Twenty twenty-five
It has been a very productive and, from a compositional viewpoint, busy year since last I blogged. So busy in fact that I have continually put off blogging until a quieter moment… which has never come. So I apologise if…
Chris Dench
Rebecca Scully premieres Resuscitatîve; other novelties; and a recap
At long last my 2021 solo for contrabass, Resuscitatîve, has been played! And by its co-dedicatee, no less. On 28 April 2024 contrabass players from all over gathered at the Elder Conservatorium for a series of “recitals, presentations, masterclasses, and…
⟨ʀ⟩emote in Chicago
I am delighted to be able to declare that Thomas Giles gave the World Premiere of my soprano saxophone solo ⟨ʀ⟩emote in the Frequency Series at the Constellations venue in Chicago on 5 November. The livestream of the concert is…
Thomas Giles premieres ⟨ʀ⟩emote in Chicago on November 5!
My year of the single-reeds continues with the world premiere of ⟨ʀ⟩emote, my new soprano saxophone solo. Thomas Giles emailed me in early August this year asking if I could have a piece ready for him to play on November…
Alex Raineri world premieres the complete passing bells in Brisbane on October 28!
On October 28 Alex Raineri will present, for the first time, the entire passing bells multi-panel arch, from ‘midnight to midnight’. The score proposes a lighting scheme reflecting the piece’s diurnal structure, and Alex has chosen to adopt this for…