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 Dear web surfers, Thanks for visiting my world wide web site! Feel free to send me a greeting :) Here's some of my latest news... Night
(for SATB choir, piano, percussion and didgeridoo in C) This is a setting of Judith Wright's poem of the same name. Premiered at the 12th International Handbell Symposium, the score has been arranged in 2008 for SATB choir, piano, percussion & didgeridoo in C. Upcoming performance: 15 & 16 November, 2008 ProjectKoor /cond. Paul Gieles, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Full details:   Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir)  ABOVE:
"Tides
of
Ocean" (for a cappella
SATB choir)
continues its travels around the globe! Purchase "Tides of Ocean" sheet music for your choir: Published by Morton Music & available worldwide from www.musical-resources.com Recent performances of "Tides of Ocean" include: • San Francisco State University Chamber Singers in 2008 @ Anaheim, California, USA; • Mt Eden Chamber Singers at the 2008 Golden State Choral Festival, USA; • Taipei
Chamber Singers
2007
World Window Series Concert Tour;• National Finals of the 2006 ABC
Classic
FM
Choir of the Year Awards (Concordis, VIC, Australia); • 2007 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, Golden Hall, Musikverein, Vienna (1st Prize performance, Wesley Institute Choir);  ABOVE: 1st Prize performance of "Tides of Ocean" by Wesley Institute Choir, Vienna, 2007. Two Australian Christmas Carols Commissioned for performance at Christmas 2008. More details coming soon! White Horses (for symphonic wind orchestra) Commissioned by Reed Music in 2008 with financial assistance from the Australia Council. Exciting premiere performances announced soon! Waratah (for SATB choir, brass and percussion, 2001, rev.2008)  Revised especially for performance in January 2008 at the 59th Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival, Great Hall, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Midnight Mass (for SATB choir, organ, orchestra and soloists) This Mass received its premiere performance on Christmas Eve 2007 (Midnight Mass) at St Patrick's Church, Allawah Street, Blacktown, NSW. For hire of score and parts, contact the composer. Crazy Logic (for alto sax and piano)  ABOVE:"Crazy
Logic" (for alto sax and piano) receives UK premiere on September 15,
2007.
UK Premiere Saxophonist Gerard McChrystal and pianist Mary Dullea gave "Crazy Logic" its UK premiere performance at Wigmore Hall, London, on September 15, 2007. Click to view the concert flyer! Canadian
Premiere
Barry Cockcroft and Adam Pinto present the Canadian debut of "Crazy Logic" at Rolston Hall, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada on 27th September, 2007. "Crazy Logic" has also recently been released on CD featuring Barry Cockcroft (sax) and Adam Pinto (piano). (See side panel). Lo, there is light!
(for a cappella SATB choir) A
splendid performance of "Lo, there is light!" (for a cappella SATB
choir) by
the amazing Choir of St
Peter's Cathedral,
Adelaide, is now
available on an ABC DVD entitled
"Hymns of
Glory". (See side panel).
Other recent performances of "Lo, there is light!" have taken place at Christ Church Cathedral, Michigan, USA, and at The National Cathedral, in Washington D.C., USA. The piece is a setting of words by Bishop Reginald Heber and A.B. (Banjo) Paterson. Originally, the piece was commissioned, premiered and recorded by The Harvard University Choir (USA), and it has subsequently been recorded by the Canberra based choir 'The Resonants'. Other performers have included the Briar Cliff University Choir in Sioux City, Iowa, USA, the Choir of London, UK and St George's Choir in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Canadian
Tour
"Gum Tree Country" (for a cappella
choir) was recently
performed in Canada by the
globe-trotting, Newcastle-based
Waratah Girls' Choir, directed by
Wynette Horn.
12th
International
Handbell Symposium, 2006
 ABOVE: Rehearsing for the premiere performance of "Night". Click the picture to see my full size photograph! My composition entitled "Night" recently received its world premiere at the 12th International Handbell Symposium, in Brisbane, Australia. The work, commissioned by the Symposium, was written for 2,500 handbells, didgeridoo, SATB choir and clap sticks. 'Night' is based on the Judith Wright poem of the same name, and was performed by players from around the world, aged from five to 85, at the closing concert of the Symposium. Cheers until next time, Best wishes,  PS: Follow the links at the top of the page for more news and info. PPS: Feel free to click the link below to view and sign my guestbook! HOT NEWS continued:   Make
yourself comfortable on The Listening Lounge! Enjoy a selection
of music from my catalogue of compact discs and home recordings.
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I write music for
soloists, chamber
ensembles, choirs, orchestras, as well as
music for theatre.
My compositions have been performed
throughout Britain and Europe, as well as in Canada, the Middle East,
the USA, Australia and New Zealand by leading groups including the
Zurich
Ensemble for New Music, Sydney Philharmonia, the Choir of London, The
Australian Voices,
Seymour Group, The Song Company, The Harvard University Choir, as well
as the Sydney and Tasmanian
Symphony Orchestras.
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