
OLIVIA SWIFT
Composer/Conductor
Vocal Works
Choral Works
8-part SSAATTBB
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Madrigals of Nature
Movements: Stars; The Leaves Drop Down; Sleepless; Beware; Dew; Autumn Sadness.
Notes: Stars and Sleepless were promoted alongside Motion Madrigals in a Kompactus post. Facebook
6-part SMATBarB
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The Siren’s Call
4-part SATB
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Motion Madrigals
Movements: Whisk!; The Spinning Wheel; The Dancer and The Runner; The Lost Bells.
First performed by Kompactus, Wesley Music Centre, Canberra (per ensemble post and video). Year approx. 2018, tbc. YouTubeFacebook -
The Soldier’s Grave
Text: poem on an American Civil War grave.
Recent performance: Canberra Community Chorale concert reviewed March 2025. Canberra CityNewsorianachorale.com -
Snow — SATB. Text: Edward Thomas.
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Disappear — SATB
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Silver Bells and Tin Foil — SATB. Text: Vachel Lindsay.
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The Snail King — SATB
Treble choir + piano
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The Day is Dead — SA + piano.
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To Kay — SA + piano.
Multi-choir
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Adventure Awaits — SATB + SA children’s treble.
Solo Voice
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On Death — Soprano + piano. Text: John Keats.
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In a Chair — Baritone + piano. Text: J. C. Squire.
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Two Blake Songs — Mezzo-soprano + cello: The Tiger; A Grain of Sand.