Three Places for a New Millenium
for alto saxophone [or
clarinet] and piano (2006)
duration: 7’
GRT • 123
CD available
Crazy
Logic
Romp Duo: Barry Cockcroft (alto saxophone), Adam Pinto
(piano)
Reed Music
audio sample
2: departure
lounge
score
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Reed Music
program note
1: in orbit
This was written wondering what it would be like to see the
Earth from space. It also serves as a hymn to the
technology of satellites that increasingly connect our
humble human communications.
2: departure
lounge
Most commonly, this is at an airport. When travelling
alone, this can be a place to contemplate the state of
one’s existence while trying to find the right angle to
perch one’s hand luggage as a foot stool. But this can also
be at a train station – and Sydney Central boasts a (very)
modest lounge for travellers waiting for the night train to
Melbourne.
3: in traffic
Statistics bear out that lane–swapping in heavy traffic to
maximise time and position is mostly a waste of time and
dangerous into the bargain. What’s worse is nipping into
the fast lane on a slight opening, only for it to become
the slow lane. My advice? Take the bike or public
transport.