Listen Al Fresco May 2025
Jon Rose: Syd and George (2007)
This is the story of the relationship between Syd Curtis, a member of Homo sapiens and retired park ranger, and George, an Albert’s Lyrebird or Menura alberti, who lived in Lamington National Park, Australia.
Produced for Manfred Mixner & Deutschland Radio in 2007
Recordings by Syd Curtis & Jon Rose
Composed & played by Jon Rose | all music derived from George’s vocalisations
Excerpt: 10’20”
Gloria Coates: Homage to Van Gogh (1992 – 1993)
The piece relates to Van Gogh’s painting The Quinces. Coates thought of it as a still life in motion.
“.. The form which I selected corresponded to the movement of my eye across the canvas from the upper left to the lower right with the falling fruit. The brushstrokes were like my own glissandi … but in another medium, creating musical forms similar to those on the canvas.”
Commissioned by Deutschland Radio Berlin; coproduced MDR Kultur/Leipzig.
Performance Musica Viva Ensemble Dresden under Jürgen Wirrmann
Excerpt: 10’15”
Sound Art Brighton: … into the wild (2023)
A recorded sound excursion from Brighton Station to the garden community of Stanmer Organics, discovering urban sound marks and Stanmer Park’s enchanting environs.
Produced by Chris Sciacca & Kersten Glandien (SAB)
Excerpts: 9’57”