A collection of chamber music by Australian composer Eve Duncan. This new CD features recordings of her work performed by artists from Australia and overseas including the Australian National Academy of Music String Ensemble and Michael Kieran Harvey.

Eve Duncan said this about her composition, "Behind the material world one senses a deeper world of inspiration, mathematics, spiritual beings, living physical and psychological archetypes; a living, breathing reality of invisibility. Composition is the means by which I swim through this sea of complex activity, trying to understand what influences human, animal and mineral evolution.

My music is architecturally conceived; however I allow the individuality of specific musicians to strongly influence the compositional elements such as rhythm, harmony, texture and melody: they are a rich resource for the unfolding of the music."

Eve Duncan gained her Masters in Composition from the University of Melbourne with Brenton Broadstock and her Honours in Composition from Latrobe University with Keith Humble and Theodore Dollarhide. She was awarded the International Modern Music Award for Composition, Vienna.

Salamanders download

Dragonfly download

Wave to the depths download

Mornings download

Runner of light download

CUROSITIES A

1. The sun behind it, burning it... for solo harp - performed by Marshall McGuire
2. Kyriotetes for solo cello - Performed by Alister Barker
3. Dragonfly for percussion ensemble - Performed by Speak Percussion conducted by Eugene Ughetti
4. Runner of Light for string ensemble and didjeridu - Performed by the Australian National Academy of Music String Ensemble - and Amos Roach (didjeridu), conducted by Mark Knoop
5. Butterfly for percussion ensemble - Performed by Speak Percussion conducted by Eugene Ughetti
6. The Bee Dance for solo vibraphone - Performed by Peter Neville
7. Mosquito for percussion ensemble - Performed by Speak Percussion conducted by Eugene Ughetti
8. Buddha Fantasy for solo guitar - Performed by Stefan Feingold
9. Clarice Beckett Mornings I for oboe, viola and harp - Performed by Daffyd Camp (oboe), Merewyn Bramble (viola),
Meaghan Reeves (harp)
10. Clarice Beckett Mornings II for oboe, viola and harp - Performed by Daffyd Camp (oboe), Merewyn Bramble (viola), Meaghan Reeves (harp)
11. Tiger Snake for soprano and chamber ensemble - Poem by Lisa Bellear, performed by Deborah Kayser (soprano)


CURIOSITIES B

1. Wave to the Depths I - for solo piano - Performed by Michael Kieran Harvey
2. Wave to the Depths II - for solo piano Performed by Michael Kieran Harvey
3. The Crab Feast for piano and percussion - Performed by Danae Killian (piano), Steven Fitzgerald (percussion)
4. Exusiai for solo organ - Performed by Wolfram Graf
5. Salamanders for solo piano - Performed by Danae Killian
6. Gnomes for solo piano - Performed by Danae Killian
7. Undines for solo piano - Performed by Danae Killian
8. Sylphs for solo piano - Performed by Danae Killian
9. Ariel for piano and percussion - Performed by Danae Killian (piano), Peter Neville (timpani)