Program - Composition Evening Concert

COMPOSITION EVENING CONCERT

QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

IAN HANGER RECITAL HALL

7:30PM 18TH APRIL

PROGRAM CREATED AND DESIGNED BY MADELINE RYAN-KERR

STRING QUARTET AND WINDOWS MEDIA

PLAYER - MOVEMENT 3

Oscar Nicholson

Anotherpieceforquartetrepresentinga vicariousmemoryofmusic,usingsoftand familiarsoundsfrompaper,water,fabricand voice.

Violin:MirageHunterDemecs

Violin:AmalieGrime

Viola:OscarNicholson

Cello:LauraBoon

BALLAD TO SOME LIGHT RAIN IN KING

GEORGE SQUARE

Ethan Coleman

Inspiredbyasenseofnostalgiafromtherain we’vehadoverthelastfewweeks,Iwrote themelodytothistunewhilststudyingina caféinthecity.Writtenpartiallyasan exerciseinpushingmyselftoexplorenew harmonicideasandrhythms,thiswasalso composedaspartofalargerbodyofwork foraProjectStudy.Likeanycomposition, thisworkdrawsinspirationfromavarietyof sources,includingPatMetheny,Claude Debussy,andofcourse,thesoundofrainfall.

Piano:EthanColeman

THE MYTH REMAINS BUNKED

Charlene Cloud Tan

Afriendonceaskedmesomethingwhich wasfunnyatthetime,buttakencompletely outofcontext,asksapseudo-philosophical question.IaskitinMorsecode,usingtones thatvarywitheveryword.Thesonorous bassclarinetispairedwiththemanipulation, or“rhythmicity”,oftessituralchanges–to

begthequestion:

DOESSHETALKABOUTGODLIKEWE TALKABOUTEACHOTHER?

BassClarinet:JayeLamb

LATEST RANDOM CREATION #36

Arthur Hayes

Thisisanotheroneofmymanyjokeworks. Thispiecewasrandomlycreatedonenight outofimprov(andfrustration)atthepiano. Thisworkwasinspiredbyarideonthe dodgy10:42Beenleighserviceandmy experiencesinthehauntedelevatorat Altandistation.Youmaynoticesnipetsof elevatormusic/muzakthroughoutthepiece alongwithotherelevatorsounds.

Piano:ArthurHayes

Christian Panjaitan

SoliloquyisaminiatureIwrotetotryand explorethepossibilitiesofprobablythemost expressiveandversatilestringinstrument: thecello.Whenlistening,trynottothink thispieceasplayedbyastandardwestern instrument,perhapsabitmorethanthatmusicofcolour,range,andtexture(thatjust sohappenstobewrittenforthecello).

THE CALLA LILLIES

Dominic Crosato

CallaLilies—oftenfoundfloweringaround lakesandmarshyareas—havegraceful,glossy leavesandatrumpet-like,conicalflower. TheyareaptlynamedaftertheGreekword 'Kallos'—meaningbeauty.Pleaseenjoythis impressionisticpianopieceinpartinspired bythesemajesticflowers.

Piano:DominicCrosato

AS WINTER ENDS: MVT I, III, IV, V

Madeline Ryan-Kerr

MvtI: Farewell to a Long Winter

MvtIII: Settling In

MvtIV: Winter Passed Too Soon

MvtV: A Dance In Spring

Thispiecedepictslongingforthecomfortof winterbutalsobeingexcitedforthe vibranceofspring. Thefeaturedcelloactsasthevoiceof longing,withlongsolophrasesyearningfor wintertoreturnbeforemorphinginto accompanimentasthebrightnessofspring begins.

Flute:NeveRandall

Vibraphone1:WilliamSmith

Vibraphone2:AndrewUdal

Cello:BenjaminCrosby