IAN SHANAHAN Research Activities for 1998

1. PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES.

1.1 Sole Compositions

a. Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1991/1998) for solo (amplified) alto flute. Duration: c.9
minutes. Completed 31 August 1998. Published by the Australian Music Centre.
Commissioned by Laura Chislett.

10 points

1.2 Sole Performances

a. Ian Shanahan (soprano and tenor recorders), gave a recital during INFINITY and the MIND II:
Arts and Astronomy Exhibition, on May 6, 1998, at the Sydney Cove Authority Gallery, The
Rocks, Sydney. The works I performed were:
Ian Shanahan: Zodiac: Crystal Orbit Improvisations (1996) [version] for soprano recorder
and tape.
Ros Bandt: Meditation (1976) for solo tenor recorder.

2 points

1.3 Performances of my Sole Compositions

a. The following composition of mine was performed during a Lunchtime Concert held at the Great
Hall, University of Sydney, on May 27, 1998:
Ian Shanahan: Solar Dust: Orbits and Spirals (1988) for solo mandolin [Antony Darvill].

0 points

b. The following (sole) compositions of mine were performed during the Ninth Sydney Spring
International Festival of New Music, held at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre,
Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, during September 1998:
Ian Shanahan: Echoes/Fantasies (1984) for bass clarinet [Sue Newsome], vibraphone(s)
[Claire Edwardes], and tubular bells [Timothy Paillas], on Friday, 18 September
1998.
Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1998) for solo (amplified) alto flute [Kathleen
Gallagher], on Saturday, 26 September 1998. World Premiere Performance

2 points

1.4 Sole Compositions and Performances released on Compact Disc

a. Compact Disc: Solar Dust. Broad Music Records Jade JAD CD 1080.
Ian Shanahan: Arcturus Timespace (1987), Stephen Morey (mandolin, percussion).
Ian Shanahan: Solar Dust: Orbits and Spirals (1988), Paul Hooper (mandolin).
Ian Shanahan: 153 Infinities (1996), Tamara Anna Cislowska (piano) and the Sprung
Percussion Ensemble (6 percussion).
A performance by Ian Shanahan (soprano recorder) has been recorded on the Compact
Disc: Solar Dust. Broad Music Records Jade JAD CD 1080.
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 Gary Monger: Gecko (1998), Ian Shanahan (soprano recorder).
Released in Australia, the U.S.A. and Europe through EMI, November 1998.

5 points

1.5 Participation in a Performance

a. Ian Shanahan (soprano recorder), participated in a performance during a Live National

Broadcast on ABC Classic FM from Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Harris Street,
Ultimo, Sydney, as part of the weekly radio programme New Music Australia (hosted by
John Crawford), on Wednesday, 23 September 1998 at 9.30 pm. The work I performed,
with the ensemble austraLYSIS, was one of my own (sole) compositions:
Ian Shanahan: Zodiac: Crystal Orbit Improvisations (1996) for soprano recorder [Ian
Shanahan], MIDI wind instrument (Yamaha WX7) [Sandy Evans], and keyboard
synthesizer (Yamaha DX7) [Roger Dean].

2 points

1.6 Articles in Journals: (b) Unrefereed Journal

a. Ian Shanahan: Black Intelligence, Mat Plus Vol.2 No.16 pp.154155, Winter 1997
[Published November 1998].

0 points

2. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCES (International Conferences).

a. Ian Shanahan attended the [Tru] Takemitsu Symposium & Tribute Concert, hosted by the
Department of Music, University of Sydney. This event was held on Sunday February 22,
1998 (10.00 am onwards), at The Old Darlington School, University of Sydney and at the
Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale.

0 points

b. Ian Shanahan attended the 1998 Spring Academy of New Music (an international conference
held under the auspices of the Ninth Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music),
29 September 1998, at The Old Darlington School, University of Sydney.

0 points

3. REVIEWS OF THE WORK OF STAFF.

a. Concert Review (including discussion of Ian Shanahans latest composition Dimensiones

Paradisi and its World Premiere performance) by Gordon Kerry: Program scores well
with melodies, The Sydney Morning Herald p.13, 28 September 1998.

0 points

b. Review Article (including discussion of Ian Shanahans latest composition Dimensiones

Paradisi and its World Premiere performance) by Murray Robertson: Ninth Sydney
Spring (An Overview), and the Marienberg Awards, Bravo! Review Vol.1 No.3 p.13,
October 1998.

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4. RADIO APPEARANCES.

a. Personal Interview of Ian Shanahan by Michael Lonsdale, on the radio programme The More
You Learn..., Saturday, 4 July 1998 (9.10 am), Radio Northern Beaches (Community Radio,
93.7 MHz). Topic: (Tertiary) Education in Australia in the 1990s.

