Eugene Ughetti
Eugene Ughetti is an Australian percussionist and conductor, and founding artistic director of the Melbourne ensemble Speak Percussion. His work centres on contemporary and experimental percussion performance.
On Move he conducts Speak Percussion in Eve Duncan’s percussion ensemble pieces on Curiosities (MD 3320), and appears as guest percussionist on the live programme Such a Sky (MD 3364). He also plays percussion on Patañjali (MD 3399).
Eugene Ughetti is featured on the following titles
Psychosonata
Michael Kieran Harvey’s own works from 2007–2013, spanning serious intensity and cheerful pastiche. The half-hour piano sonata anchors shorter pieces with leading young Australian instrumentalists.
Eugene Ughetti also appears on
Patañjali
This CD and performance DVD celebrates Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra in music and āsana (2015). Michael Kieran Harvey composed the score and plays keyboards, with Arabella Teniswood-Harvey (piano) and Eugene Ughetti (percussion).
Such a Sky
Such a Sky gathers live Salon performances from the Melbourne Recital Centre. Cellist Imogen Manins and pianist Tony Gould are joined by Slava Grigoryan, David Jones, Gian Slater, Riley Lee and Eugene Ughetti.
Curiosities: Chamber Music by Eve Duncan
Chamber music by Australian composer Eve Duncan, performed by artists from Australia and abroad, among them the Australian National Academy of Music String Ensemble and pianist Michael Kieran Harvey.
The Flowers
All works on this recording are Australian compositions exploring the aesthetics of contemporary art music. The disc offers a fresh perspective on Australian music-making through starkly varied new pieces.