New Ground

It's been a year of compositional adventures!  In the piano piece Bells I revisited the powerful possibilities of triadic harmony, and in that sense wrote a more tonal creation than usual.  Paying homage to Sibelius (born 150 years ago), I tried to imagine how the serenity of the fifth symphony could be reproduced on the solo piano.   

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A completely new direction for me is the work Moving Pictures for piano and film.  I made the films myself from inspirational scenes in the Scottish countryside, and then composed music to fit.

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But perhaps the most exciting project was the finale to the Bari Sax Sonata.  Here I found myself engaged in a new compositional process.  Whereas normally my compositions grow out of piano improvisations, I allowed this piece to float around in my head for several weeks, relying only on a tiny sketchbook to record ideas.  By the time I brought it to the instrument, it was mostly complete.  New music written, new ground covered in 2015.  May the coming years be full of growth too!

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Rough drafts for Bells and Moving Pictures, with the small sketchbook for the Bari Sax Sonata