In Transience: Adelaide Fringe 2019
New Album – Valentine Court Recaught
My latest album is a new version of my first solo album of almost ten years ago, Valentine Court – a collection of piano solos leading from a gentle opening through beguiling and meditative territory to moments of powerful climax and resolution. Entitled Valentine Court Recaught, this new version features a much improved piano sound and...Continue reading
Impressionism in Art and Music
Some favourites from a visit to the Impressionism exhibition in the Art Gallery of South Australia. I found it a very moving experience, with each section moving onwards and culminating in the wondrous ‘Water-Lily Pond, Symphony in Rose’ by Claude Monet. I’ve long felt the French composers of the era, some of whom were also...Continue reading
Valentine Court Sheet Music
If you’re a fellow pianist and you’ve ever wanted to play one of my pieces, now you can, because I’ve written sheet music for ten of the pieces from my Valentine Court album. Each score has been produced to a high standard including fingering and lots of musical detail as you can see from these...Continue reading
Piano Illuminato – a beautiful video
Last year, as part of the Adelaide Fringe, I had the honour of playing a concert in the Adelaide Town Hall (not the big main room you understand, but still, a treat!) and I put together something special in collaboration with a talented visual artist – Zero Shaw. Using almost the whole back wall of...Continue reading
Blue Boy after Almost Blue
On Friday, I watched Almost Blue, the movie about Chet Baker, and afterwards, recorded this. Inspired by the mood of the movie, the sense of the man and the beautiful solo tones of his trumpet playing. Its a mellow and moody feel, with some more jazzy chords than I usually use. Hope you like it.
Introducing Two New Arrivals
Ive been composing a few new pieces recently and now have quite a store ready for when I record my next album. In the meantime, Ive made this short video introducing two of the new arrivals. A proud moment for any parent! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Beautiful Piano, Beautiful Compliment
This lovely old Piano was my workstation yesterday evening, at a private party in Adelaide . I got the loveliest compliment from one of the guests too “listening to your music, I feel like I’m falling in love with the world all over again.”