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Work Overview
I composed Round Roads in Canberra, Australia, where I spent my formative years. The music is something of a landscape, reflecting my attachment to the distinctive country around the city, its recent burning through bushfires, and my nostalgic childhood memories of the area, experienced particularly on bicycles. There are also elements of the bluster and grandiosity of political speech-making of Canberra's parliament.
Vibrant and dramatic with a melodic focus.
Work Details
Year: 2008
Instrumentation: Soprano/alto saxophone, violin, viola, double bass, piano, drumkit (optional).
Duration: 8 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Strong sense of an internal pulse is necessary
Dedication note: Dedicated to Andrew Ross. Dedicated to Andrew Ross
Commission note: Commissioned by Brisbane Powerhouse, Restrung Festival.. Commissioned by Brisbane Powerhouse, Restrung Festival.
First performance: 2 Mar 08. Brisbane Powerhouse, Powerhouse Theatre
Inspired by Post-minimalism, landscape-inspired music, Terry Riley, Sufjan Stephens, David Chesworth, Mel Robinson, Iain Grandage, Ross Edwards, Lyle Mays, Andrew Poppy, John White.
Indie classical in style.
Subjects
- Inspired by: ACT
Performances of this work
14 Jul 21.
27 Aug 2010: at 'Healthy' Topology and Misinterprotato (Chapel off Chapel). Featuring Misinterprotato, Topology.
23 Jul 2010: at 'Healthy' (The Sound Lounge). Featuring Topology.
27 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Enmore Theatre).
21 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
21 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
20 Nov 2009: at Sound on sound (Brisbane Powerhouse).
6 Nov 2009: at Topology (QACI Performance Theatre).
21 Oct 2009: at Corridors of Power (Chapel off Chapel). Featuring Topology.
4 Oct 2009: at Composing and performing with Topology (Visy Theatre). Featuring Topology.
25 Apr 2009: at Topology and Katie Noonan (Brisbane Powerhouse).
24 Apr 2009: at Topology and Katie Noonan (Brisbane Powerhouse).
2 Mar 08: Brisbane Powerhouse, Powerhouse Theatre
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