(2010, 2016, 2023)
for orchestra (strings, flutes & piccolos)
Duration: 11’11”
In autumn is a piece for string orchestra with flutes and piccolos. It is an evocation of a woodland scene in late autumn in the pre-Appenini mountains of central Italy, specifically an area named Forca d’Acero which is a high mountain pass (1500m) on the border between Lazio and Abbruzzo: an evocative woodland landscape.
Originally written for string quartet, Mesto is a study in melancholy. Using a diatonic palette, the strings pivot around a central harmony with the upper and lower parts mirroring one another as they expand outwards from the centre.
Score and parts available for purchase or hire
Written originally as a chamber orchestra piece to accompany the artwork of the Italo-Canadian artist Janet Bellotto in 2013, this version for string orchestra was completed in 2020.
(2013 – revised 2020)
Duration: 5’15”
Instrumentation: string orchestra (minimum 3,3,2,2,1)
Score and parts available on request.
For two clarinets and small string orchestra, Altopiano is a quiet meditative piece.
Instrumentation – 2 clarinets in Bb, violins (6), violas (2), violoncellos (2) and double bass (1)
Duration – circa 5 minutes
Composition July – August 2020
Score and parts available on request