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Orchestral
Aquarium & Puppets (5 min.) (2008)
Two movements adapted from chamber work, Barcelona Postcards, for the 2008 NZSO/TODD Corporation Young Composer Awards.
Witch Scarers (7 min.) (2007-8) sample score
Written for the 2008 NZSO/SOUNZ Readings. The work describes the chimneys on the apartment building Casa Mila in Barcelona, designed by Antonio Gaudi. The sculpted chimneys were so eerie that they were nicknamed espantabruxes (witch-scarers).
Fanfare for Manukau (5 min.) (2007) sample score
Written for the Manukau City Symphony Orchestra. It conveys the spirit of the people in Manukau and also of their history by using some Maori/Pacific elements. Fanfare for Manukau was commissioned by the SOUNZ Community Commission for 2006 to be performed by Uwe Grodd and the Manukau City Symphony Orchestra.
La Sagrada Família (6 min.) (2006)
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A colourful work that portrays the most unconventional church in Europe, The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família. La Sagrada Família was the joint recipient of the NZSO/TODD Young Composer Awards in 2006.
Turista di Venezia (5 min.) (2006) mvt1
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The exhilarating feeling of taking a vaporetto down the Canal Grande in the early morning.
Tü-mata-uenga “God of War, Spirit of Man” (7 min.) (2005)
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A powerful and spirit rousing work inspired by the Maori story of Creation. Written as the NZSO National Youth Orchestra composer-in-residence.
String Orchestra
Dans la Nuit (15 min.) (2006) mvt1
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A dark work with unusual sounds created after hearing a violinist improvising on a chromatic scale. Written for Orchestre 2021 with the support of the NZ/France Friendship Fund.
Chamber
Tutukaka (8 min.) (2007) sample score
Commissioned by Chamber Music New Zealand Tutukaka was inspired by childhood memories of summer holidays spent with my family in Northland, New Zealand.
Le Marteau du Destin (8 min.) (2003-6) mvt 2
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A collection of Japanese haiku associated with nature, for female voice with chamber ensemble.
Barcelona Postcards (14 min.) (2005) sample score
A snapshot of scenes in Barcelona: The Aquarium, Harbour, Puppets in the Square, La Sagrada Familia and Park Güell with dancing. Barcelona Postcards received an Honorific Mention Award in the 2005 Frederic Mompou International Award.
Solo
Games (5 min.) (2006)
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Based on Shostakovich’s String Quartet No.3, Op. 73. Winner of the 6th ADAM International Cello Festival and Competition Young Composers Competition.
Violaceous (9 min.) (2004)
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The interplay of two contrasting characters, the first is light and carefree while the second is reflective.
Youth Orchestra
Rainbows and Roses (4 min.) (2005) sample score
Another happy work for Youth Chamber Orchestra
Comic (4 min.) (2004) sample score
A happy work for Youth Chamber Orchestra
Electroacoustic
Aqua (5 min.) (2004)
Based on a phrase of violin harmonics.
Un-plucked (6 min.) (2004)
One violin pizzicato creates many sounds.
Mission Bay (7 min.) (2004)
A collage of sounds recorded in Mission Bay, Auckland.
Intergalactic Busking Experience (6 min.) (2004)
O Sole Mio as you’ve never heard it before.
