Every day we come into contact with something new and unknown. close encounters is inspired by this notion of the unknown, in particular those of the Third Kind from beyond the earth we live in, and the sounds that they make. The recorded sounds have been manipulated to create a world in which creatures from outside Planet Earth communicate with each other and world around them. The piece explores how everyday sounds can be changed to create a completely new world of sound and music. Duration - 2:45 Performances - 20140422 @ Spectrum Project Space, Perth, Australia
the uninvited - for 7.1 surround sound
An acousmatic piece written for a 7.1 surround sound spatial array. The piece tells the story of a girl who trespasses onto a property with an abandoned house. The piece follows her as she goes through the house, and the 'things' that she comes up against, that are protecting the house from intruders. The piece concludes with the 'thing' (that has been following her through the house) killing the girl. Duration - 5:02 Performances - 20140924 @ Spectrum Project Space, Perth, Australia
fire - for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone & percussion
Fire is a serialist inspired composition that takes the 12-tone row concept, and adds a more structured format to the composition. The entire composition is based around a fire. Stravinsky’s ‘The Firebird Suite’ was a key piece of inspiration to help create some textures that are reminiscent of a fire. Duration - 4:19
dark house - for string quartet
A one-verse lyric entitled dark house inspired the melody for this piece. From this melody, the composition tooks its form for the string quartet. The music reflects the poem and it's lyrical content. Duration - 1:52
waves - for piano
Duration - 3:10
canon in c minor - for oboe, clarinet and alto saxophone