Piano

Composer's Note Huge Earth was conceived back in 2003 as a three-movement work scored for massed choirs, orchestra, pipe organ and soloists. Commissioned by St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney, Australia, it received its world premiere performance at Sydney Town Hall on 26th June, 2003. (To read more about the original work, click here...) In 2013, at [...]

Composer's Note Flight of Fancy (for Bb clarinet & piano) comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so. The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such as angular melodic lines played [...]

Composer's Note Flight of Fancy (for oboe & piano) comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so. The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such as angular melodic lines played in [...]

Sound byte Composer's Note Flight of Fancy (for flute & piano) comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so. The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such as [...]

Sound byte Composer's Note Flight of Fancy (for alto saxophone & piano) comprises three sections, each lasting about a minute or so. The first section kicks off in an energetic and cheerful way with the bright upper registers of both instruments at play. Also evident in the opening section are ideas such [...]

Composer's Note Flying Colours made its first appearance as a concerto for alto saxophone and concert band. Conducted by Captain Brian O. Walden, the work received its world premiere performance on 7th January, 2011 at the 34th International Saxophone Symposium, Washington DC, USA, with Barry Cockcroft as featured soloist with the United States [...]

Sound Byte Soundbyte: ProjectKoor (The Netherlands), directed by Paul Gieles. Composer's Note Night (for SATB choir, percussion, piano and didgeridoo in C) is a setting of an extraordinary poem by the Australian poet Judith Wright (1915–2000). (To read about the original 2005 version of the score with handbells, click here). In [...]

Latest performances TUESDAY 29 MAY 2018 (6:30PM) Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone & piano) Performers: HD Duo (Michael Duke, soprano saxophone; David Howie, piano). Program: “Australian Thais” – New music from Australia and Thailand, including composers Gerard Brophy, Saksri Pang Vongtaradon, Matthew Orlovich, Denny Euprasert, Elizabeth Younan, Narongrit Dharmabutra and Tim Dargaville. Venue: Recital Hall West, [...]

Upcoming Performance SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2018 (2:30PM) Performers: The Geelong Chorale, directed by Allister Cox. Program: “In Remembrance”: A concert to acknowledge the centenary of the WW1 Armistice and to commemorate the sacrifice made by many in all wars. Featuring works by T. Dubois (Messe de la Délivrance), E. Elgar (For the Fallen) and M. [...]

Upcoming performance SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2018 (3PM) Calm the Waves of this Heart (for soprano saxophone and SATB choir) *WA PREMIERE* + Gloria alla Serenissima (for soprano & alto soloists, SATB choir and piano) *AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE* Performers: Voyces, Inc. Program: Plus One (Choir + Instrument). Venue: Christ Church Claremont, Cnr Queenslea Dr & Stirling Hwy, Claremont, [...]