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for brass ensemble size: 4.2.2.1 or 1.4.4.1 percussion (1 player) optional
duration: 4 minutes
Audio Excerpt: performance of piece by AURA ensemble from the University of Houston, cond. Rob Smith
Programme Notes
Siegfried Interlude No. 1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for first performance at the launch of their 2000 Season. It uses themes from Wagner’s Siegfried (Acts 1 [...]
for cello and piano duration: 8-10 minutes
Audio Excerpt Available on my Myspace page.
Programme Notes
Lament was written not long after the memorial service for the victims of the Port Arthur massacre of May 1996. It is not so much a direct response to this event in particular, but rather an attempt to capture the feeling of immense sadness [...]
for SATB choir and orchestra also available in a version for SATB and piano duration: 6 minutes
Audio Excerpt
Programme Notes
During a period of correspondence with the reclusive Australian violist-turned-truck-driver Jock Reby, my attention was directed towards a notepad of graffiti that Reby had transcribed from the toilet walls of an English Language School in Bangkok. It seems that [...]
for alto saxophone and piano also available for tenor saxophone and piano duration: 6 minutes
Audio Excerpt
Programme Notes
In Search of Ecstasy was written in 1996 at the request of a young saxophonist who wanted a piece that was not phenomenally difficult for the instrument, and yet was still effective and which fitted into the everyday conception of what [...]
for oboe and piano also available in a version for soprano saxophone and piano duration: 7 minutes
Audio Excerpt Mvt. 1: Night Song Mvt. 2: Night Dance
Programme Notes
The two Night Pieces were written as contrasting movements.
The first movement, “Night Song” contains a lyrical quality, and in particular there is a sense of nostalgic poignancy that is intended.
As the title [...]
for large chamber ensemble 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.0 harp or piano 1.1.1.1.1
duration: 14 minutes
Audio Excerpt
Programme Notes
technologic 145 is a work in three movements. The first is a slow-moving, grinding introduction which features a didjeridu-like cello solo. The second movement is an energetic and vibrant work featuring virtuosic and rhythmic playing from most members of the ensemble. The final [...]