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Mao’s Last Dancer is released in USA cinemas from 20 August 2010.

Christopher Gordon AFI Music Award 2009

CG’s score for Mao’s Last Dancer took the Best Original Music Score category at the AFI Awards 2009 on 12 December 2009.

A video of CG’s acceptance speech can be viewed on the Interviews Page

The soundtrack album of Mao’s Last Dancer will be released in Australia and New Zealand on 16th October 2009 by Sony. The album contains all of the music CG composed for the film as well as his arrangements and performances of excerpts from three well known ballet classics highlighted in the movie. This rich and varied album features some of Australia’s most highly regarded classical musicians along with an ensemble of Sydney’s leading Chinese musicians.

The soundtrack album will be released in other territories as the film opens around the world.

Bruce Greenwood and Kyle MacLachlin

After being voted runner-up best film at the Toronto International Film Festival on the weekend Maos’ Last Dancer received its Australian Premiere this evening at the State Theatre in Sydney.

Mao’s Last Dancer will receive its world premiere in the the Special Presentation program and Daybreakers will receive its world premiere in the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The festival runs from 10th to 19th September 2009

Bruce Beresford will be presenting a Night at the Movies with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tom Woods at the Christchurch Town Hall on Friday 26 June 2009.

The concert will include the Mao’s Last Dancer Suite.

Details and booking here.

The Australian release date of Mao’s Last Dancer is 1st October 2009

Bruce Beresford will be presenting a Night at the Movies with the Queensland Orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei at the Brisbane City Hall Auditorium, 7pm Friday 1 May 2009.

The concert will include the world premiere of an 18 minute suite of CG’s music for Mao’s Last Dancer.

Details and booking here.

Mao’s Last Dancer Recording Session

CG was back in the studio on 1st March to record some additional music for Daybreakers.

He also recorded Night Is What Remains (for violin, violoncello and strings) which will be on the website in late April.

A four minute excerpt of the Horn Concerto was also recorded with Robert Johnson for later inclusion on HornConcerto.net.

The rest of the week was devoted to finalizing the editing and mixing of the soundtrack albums of both Daybreakers and Mao’s Last Dancer.