RECORD SLEEVE MOLLY MCGURK & GEOFFREY PARSONS
1988Record cover has the names: [MOLLY MCGURK & GEOFFREY PARSONS] printed in blue letters at the top. A painting of Molly McGurk's face is on the front of the cover, coloured in blues, blacks and browns. The painting is signed [Juniper/88].
On the back of the record cover is a photo of Geoffrey Parsons that is signed: [To the lovely / Molly, / with admiration / and affection / Geoffrey], and a photo of Robert Juniper who painted the cover design. At the top are the names: [Molly McGurk & Geoffrey Parsons]. The back cover also contains extensive information about Molly McGurk and Geoffrey Parsons' musical works, as well as information about Robert Juniper as a sculptor and an artist.
On the right-hand side of the back cover is the song list: [SIDE ONE / 1. Chevaux de Bois (Debussy) / 2, Green (Debussy) / 3. L'invitation au Voyage (Duparc) / 4. Chanson triste (Duparc) / 5. Phidyle (Duparc) / 6. Au pays ou se fair la Gueere (Duparc) / 7. Le Manoir de Rosemonde (Duparc) / SIDE TWO / 1. Clair de Lune (Faure') / 2. Fleur jette' (Faure') / 3. Chanson d'amour (Faure') / 4. Mai (Faure')/5. Sylvie (Faure') / 6. In the Silent Night (Rachmaninoff) / 7. Spring Waters (Rachmaninoff) / 8. The Lilacs (Rachmaninoff) / 9. To the children (Rachmaninoff) / 10. The Harvest of Sorrow (Rachmaninoff) / 11. Before My Window (Rachmaninoff) / MJ RECORDS / Recorded 1975 Producer Ray Irving Technical Operator Carl Akers/Recorded 1976 / Producer Michael Cole / Technical Operator Carl Akers / Both sides recorded in Basil Kirke Studio, ABC Perth ./ Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Funding assisted by the Geoffrey William Robinson / Bequest of The University of Western Australia].
Inside cardboard record sleeve is a C shaped plastic cover for the record.
Hannah 'Molly' McGurk was born in Armadale in 1929 and grew up at the family home on Prospect Road. She was a very musical child who learnt the piano. She was a regular competitor and winner of the state finals of the ABC's Concerto and Vocal Competition, first as a pianist and then as a solo singer in the 1940s. She also competed in other national singing competitions. She was in demand to perform in concert work, including a production of the Messiah.
In 1966, she was awarded the Churchill Fellowship and spent 12 months in England studying singing with Lucie Manen and Paul Hamberger. She recorded a couple of records with prominent accompanist Geoffrey Parsons.
Molly was also a well respected singing teacher with well known students Gregory Yurisich and Elisa Wilson.
This record was produced in 1988/89 by MJ Records from recordings done at the ABC studios in Perth in 1975 and 1976.
Details
Details
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Aesthetic: Cover by prominent Western Australian artist, Robert Juniper, with music sung by Molly McGurk.
Provenance: Owned by the McGurk family who listened to Molly's music.
Representativeness: Of Molly McGurk's skill as a soprano singer.
Historic: Molly McGurk was a well known and prominent soprano singer in Australia from the 1940s-80s. Cover by prominent Western Australian artist Robert Juniper. Music by prominent Australian accompanist Geoffrey Parsons.
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