0 points

5. AWARDS TO STAFF.

a. The Executive Committee of the Fellowship of Australian Composers has awarded Ian
Shanahan Life Membership of the Fellowship of Australian Composers.

0 points

b. For the second successive year, a jury of distinguished musicians has awarded Ian Shanahan the
1998 Marienberg Sydney Spring Award for Composition, for the most outstanding original
Australian composition (Shanahans piece Dimensiones Paradisi) performed during the
Ninth Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1998).

0 points

c. Two compositions by Ian Shanahan, [p]s(t)ellor/mneme and 153 Infinities, were nominated by
a NSW committee for the 1998 Sounds Australian National Award, for the best
composition by an Australian Composer performed during 1997.

0 points

6. MEDIA COVERAGE.

a. The following compositions by Ian Shanahan were featured during the weekly national radio
programme New Music Australia (hosted by John Crawford) on ABC Classic FM,
broadcast on Wednesdays at 9.30 pm:
Ian Shanahan: Echoes/Fantasies (1984) for bass clarinet, vibraphone(s), and tubular bells,
broadcast on Wednesday, 30 September 1998.
Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1998) for solo (amplified) alto flute, broadcast on
Wednesday, 7 October 1998.

0 points

7. SPECIAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES (Undergraduate Students).

a. Under the direction of Ian Shanahan, four undergraduate students from the Music Department
at UWS Nepean have recently had their performance of Robert Allworths composition The
Ascension (1993) for recorder consort recorded and published on the Compact Disc Music
for a Champagne Breakfast (Volume 2) (Jade JADCD 1075, released during January 1998).
The students are: Amy Moon (soprano recorder), Christopher Wilson (alto recorder),
Christine Wheeler (tenor recorder), and Hasan Shanal (bass recorder). Ian Shanahan
produced this recording, while another undergraduate student from the Music Department,
Angelo Fraietta, was responsible for sound engineering and digital editing.

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TOTAL POINTS FOR 1998 = 21

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 IAN SHANAHAN Research Activities for 1999

1. PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES.

1.1 Performances of my Sole Compositions

a. The following (sole) composition of mine was performed during the Tenth Australian Flute
Convention, held at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Southbank Complex,
Brisbane, on 31 March, 1999:
Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1998) for solo alto flute [Kathleen Gallagher].

0 points {counted already in 1998}

b. The following compositions were performed during the Tenth Sydney Spring International
Festival of New Music, in a concert held by the ensemble austraLYSIS at The Studio,
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, on 2 September 1999:
Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1991/1998), for solo (amplified) alto flute
[Kathleen Gallagher].
Ian Shanahan: Lines of Light: Seven Improvisations on (1991/1993), for
amplified recorders [Ian Shanahan], two Yamaha DX7 keyboard synthesizers
[Roger Dean], and metallic percussion instruments [Daryl Pratt and Richard
Gleeson].
Ian Shanahan: Zodiac: Crystal Orbit Improvisations (1996), a mandalicon for amplified
soprano recorder [Ian Shanahan], MIDI wind instrument [Sandy Evans],
keyboard synthesizer [Roger Dean], and optional realtime computer control
[MAX patch].
Ian Shanahan: Cycles of Vega (19881991), for eflat clarinet [Peter Jenkin], and
percussion [Daryl Pratt and Richard Gleeson].
austraLYSIS: Free Improvisation (1999) for amplified bass recorder [Ian Shanahan],
soprano saxophone [Sandy Evans], keyboard synthesizer (Yamaha DX7) [Roger
Dean], and percussion [Daryl Pratt].

10 points

1.2 Sole Compositions and Performances released on Compact Disc

a. Compact Disc: The Original Music for a Champagne Breakfast [New Digital Master]. Broad
Music Records Jade JAD CD 1085.
Ian Shanahan: Pastels (1988), Roslyn Dunlop (clarinet in A).
Released in Australia, July 1999.

2 points

b. Compact Disc: Fray. Broad Music Records Jade JAD CD 1086.

Ian Shanahan: Five tudes (19881991), Ian Shanahan (recorders).
Released in Australia, July 1999.

2 points

c. Compact Disc: Shoalhaven Suite. Broad Music Records Jade JAD CD 1087; CD booklet:
compiled and edited by Ian Shanahan.
Ian Shanahan: Cycles of Vega (19881991), Roslyn Dunlop (eflat clarinet), Daryl Pratt
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 and Tony Cowdroy (percussion).
Released in Australia, the U.S.A. and Europe through EMI, December 1999.

