Solo music
Commissioned by the Goulburn Regional Conservatorium for Michael Kieran Harvey. While The Speaking Piano was a children's outreach project, the end concert was a piano recital by Michael Kieran Harvey. The solo piano music is therefore suitably challenging.
Download a sample of the score, and listen to a recording of the one of the seven pieces, from their worlds, performed by Michael Kieran Harvey.
Commissioned by MLC School for Aurora Henrich.
Download a sample of the score, and listen to a recording of the second movement below.
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Three short piano pieces composed when I discovered my mother had terminal cancer and a three month prognosis. The following performance is by Andrew Robbie, as are all piano performances on this web page. The harmony of the third movement was reused in the Agnus Dei of my Requiem which was composed in memory of my mother.
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Dedicated to Nick Vines. Contact James for further details and a sample score.
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Dedicated to Howard Skempton. The two sections can be repeated as many times as the performer chooses. Contact James for further details and a sample score.
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Three short movements composed for the 18th birthday of my cousin. Contact James for further details and a sample score.
Composed after a day climbing Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Like the original Tristasis, the meaning of the title is three still pieces. Contact James for further details and a sample score.
Composed for the birthday of my aunt. The pianist chooses the structure of the material, which is not repeated until all 12 chromatic tones have sounded. Contact James for further details and a sample score.
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Download the complete score, and listen to the premiere recording below. Tenor - Jeremy Unwin; Piano - James Humberstone.
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