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Premiere performance of Symphony No. 3: The Returned Soldier

Posted on 16 July, 2014 by mhindson2000

This March marked the premiere performance of my Symphony No. 3: The Returned Soldier, by the Phoenix Symphony, under the baton of the incredible conductor Michael Christie. This 25 minute piece deals with the subject of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) experienced by veterans returning from combat, such as Iraq and Afghanistan in recent times. My starting points in this piece were images and scenarios faced by these veterans in war, and their effects on families and loved ones. It was a real honour to Continue reading Premiere performance of Symphony No. 3: The Returned Soldier→

Kalkadungu disc wins an ARIA award

Posted on 12 October, 2012 by mhindson2000

Kalkadungu, on which the title track is the piece written by William Barton and myself, won this year’s ARIA award for Best Classical album. The disc also includes pieces by William and by Peter Sculthorpe. Congratulations William!

Week of many performances

Posted on 25 June, 2012 by mhindson2000

This week I am fortunate to have four pieces performed (that I know of). The first is my new ballet for the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Faster. I am in Birmingham for the rehearsals and the performances. It’s tremendously exciting to see the work of such an outstanding choreographer as David Bintley, and a joy to see music ‘interpreted’ to movement in this manner. Back in Sydney, the major work that I co-composed with William Barton, Kalkadungu, will be performed with Continue reading Week of many performances→

Opinion piece on the National Cultural Policy

Posted on 20 September, 2011 by mhindson2000

I have written an opinion piece on the National Cultural Policy, and some brief thoughts on what it might/should contain in relation to arts in Australia. See it at The Australian, here.

“Faster, Higher, Stronger” for Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2012

Posted on 11 June, 2011 by mhindson2000

The next piece I am currently working on is a work entitled Faster, Higher, Stronger with choreographer David Bintley, for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It is a piece concerned with athleticism, competition, pain, endurance and triumph against the odds. Faster, Higher, Stronger will be the middle part of a triple bill (Summer Celebration) to be premiered in late June, 2012. This follows on from our last collaboration, the award-winning e=mc2, which was performed in 2009 to rave reviews around the Continue reading “Faster, Higher, Stronger” for Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2012→