2024 Commissioned Work
Holly Harrison, Creature Feature
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered on Sunday, 5 May 2024 in Festival Finale Mullanggari
music for three percussionists
Nicole Smede, The Silence of Thunder (a hidden river)
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 in Verity Solo Session 1
for voice and electronics
Jonathan Zwartz, Stiff Gins’ arrangements
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered on Sunday, 5 May 2024 in Festival Finale Mullanggari
with Kaleena Briggs and Nardi Simpson
2023 Commissioned Work
Dan Walker, Hillscape
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered on Friday 28 April 2023 in C01 Seeds of Life
For electronics and dance ensemble
Flora Carbo and Theo Carbo, Momentually
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered on Monday 1 May 2023 in C08 Sibling Revelry
For saxophone, electric guitar, viola, double bass and keyboard
2022 Commissioned Work
Damian Barbeler, Scenes from the Bundian Way
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered by Eric Avery, Louise Devenish, Anna McMichael, Jason Noble, Benjamin Ward and conducted by Damian Barbeler on Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May 2022
Kim Cunio, John and Pauline Learn Farsi
Commissioned by A Major Lift
Premiered by Gelareh Pour on Friday 29 April 2022
Brenda Gifford, Walimbaya (Return)
Commissioned by A Major Lift and Anonymous
Premiered by Benjamin Ward on Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May 2022
Eric Avery, Bundian Fiddle
Commissioned by A Major Lift and Anonymous
Premiered by Eric Avery on Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May 2022
Brian Howard, Blue Poles: String Quartet No. 5
Commissioned by Kim Williams AM
Premiered by the Alma Moodie String Quartet on Sunday 8 May 2022
Kate Neal, On Foot
Commissioned by A Major Lift and Anonymous
Premiered by Benjamin Ward, Jason Noble and Anna McMichael on Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May 2022
Ella Macens, While Winter is Here
Commissioned by Sharon Green and Marcel Skjald
Premiered by Kompactus Youth Choir, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Oriana Chorale and conducted by Roland Peelman on Saturday 7 May 2022
Works Premiered at the 2022 Festival
Ross Edwards, Waabin
Premiered by Oriana Chorale, Sally Walker and conducted by Dan Walker on Saturday 7 May 2022
Brenda Gifford, Yuin
Premiered by Luminescence Chamber Singers and conducted by Roland Peelman on Saturday 7 May 2022