A Lil' Waltz

These chords have been constructed by layering and transposing the frequencies of various birdcalls. The resultant microtonal harmonies bring out their own unpredictable movement through interference patterns and subharmonic frequencies, creating a rich sonic palette.

Resonances

Inspired by the horror film Midsommar (2019), ‘The May Queen’ is a social commentary on how oneself can slowly lose their identity and values in pursuit of a false sense of belonging. We can sometimes be so afraid of being an outcast to the point where we desensitise ourselves to the horrors happening around us ; even turning a blind eye to blatant inequality and brutality in order to avoid being marginalised. I find myself reacting to the horrors that have unfolded before us in 2020 and I hope that we think about the power of our voice and work towards the future we would like to create for our children.

The May Queen (recorded by Ensemble Offspring)

Demo inspired by the 'Iļģi' arrangement of the traditional folk song

Situ Koku (Folk song arr.) DEMO

This piece, for flute, piano, vibraphone and string quintet, was inspired by the journey through a glow worm tunnel in the Blue Mountains. Inside the tunnel, viewers must be still and silent, in complete darkness, in order to catch a glimpse of the tiny pin-pricks of life. ‘Luminosa’, whose title is derived from the worms’ scientific name arachnocampa luminosa, captures this fragility, inviting the audience to become immersed in the stillness of the tunnel, and to take a closer look at the intricate details of the glow worms themselves.

Premiered on 16th March 2018 in Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, by Gabrielle Cadenhead, Salina Myat, Liam Mulligan, Sarah Qui, Caitlin Sandiford, Connor Malanos, Karen Cortez and Emma Trivett

Photo by Oscar Smith

Luminosa

This piece is based on a poem called ‘Gifts of Rain’ by Seamus Heaney. Seamus Heaney is an Irish poet. The topic of many of his poems, including this one, is the Irish landscape. He uses vidid imagery and long sentences running over many lines to describe nature with an underlying sense of unrest. I tried to convey this in the piece. It is for solo soprano, violin, viola, cello and double bass.

2019

Gifts Of Rain

Welcome Stranger was the biggest gold nugget found in Australia. Today, the place it was found stands as a ghost town. Kinda sad.

Recorded in June 2019 in the Conservatorium of Music's Verbruggen Hall.

Welcome Stranger, But Now We Must Leave Without Thanks

An Improvisation between lifetimes.

Improvisation recorded in Logic Pro X using the Alchemy plug in as well as the basic logic reverb, delay and exciter plug-ins.

Dysmetropsia

It is what it is. Written for an assignment

Bill Gates, 5G, God Bless America

Mastered by Anthony Carr
Artwork by Peta Treble

Lost And Found

Pearls was written as part of the soundtrack for the Sydney Festival show Dorr-e Dari: A Poetic Crash Course in the Language of Love. The work takes the sounds of traditional Persian instruments and the bells of Persian cows and transforms them into extended ambient drones.

Gifts Of Rain

Rosa Clifford

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