AMEB approx: Grade 4/5
Length: 5 mins
In 2019 Creative Original Music Adelaide (COMA) commissioned a chamber music work from me, as their composer in residence. The work that emerged was a love letter to Adelaide, South Australia: a city where I had found an unexpected home. This work was based around a simple melody comprised of five notes, that formed a quietly persistent refrain.
In 2025 I have arranged two versions of this melody: one for string quartet, and one for orchestra. Originally written for violin, cello and percussion, my goal was to capture the same intimacy of a love letter, in different musical forces.
Although for me this melody marks a period in my life, the experience of finding home somewhere unexpected is universal. As I rework this melody into a new piece, it is this universality that I hoped to capture.
Whether home is found in a place, or a person, or somewhere else entirely, I hope you find a moment of that sensation in this work.
Please note: this download link is for the string quartet version of this work. The orchestral and vln/vc/vibraphone versions are available elsewhere on this website.
AMEB approx: Grade 4/5
Length: 5 mins
In 2019 Creative Original Music Adelaide (COMA) commissioned a chamber music work from me, as their composer in residence. The work that emerged was a love letter to Adelaide, South Australia: a city where I had found an unexpected home. This work was based around a simple melody comprised of five notes, that formed a quietly persistent refrain.
In 2025 I have arranged two versions of this melody: one for string quartet, and one for orchestra. Originally written for violin, cello and percussion, my goal was to capture the same intimacy of a love letter, in different musical forces.
Although for me this melody marks a period in my life, the experience of finding home somewhere unexpected is universal. As I rework this melody into a new piece, it is this universality that I hoped to capture.
Whether home is found in a place, or a person, or somewhere else entirely, I hope you find a moment of that sensation in this work.
Please note: this download link is for the string quartet version of this work. The orchestral and vln/vc/vibraphone versions are available elsewhere on this website.
