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Spotify score available from Wise Music program note On September 6 in 1997 I was at the Tate Gallery in London. Coincidentally, this was also the day of the funeral for Diana Spencer, and in deference, they didn’t open until midday. Once inside, however, I was pleased to find a special exhibition of the works … Read more
YouTube score available from Wise Music program note The Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing for over 4 billion years. This has had a lasting impact on geophysical activity that shapes mountains, oceans, the interior of the planet and its crust. The slow-down is so microscopic (milliseconds per century) that we are unable to physically … Read more
YouTube score available from Wise Music program note “After more than 30 years, it appears the venerable Pioneer 10 spacecraft has sent its last signal to Earth. Pioneer’s last, very weak signal was received on 23 January 2003. Launched on 2 March 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, … Read more
score available from Wise Music program note Tide Moon Earth Sun is written for Meriel Owen and Omega Ensemble, commissioned by Matthew Hindson for the Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series. The title is derived from Ross Baglin’s libretto for my second opera, The Parrot Factory: The tide and the moon, The moon and the … Read more
score available from Wise Music program note i. Snow in Beijing recorder and erhu ii. Haiku 1 solo recorder iii. Dream House erhu and string quartet iv. Wilderness recorder and string quartet v. Haiku 2 solo erhu vi. Generations recorder, erhu and string quartet Translations was commissioned by Carrillo Gantner as a birthday gift for … Read more
audio ABC Classic: Classic Australia score available from Wise Music program note This Chamber Concerto draws on diverse popular music influences and is essentially non–programmatic. The first movement is fast and inspired by 1970’s electronica. Marked ‘dark, robotic’ it is driven by contrasts: soloists (piccolo & glock) versus tutti, high versus low, major versus minor, … Read more
score available from Wise Music program note This second Chamber Concerto (like the first) is essentially non–programmatic. It is cast in a single movement of around 24 minutes duration – the longest single movement I have written to date. It brings to mind Steve Reich’s Music for a Large Ensemble (1978) and especially Pat Metheny’s … Read more