Original Compositions, Chamber Arrangements & Contemporary Scores
Exploring structural form, counterpoint, and harmonic architecture through acoustic scoring and studio production.
Counterpoint, Tension, and Resolution
“Composition is the study of how independent voices can move with their own integrity while contributing to a coherent whole.”
Long before my work in industrial relations or public policy simulations, music composition was my first training in complex systems. Writing for an ensemble requires balancing individual lines, harmonic tension, and structural pacing so that contrasting elements resolve with clarity rather than chaos.
Holding a Licentiate in Music Composition (LTCL) and an Associate Diploma from the Victoria College of Music, my musical output spans original instrumental and chamber works, solo keyboard pieces, and contemporary arrangements. Whether engraving scores in Sibelius or producing realizations in Studio One, music remains a constant creative counterweight to my academic and institutional work.
Selected Recordings & Score Excerpts
Movement for String Quartet
An exploration of contrapuntal interplay and shifting rhythmic dialogues across four independent string voices.
Prelude & Study in Form
Written for solo piano, examining harmonic tension, motivic development, and resonant pedal textures.
Suite for Woodwinds & Strings
Contemporary chamber arrangement blending warm woodwind voicings with articulated string accompaniment.
Catalogue & Compositional Output
Chamber & Small Ensemble Works
Original compositions scored for string quartet, wind quintet, and mixed acoustic ensembles, focusing on conversational counterpoint, timbral contrast, and tight formal architecture.
Solo Piano & Keyboard Works
Character pieces, preludes, and structural studies for solo piano that explore modal and tonal ambiguity, lyrical phrasing, and contrapuntal voice-leading.
Ensemble Arrangements & Transcriptions
Custom arrangements, re-harmonisations, and instrumental transcriptions tailored for chamber groups, academic ceremonies, and live performance ensembles.
Studio Realizations & Electro-Acoustic Sketches
Hybrid productions combining engraved acoustic notation with high-resolution virtual orchestration and studio mixing in Studio One.