First Light at Uluru – World Premiere version for Wind Symphony

WATCH premiere performance
ANBOC Festival Gala Concert – 24 September 2016
Commissioned by conductor Dr John Lynch and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music & Matt Klohs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI92ZUF_y0U

ABOUT First Light at Uluru – Concert Program Note + Media review articles
https://www.newmusicblock.com/event/first-light-at-uluru-wind-symphony/

WATCH Conductor Dr John Lynch and I talking about First Light at Uluru:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWlyTqKa7HU

– Aboriginal inspiration behind the work and didgeridoo-like sounds.
– How atmospheric saxophone contemporary techniques influenced the compositional style.
– From a conductor’s perspective, what is the best approach when using graphic score notation?
– And the lovely creative collaborative process that emerged when I was composing this piece.