Performed by Ensemble Offspring

Lamorna Nightingale – alto flute
Jason Noble – bass clarinet
Elizabeth Welsh – violin
Geoffrey Gartner – cello 
Claire Edwardes – percussion
Zubin Kanga – piano

Recording courtesy of ABC Classic FM

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I am an Australian-born composer of concert music and music for screen as well as an experienced arranger and orchestrator. I enjoy collaborating on a range of projects from small scale short films to advertising, feature scores and live performances.

My scores cover a range of genres from orchestral to electronic and popular styles. My turn-around is fast, I can capture a mood quickly and can provide tracks to suit all requirements.

I have written for numerous ensembles and performing arts organisations including the Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, members of the New York Philharmonic, Kammer Ensemble, the Song Company, Orkest de Ereprijs, Chronology Arts, the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Composers’ Ensemble. My orchestration and arrangement credits include work for Japanese video game composer Hitoshi Sakimoto, Australian composer Matthew Hindson, oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

My training includes an undergraduate degree in composition from the Sydney Conservatorium of music as well as a masters from the Royal College of Music, London.

For a full bio and examples of my work please visit: www.tristancoelho.com

Email: tristan@tristancoelho.com

Making Waves is a monthly series of curated playlists streaming one hour of quality, new composed music.  Founded in 2015, Making Waves shines a spotlight on the music of Australian composers. Fresh playlists are released on the first day of each month and older playlists are made available all year round via our archives; perfect for those with just a few minutes to explore one track or for hours perusing a myriad of diverse sound-worlds.


The project offers wider exposure to emerging composers, their music and the talented performers who champion it. We also provide an easy-to-access platform for listeners to sit back and enjoy a curated hour of exciting new music or explore our living composers more actively.  The playlist themes (and media through which they’re shared eg. Soundcloud, YouTube) evolve each month depending on the content received directly from our talented composers.

At its core Making Waves is a curated listening space. In 2016 we branched into producing our own content through a special project, Making Conversation, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign. Making Conversation: Australian Composers Project is a series of podcasts and vodcasts presenting the human side of living Australian composers, released on popular audiovisual and social platforms mid-2017.
Composers Lisa Cheney (Melbourne) and Peggy Polias (Sydney) are curating this project.

 Listeners, we encourage you to explore current and past playlists and discover more about our featured composers. 

Composers, we encourage you to send us links to your streamable audio via our website. Visit: www.makingwavesnewmusic.com for more information.

Cincinnati Soundbox is a new music chamber series based in the Queen City. We seek to:

Present works by living composers that aren’t confined by style and reflect a wide scope of voices and experiences in a creative and accessible way

Diversify the Cincinnati music scene with works from both local composers and composers from around the United States on a rotating geographical basis

Foster discussions between composers, performers, and audiences

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Tristan Coelho