Birds of Paradise

for chamber orchestra

fl. ob. cl. bsn. | hn. tpt. tbn. tba. | perc. | 2 vln. 1 vla. 1 vc. 1 db

Written for the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra Young and Emerging Composition Project. Premiered by the WASO, on May 24, 2022, at Perth Concert Hall, WA

score excerpt below

This music is inspired by the pointillist paintings by Japanese illustrator Hiroo Isono (1945–2013). Isono’s work is marked by a deeply personal artistic language, shifting in mood from haunting stillness to grand, expansive gestures.