Crustacean Lobotomy (2024)

9’, for orchestra

In a hypothetical exhibition of Surrealist art, a viewer walks around the room and observes ten seemingly unrelated paintings, each depicting a setting. The connection is that each painting has a different colour at its core, not always prominently featured, but representative of that setting. This work is a musical depiction of that exhibition.

This piece reveals…ambitious intent. Is the spirit of Schnittke alive and living in Wellington?” - Chris Watson, SOUNZ