The inspiration for this piece has come from groove based music that rarely, if ever, shows it's quirky face in orchestral writing. I've spent the last 18 months or so engrossed in electronic "beats" music and more recently the rhythmically genius Brandt Brauer Frick and Nik Bartsch.

When setting out to write this piece I couldn't resist the urge to use these influences. The plan was to make a work that is both rhythmically driving and percussive in sound.

'Troglodyte' is my orchestral experiment piece that really challenges the orchestra to lock into a groove and become a unit.

Troglodyte

'Festival of Colours' is inspired by the Hindu tradition that takes place every year, Holi. 
You may not know the festival by name but images of people covered head to toe in bright paint in crammed streets may be something you have seen.

This piece is an interpretation of the festival broken into three parts. It steps back from any religious aspects and also any musical language of India, the focus is on an abstract representation through an outsiders ​eyes.

When writing the piece I had three images in my head. These three images dictate the three sections.

The first image is that of a handful of colourful powder flung through the air 
and lingers there as if time has frozen momentarily then slowly falls onto the streets below.

The second image is a chaotic street crammed with music, dancing and drums.
The most colourful party on earth.

The third and final image is the aftermath of the festival. The blurring colours everywhere acting a a silent reminder of the previous few days wild events.

This piece was written for Niall Mulvoy's final recital on 28th May.​


Festival of Colours

Sunthesizer uses genuine data sourced from a series of compter simulations that look to re-create the conditions of the centre of the sun. This data is then used to manipulate audio and trigger events in Max/MSP.

Some of this music will be featured in the Vision of the Universe Exhibition in Greenwich, London.

Sunthesizer

A short compilation of a few outcomes from Maurice's Remix Run

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