I enjoyed a fantastic time at the 2018 Four Winds Festival, held in Bermagui, on the far south coast of NSW. Check out the beach view below! It was inspiring to spend the week in such a beautiful area, hear wonderful new music (including two world premieres from Damian Barbeler and Tim Gellar!), and experience the generosity of the locals and festival volunteers. I even saw a pod of dolphins from my bedroom window!
Lloyd Van't Hoff performed my piece A Mad Tea-Party, for solo clarinet and electronics, in the 'Sideshow Alley' concert, produced by Sam Thomas. I originally wrote the piece in 2009 for Jason Noble, during my honours year. It's been insightful revisiting the work and redesigning the electronic component (Ableton Live). It's been great to collaborate with Lloyd. The show was an extravaganza of theatrics, humour, costume and lighting, as the Windsong Pavilion was transformed into an old-school sideshow alley. It was a whole heap of fun and lots of mad sounds were made!
