an end.

Listen to Recording

Performance by the Royal Australian Navy Band on the CD Spirit of Place, conductor Lieutenant Commander Steven Stanke. This recording and others from the CD can be heard at: http://www.navy.gov.au/about/our-people/navy-band/spirit-place

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