On ear and ear two noises too old to end Trench—right, the tide that ramps against the shore; With a flood or a fall, low lull-off or all roar, Frequenting there while moon shall wear and wend.   Left hand, off land, I hear the lark ascend, His rash-fresh re-winded...
Miriam Wei Wei Lo's poem is not a placid description of place but a journey of longing and wrestling with homesickness. It explores multiple cultural identities and Christian faith. Home is also described as 'not yet' and 'now'; an ideal and an incomplete reality; found with people and in a...
This piece was written as a tone poem based on Miriam Wei Wei Lo's poem "A Few Thoughts on Multiple Identity". Miriam describes the struggle with having multiple cultural identities as two rivers. As you can see in the poem that follows, there are two poems describing two rivers and...
St Paul in his epistle to Galatians mentions nine character traits as fruits of the spirit, i.e. love, joy, peace etc. The Orchard is a series of contemplative piano pieces based on these fruit of the spirit paired with biblical poetry and stunning footage. Visit http://contemplativecadences.com Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFE2XrhjQG0y_r1FLy5rOg Youtube channel...
Written for the Flinders Quartet as a response to Beethoven's Grosse Fugue, this quartet integrates two themes of Beethoven's. The first is the opening theme from his Grosse Fugue fragmented into its pairs of semitones (which I've called the fractured theme) and the second is the melody from the prayer...
This choral work, based on the text of Romans 15:7, 5&6, was suggested to me by Philip Nicholls including the order of verses. The thing that struck me about these verses when writing this piece is that the simple act of welcoming someone, (like Jesus' mention of giving someone a...
This is a rescore of the short film Again Swimming. The film recalls the simple pleasures and memories of regular swimming over a lifetime. From the textures and sounds of the change room stalls and the anticipation of walking out to the pool and diving in, through to the invigorating...