Whilst watching the election results I wrote some music to dispel some frustration... Download a printable PDF here: lament-on-an-election-for-any-instrument-or-ensemble
Tag: composition
An update
It has been awhile... I always intend to keep more regular blog posts, but things get in the way - mostly it's good things like getting caught up in the studio working on new music, so I can't really complain. Since last time there has been a bunch of stuff that I thought I would [...]
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As a bit of creative fun I decided to create a piece using some taonga puoro recordings I had made with Alistair Fraser. I listened through the recordings, and then started to create a piano piece that would allow Alistairs musical gestures to flow naturally and create a sense of balance between the taonga puoro [...]
Mozart Fellow 2015
I am very excited to have been awarded the Mozart Fellowship at Otago University for a second year! This means I will get to spent 2015 engaging in full time creative work. It is an absolute privilege to have received this position. You can read the announcement here: http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago078803.html Having another year to focus on composition [...]
Imaginary Communication
My new album Imaginary Communication is available now! Click here to go to the download site to get the album: available as a pay-what-you-like digital download. All proceeds received from the download of this album will be donated to the Himalayan Trust founded by Sir Edmund Hillary. Check out the album artwork created by Paul Bradley. [...]
Concerts
Coming up this week (August 7th and 8th) is 'SOUND AND LIGHT: A Mozart Fellow Showcase'. We just finished rehearsal for the show, and it is going to be a great little show. All the works presented involve the skills and talents of a number of great collaborators. It has been an honour to work [...]
Step Higher Award
Recently, I was lucky enough to be awarded the Step Higher Award from the University of Waikato. This leadership award will send me, with 3 other Hillary Scholars to Nepal to explore the work of the Himalayan Trust and the things that Sir Edmund Hillary has done in that part of the world. It is [...]
Recording in Nature
Still busily working away on various projects... a couple of experimental films, an album of instrumental music, an orchestral piece, a couple of multimedia/theatre pieces and anything else life throws my way! It is an exciting time - loving the creative work. On the past weekend I spent a lot of time out in the [...]
Where things are at…
It has been a hectic past few weeks... and looks to be more of the same until October. Things that have been going on recently: You can now find all of the videos from my PhD Concert Showcase collected in one handy little vimeo channel. You can find those videos here. Writing more words for [...]
Mozart Fellowship 2014
It has now been officially announced and I can share with everyone that I have been appointed the University of Otago Mozart Fellowship for 2014. You can read about it here: http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago053784.html This is such an exciting opportunity! Live in Dunedin for a year, have an office space at the uni, and get to focus completely [...]
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