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Dew Falling…Torrent Flowing

A new soprano saxophone sonata written by Australian PhD candidate Lorenzo Alvaro will be premiered at Melba Hall on Tuesday 11th September. Dedicated to the people affected by the Queensland floods of 2011 it features two outer movements of lyrical beauty and a longer 2nd movement that gives both the piano and saxophone moments to […]

FAME

  Before Australian Idol, X Factor and a host of other shows, there was Fame. Set in a New York high school for the performing arts it charts the progress of a group of new students from a range of backgrounds and with a variety of talents. A really fun reed book to play, I'm […]

Music and Wine

I'll be performing at Gosling Creek Winery on Saturday July 21st from 3pm with David Stuart. The program will include: One For Mum – Lachlan Davidson The Lake and the Hinterland – Stuart Greenbaum KBM – Andy Scott (Australian Premiere) Three Pieces for a New Millenium – Stuart Greenbaum Merry Go Round – Sid Millward […]

Memorisation

After recently reading Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein I thought I would start increasing my memorisation skills. Currently I'm learning a line a day of Andy Scott's KBM for an upcoming performance in July and I will write an article on the whole process at the end. If you have had any experience with memorising music […]

West Side Story

I'm playing West Side Story with St Michael's Grammar School which at the Athenaeum Theatre. The music is spectacular with very catchy rhythms and lots of jazz influence (very nice for saxophones). Come along and see the film that made every guy want to be tough in a gang that does pirouettes! West Side Story […]