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SONG OF THE BIRDS (2021)

Produced by Van Diemen’s Band this video was filmed on location at Spring Bay Mill on Tasmania’s East Coast in partnership with Mac40 Media and Ignite Digi Australia and assisted through Arts Tasmania and Screen Tasmania.

Van Diemen's Band (2025)

Symphoniae Sacrae

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Confetibor Tibi Domine à 13

A. Gabrieli (c. 1532-1585) Confetibor Tibi Domine à 13 (Venice 1565)

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Ave Maris Stella

F. Cavalli (1602-1676) Ave Maris Stella (Hymno) from Musiche Sacre Concernenti (Venice 1656)

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Van Diemen's Fiddles (2025)

SIRENS

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Diurnality

Rachel Meyers (b. 1981), written for Van Diemen's Fiddles - SIRENS

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Perceived | Real

Quin Thomson (b. 1974), commissioned for Van Diemen's Fiddles - SIRENS

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Van Diemen's Band (2024)

Cloak & Dagger

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Pavan (The Funerals)

Anthony Holborne (1545-1602) Pavan The Funerals (1599)

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Broadside Ballads

Trad. arr. Donald Nicolson (b. 1979) - Broadside Ballads - A Coffin For King Charles: A Crown For Cromwell: A Pit For The People + A New Song (A Trimmer He will be/A Begging We Will Go) (2024)

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Van Diemen's Band (2023)

Borderlands

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Sonata Jucunda

Anonymous attr. H.I.F. Biber (1644-1704) Sonata Jucunda (Manuscript from the Kromêríž Collection, Czech Republic)

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Spirals

Donald Nicolson (b. 1979) Spirals (2022) - Commissioned by VDB

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Van Diemen's Band and Ensemble Kaboul (2023)

Where Everything is Music

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Ay Naynawâ

F.A Naynawaz (1935-1979) Ay Naynawâ arr. K. Arman (2023) feat. VDB and Ensemble Kaboul

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Gnossienne No. 1

Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) Gnossienne No. 1 arr. D. Nicolson (2023) feat. VDB and Ensemble Kaboul

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Van Diemen's Band and Lotte Betts-Dean (2023)

HEROINES

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Salve Regina

Alice Chance (b. 1994) Salve Regina (2022)

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La Pastorella

Francesca Caccini (1587-1645) - La Pastorella (1618)

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Van Diemen's Fiddles (2023)

Whispering Walls

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Prayer

Teri Young (b. 1991) Prayer arr. Van Diemen's Fiddles (2022)

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Aftermath

Emily Sheppard (b. 1993) Aftermath arr. Van Diemen's Fiddles (2022)

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Van Diemen's Band (2022) feat. Donald Nicolson (harpsichord)

Bach Concertos

Full concert available to stream on demand at ADCH

Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor - Allegro

JS Bach (1685-1750) Harpsichord Concerto in D minor Mvt.3, Allegro feat. Donald Nicolson (harpsichord) and VDB

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Van Diemen's Band (2022)

The Harmonic Inspiration

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Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor - Mvt 1: Allegro

A Vivaldi (1678-1741) Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 3 No. 6 - Mvt. 1 feat. Julia Fredersdorff (violin)

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Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor - Mvt 2: Largo

A Vivaldi (1678-1741) Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 3 No. 6 - Mvt. 2 feat. Julia Fredersdorff (violin)

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Van Diemen's Fiddles (2021)

Homeward

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Ave Generosa

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) arr. D. Nicolson (2020) feat. Van Diemen's Fiddles

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Balkan Medley

Balkan Medley arr. D. Nicolson (2020) feat. Van Diemen's Fiddles

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Van Diemen's Band (2021) feat. Luke Plumb (mandolin)

VDB & Luke Plumb

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To Yearn

L. Plumb (1980 - ) feat. Luke Plumb (mandolin)

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O virtus Sapientie

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) O virtus Sapientie feat. Luke Plumb (mandolin)

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Van Diemen's Band (2019) feat. Martin Gester (organ)

Handel Six Concerto Grossi

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Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 2

GF Handel (1685-1759) Concerto Grosso Opus 3 No. 2 in B Flat major

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Van Diemen's Band (2019) feat. Hana Blažíková (soprano) & Bruce Dickey (cornetto)

Breathtaking

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Mélena imí (Nigra sum)

Calliope Tsoupaki (1963 - ) Mélena imí (Nigra sum) feat. Hana Blažíková (soprano) and Bruce Dickey (cornetto)

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Marini - Sonata for 2 Violins

B Marini (1594-1663) - Sonata seconda a doi violini feat. Julia Fredersdorff & Lucinda Moon (violins)

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Van Diemen's Band (various years)

Lucky Dip

Ciacona

Biber (1644-1704) - Ciacona from Mensa Sonora pars III - Van Diemen's Band (2018)

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Lament for the Children

The Lament for the Children attr. Patrick McCrimmon arr. D. Nicolson. Dedicated to the students and families of Hillcrest Primary School - Van Diemen's Band Christmas Concert (2021)

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