An arrangement of Manhã de Carnaval by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá from the 1959 film Orfeu Negro or Black Orpheus.

The song has been reinterpreted countless times as a jazz standard under many names including  "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Carnival", "Theme from Black Orpheus", or simply "Black Orpheus". In France the song is known as "La Chanson d'Orphée" and in Spain goes by the title "Mañana de Carnaval".

Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval)

A song composed for my grandfather who passed in December 2016.

For Dziadzia

An arrangement of the 1934 aria composed by George Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess, it quickly became a jazz standard and is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music.

Summertime [Solo Guitar]

My take on Australia's most famous and most recorded bush ballad. Considered Australia's unofficial national anthem, this arrangement is based on Bill Tyer's version.

Waltzing Matilda - Solo Guitar

An arrangement of O Sole Mio, a Neopolitan song with lyrics by Giovanni Capurro and the music by Eduardo di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi. Famously sung by Luciano Pavarotti as well as being reimagined in English as 'It's Now or Never' by Elvis Presley

O Sole Mio - Solo Guitar

An arrangement of Leonard Cohen's oft-covered 1984 composition 'Hallelujah', it has since been recorded by John Cale, Jeff Buckley and many more. Leonard Cohen was known to play guitars by Felipe Conde and a 2015 Conde Hermanos negra was played on this recording.

Hallelujah - Solo Guitar

An arrangement of Nino Rota's piece 'Speak Softly Love', composed for Martin Scorsese's film 'The Godfather'.

Speak Softly Love - Solo Guitar

An original composition exploring a slow tremolo technique with melody that's been in my head for about a year now.

Untitled In B Minor No. 1

A hasty recording of an original composition to capture the idea before it disappears into the ether. Looking to explore different time signatures, this piece is in 6/8.

Untitled in A Minor no. 2

Taking inspiration from the beautiful satellite imagery from NASA, this is the first in a series of explorations into different elements of composition. I plan to use this series to explore different compositional approaches, arrangement techniques and song forms, taking inspiration from visuals, landscapes and sounds that I have come across. 

The pieces in this series will vary from sketches to more fleshed out arrangements, functioning as both a repository for ideas and a portfolio. 

Composition: Dustin JW
Visualiser: Genevieve Kaiser

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