Imagine writing a piece for orchestra where the players are in different rooms, can’t hear one another, where there is no conductor for everyone and where you can’t predict where the audience will be at any one time. That was…
This April, the National Ballet of Japan presented the Japanese premiere of my ballet, Faster, choreographed by David Bintley, with the music performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic, conducted by Paul Murphy. The ballet explores the topic of sport: from the…
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…
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!
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…