Instrumentation: 2222 4231 Timp+2Perc Strings

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Gliding through expansive skies, dipping below sparkling waves and soaring across the sea - Cerulean Dances transports listeners through these vibrant Australian landscapes. This work centres around the common thread of the vivid blue of skies and seas, with which Australia is synonymous. In capturing the richness and breadth of this Australian scenery, I seek to contemplate the countless stories of this land, from the distant past up to the present day.

This fanfare was my first piece written as the 2024 Young Composer in Residence with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, for an outdoor concert titled “When We Were Young”. It is a playful and jubilant dance, inspired by simple child-like awe and wonder at this beautiful country we call home.

I hope my work will take you on an imaginative journey through a range of timbres and textures, from rich and powerful, to vibrant and shimmering. Let yourself be swept up in the musical imagery of dancing waves and sweeping skies of rich cerulean blue; woven across the beautiful land of Australia.

World premiere 24th February 2024 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne, conducted by Carlo Antonioli.