RECORD - MOLLY MCGURK & GEOFFREY PARSONS
1988 - 1989Black vinyl 33' record with a gold-coloured paper circle around a central hole. Information regarding music on record is printed on the gold-coloured paper circle, that reads: [ Molly McGurk & / Geoffrey Parsons / MJ RECORDS / 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 Guerre (Duparc) / 7. Le Manoir de Rosemonde (Duparc) / SIDE ONE / MJ 001 / MX300683 / Soprano: Molly McGruk / Accompanist: Geoffrey Parsons / Funding assisted by the Geoffrey William Robinson / Bequest of the University of Western Australia. / Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. / All rights of the manufacturer and / of the owner of the recorded / work reserved. Unauthorised / public performance, / broadcasting and / copying of / the record / prohibited. ]
On the rear of the record, information on the gold-coloured paper circle reads: [Molly McGurk & / Geoffrey Parsons / MJ RECORDS / 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) / SIDE TWO MJ 001 / MX300684 / 10. The harvest of sorrow (Rachmaninoff) / 11. Before my window (Rachmaninoff) / Soprano: Molly McGurk / Accompanist: Geoffrey Parsons / Funding assisted by the Geoffrey William Robinson / Bequest of the University of Western Australia. / Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. / All rights of the manufacturer and / of the owner of the recorded / work reserved. Unauthorised / public performance, / broadcasting and / copying of / the record / prohibited. ]
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 and 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. 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
[MJ RECORDS]
HIGH
Aesthetic: Cover by prominent Western Australian artist Robert Juniper and 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 WA and Australia from the 1940s-80s. Cover by prominent Western Australian and Australian artist Robert Juniper. Music by prominent Australian accompanist Geoffrey Parsons.
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