Boogaloo for Two was originally composed as a play-on theme for the Australian variety television show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” in the 1990’s. The D...
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Fiesta en la Calle is a high-energy Latin chart that fuses Tito Puente with Arturo Sandoval and the modern L.A writing of Gordon Goodwin. After the...
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Rhapsody was composed as a tribute to my University Band Director, Dr. Ralph Hultgren. It was under Dr. Hultgren’s baton that I was introduced to t...
View full detailsNo Time for Talkers is a fun and energetic hard-driving gospel rock tune. Full recordings of this and other great Australian jazz works can be foun...
View full detailsHow funky can you get? It’s easy to get excited about the title of this tune and try too hard to be funky. It’s like trying too hard to be cool. It...
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Originally written as a lilting funk chart for five piece band, this conversion to full big band has allowed the tune to develop into a multi layer...
View full detailsMove 'n' Groove is a tribute to legendary trumpet player Lee Morgan. The chart is based on the groove of The Sidewinder, with a half-time funk feel...
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As often happens, Lucky Lockie lept off the piano and demanded to become a tune when the composer was teaching saxophone to another Lockie. The bas...
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One of Australia’s greatest entertainers, the late Ricky May, often used the expression to an audience to acknowledge his band “How about a little ...
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Commissioned by Blackburn High School Friends of Music for the Symphonic Band performance at The Midwest Clinic, International Band and Orchestra C...
View full detailsThis fun work for a young concert band creates the exciting atmosphere of a spy thriller where time is ticking down on our hero being able to save ...
View full detailsHop! Hop! Hop! Bouncing through the Australian bush to a swingin’ rhythm you can imagine a herd of kangaroos groovin’ out as they stop to for a che...
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Driven was composed for the Hillbrook Anglican School Wind Symphony and premiered by the ensemble in a joint concert with the Queensland Youth Orch...
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Featuring trumpet soloist, Your Time Will Come, is a beautiful melodic ballad in triple metre, opening opportunities for interpretation and express...
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Rooted in West Coast Jazz and Basie-style swing, Walkin’ Home (on the west coast) is a relaxed tune reminiscent of care-free stroll back home from ...
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To Dream of Giants is a work of three main musical phases suggesting the idea of the listener entering a dream-like world where giants exist as a n...
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Three Hounds consists of three movements, each movement exploring the personality of three dogs; Terence - The Bassett Hound, Hansel - The Dachshun...
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Imagine you love to dance... it's easy - you just go and dance! Now imagine you are a hippo who loves to dance. Suddenly, it's not so easy. It's di...
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Vulcan is the Roman god of fire, especially destructive fire, and craftsmanship. Your browser does not support the audio element. Sample Score
That I May Love draws its title from the first verse of the hymn, “Breathe on me, Breath of God”. Its prayer-like request is that the loving nature...
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Sub Zero is a bright jazz shuffle in the style of New York’s legendary Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The title reflects the composer’s memories of his f...
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Imagine …. it’s the middle of the night. You have heard your older sister get up to get a drink of water. As she walks towards the kitchen you deci...
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Rejoice is a wind orchestra setting of the wonderful Medieval Christmas carol, Gaudete, a splendid hymn of praise. Hear the words of the first vers...
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This chart offers a cool and funky groove for young bands with a catchy melody and solo opportunities for trumpet, trombone or saxophones. Optional...
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Pocket Samba was first performed on Piccolo and egg shaker and is based on the chords of Chopsticks. It has been transformed into a fun and vibrant...
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Adapted from the second movement of “The serious blues” saxophone quartet, this piece has a unique harmonic flavor which supports an intensely desc...
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"Nothing But The Best" was commissioned by Mitchelton State School, Brisbane. It was premiered at the school’s centenary celebrations by a band mad...
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No Bears Allowed has been a long coming! The piece started off as an attempt to write a Latin American style dance piece for young band. Many years...
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Kings and Queens. Dukes and Duchesses. The pomp and circumstance, fanfare and majesty of the entrance to a royal occasion. Imagine a grand ballroom...
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My late father-in-law, Alan, carved a small wooden item on his lathe and gave it to his daughter, my wife. I noticed it on the mantelpiece as I was...
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Have you thought about what it means to give of yourself so fully in playing an instrument or do you see it all just as a diversion? Is your intere...
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“Into the Sun” is a scrapbook of stories told by many of their passage to Australia; whether it be as free settlers in the 1800s, post World War II...
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The Four Note Boogaloo is a fun piece for a grooving rhythm section with a melody featuring a small jazz combo horn section of Alto Sax, Tenor Sax ...
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With an energetic fanfare opening the work, Festal Intrada is effervescent and sparkling with dynamism and strength. The ensuring legato melody, ca...
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This piece originated as a concert fanfare for brass and percussion.
Dog Walkin’ Shuffle is a fun shuffle feel piece for a grooving rhythm section with traditional riff based figures for the horns and some room for i...
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