3 points

1.3 Articles in Journals: (b) Unrefereed Journal

a. Ian Shanahan: Letter to the Editor, Sagacity Magazine No.5 (1999) p.13, September 1999.

0 points

b. Ian Shanahan: Letter to the Editor, Australian Music Centre Update No.112 p.11, October
November 1999.

0 points

2. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCES (International Conferences).

a. Ian Shanahan attended the Tenth Australian Flute Convention, held at the Queensland
Conservatorium of Music, Southbank Complex, Brisbane, on 31 March 3 April 1999.

0 points

3. REVIEWS OF THE WORK OF STAFF.

a. Concert Review by John Potts: Forces and spirits: 20th century music, RealTime No.33 p.33,
OctoberNovember 1999.

0 points

4. MEDIA COVERAGE.

a. The following compositions by Ian Shanahan were featured during an ABC Classic FM
national broadcast on Monday 20 September 1999 at 8.00 pm:
Ian Shanahan: Dimensiones Paradisi (1991/1998), for solo alto flute.
Ian Shanahan: Lines of Light: Seven Improvisations on (1991/1993), for
amplified recorders, two Yamaha DX7 keyboard synthesizers, and metallic
percussion instruments.
Ian Shanahan: Zodiac: Crystal Orbit Improvisations (1996), a mandalicon for amplified
soprano recorder, MIDI wind instrument, keyboard synthesizer, and optional real
time computer control [MAX patch].
Ian Shanahan: Cycles of Vega (19881991), for eflat clarinet and percussion.

0 points

TOTAL POINTS FOR 1999 = 17

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 IAN SHANAHAN Research Activities for 2000

1. PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES.

1.1 Sole Compositions and Performances released on Compact Disc

a. Compact Disc: Echoes/Fantasies, Broad Music Records Jade JADCD1088; CD booklet:

compiled and edited by Ian Shanahan.
Ian Shanahan: Echoes/Fantasies (1984), Nigel Westlake (bass clarinet) and Michael
Askill (vibraphone, tubular bells) [previously unreleased recording].
Ian Shanahan: SineBirds : Feral Abacus (1981), for tape.
Ian Shanahan: Five tudes (19881991), Ian Shanahan (recorders).
Released in Australia, March 2000.

3 points

b. Compact Disc: The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, Vox Australis VAST0282.
Colin Bright: The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior (19931999) [one-act opera], Ian
Shanahan (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders), Margery Smith
(clarinet, bass clarinet), Daryl Pratt (percussion), Roger Dean and Stephanie
McCallum (keyboard synthesizers), Elizabeth Jones (violin), Maxim Bibeau (bass
guitar, contrabass), Ruth Kilpatrick and Nicole Thomson (sopranos), Jo Burton
(alto), Paul McMahon (tenor), Mark Donnelly (baritone), and Clive Birch (bass).
Released in Australia by the Australian Music Centre, August 2000.

5 points

c. Compact Disc: Hammock Blues, Jude Handel Records JH001.

Jude Handel: Hammock Blues (2000), Ian Shanahan (soprano, tenor and bass recorders),
Ian Pritchett (sitar), and Jude Handel (vocals, piano).
Released in Australia, August 2000.

2 points

d. Compact Disc: Dulcie Holland and Friends, Broad Music Records Jade JADCD1089.
Ian Shanahan: Dysfunctional Habaera (1990), Ian Shanahan (alto recorder).
Released in Australia, October 2000.

0 points {re-release}

1.2 Articles in Journals: (b) Refereed Journal with Editorial Board

a. Ian Shanahan: Professor Peter Platt, AM (19242000) [Obituary], The Consort: The Journal
of the Dolmetsch Foundation Vol.56, Summer 2000, pp.6263.

2 points

1.3 Articles in Journals: (b) Unrefereed Journal

a. Ian Shanahan: Tries and their Refutations in the Two-Mover: A Solvers Perspective, The
Problemist Vol.17 No.12, November 2000, pp.503504.

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2. REVIEWS OF THE WORK OF STAFF.

a. Compact Disc Review by Rita Crews: Sneak Preview: Shoalhaven Suite, The Studio:
Quarterly Magazine of the Music Teachers Association of NSW Vol.6 No.1, February 2000,
pp.4748.

0 points

b. Compact Disc Review by Johanna Selleck: Solar Dust: Music of Australian Composers,
Australian Music Teacher Magazine Vol.7 No.5, JanuaryFebruary 2000, pp.6667.

0 points

TOTAL POINTS FOR 2000 = 12

TOTAL POINTS for the TRIENNIUM 19982000 = 50

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