This Unchartered Hour at the Theatre Royal (Hobart) – November 2011

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Friday 11 November at 8pm Saturday 12 November at 2pm & 8pm SYNOPSIS While driving, a young man kills a dog. This accidental event steers him unexpectedly to the house, now abandoned, where he grew up. As he moves from room to room, he releases memories and ghosts of the lives lived within its walls and exposes a long held family secret. A secret which stopped time – leaving a woman trapped by memory; a son groping for answers; a
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Overture Commissioned by the Derwent Symphony Orchestra

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September will see the first performance of my new overture for orchestra (currently untitled) which has been commissioned by the Derwent Symphony Orchestra. The performance will take place on Sunday the 11th of September 2011, 2.30pm at Hobart Town Hall (Tasmania). The conductor is Damien Holloway and the programme will also features Elgar’s Sea Pictures (with guest soloist Michael Lampard) and Sibelius’ Symphony No.1.
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22SQ Baha’i Centre Concert Review

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“…a hauntingly beautiful and evocative setting of Lala Fisher’s poem…” Spirited quartet triumphs By CAROLYN PHILPOTT. Mercury Newspaper. May 16, 2011 REVIEW 22SQ Saxophone Quartet Michael Lampard, Baritone Baha’i Centre of Learning, Hobart THE architecturally stunning, dome-shaped auditorium at the Baha’i Centre of Learning was the ideal setting for this concert by dynamic saxophone quartet 22SQ, comprising young local musicians Benjamin Price (soprano saxophone), Georgina Smith (alto saxophone), Mitchell Ellis (tenor saxophone) and Nicholas Nugent (baritone saxophone). The program incorporated
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