Andrew Howes
Upcoming projects:
New work for Emily Sun and Slava Grigoryan, Bundanon - Boyd Music Series 16/08/25, Sydney Opera House - Utzon Series 17/08/25
New work for Sydney Youth Orchestra's 2025 Big Sky Tour, to be premiered in Broken Hill, NSW.
Fortiter Et Fideliter - for Treble Choir, Piano, Trumpets and Snare Drum to be premiered by The King's School (first half of 2025)
The Early Morning - for Chamber Strings to be premiered at the Bowral Autumn Music Festival by the Australian Youth Orchestra Momentum Ensemble, alongside an original arrangement of Pelican Song, by Véronique Serret and William Barton
Mutawintji Nocturne - for double choir and chamber ensemble to be performed on St Andrew's Catholic School's 2025 international tour.
Night Lights - Solo for Flute commissioned to be featured in the Australian Flute Festival's 2025 Young Artist Competition.
Recent performances:
Recent recordings:
To The Water, To The Sky recorded by Moorambilla Voices
Telopea, recorded by various artists
Autumn Revels premiered by the Flinders Quartet, at Noisy Ritual in Naarm/Melbourne, 26/11/24
The Eyes of the Earth - Concerto Intima for Saxophone and Strings premiered by the Bowerbird Collective and soloist Alice Morgan at the Lyrebird Festival, 17/11/24
Karkanya, for Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Dance and mixed Visual Media, premiered by Moorambilla Voices, in collaboration with Choreographer Neville Boney, and Visual Artists Noni Carroll and Frank Wright, 28/09/24
Arrangement of Romanian Dances by Bela Bartok performed as part of Selby & Friends 'Jewels in the Crown' July 2024 Tour (Clarinet, Violin, Piano)
Mutawintji Nocturne premiered by Voces8 and Moorambilla Voices, 23/06/24 at the Sydney Opera House as a part of Voces8's 2024 Australian Tour
Several orchestrations, including two of songs by Nancy Bates, premiered by the Santa Sabina Orchestra and School Choir at their annual gala performance, 24/06/24
The Aching Bones performed by Ensemble CANE, at Yarragon Studios, 19/05/24
Moss Stone Cantic premiered by Bel Acapella, Mosman Art Gallery, 20/04/24
To a Bird... for Saxophone Quartet premiered by Nexas Quartet at the Bowral Autumn Music Festival, 23/03/24
The majority of Andrew Howes' works will soon become available on the Australian Music Centre's website. In the meantime, he has a vast catalogue, so please feel free to get in touch.
Selected Works
Autumn Revels
for String Quartet (2024)
Commissioned by the Flinders Quartet
the quartet on Flinders Digital
listen to excerpts: (The Flinders Quartet)
1. Kuluruku
2. To Begin...
3. Cloudburst
Luminifera - Wild Light for Orchestra
for Orchestra (2021)
Commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
listen to an excerpt: (The Sydney Symphony)
Mutawintji Nocturne
for Choir, 8 Solo Voices, Soprano Saxophone & Piano (2024)
Commissioned by Moorambilla Voices
listen to an excerpt: (Voces8, Moorambilla Voices)
Star Invocations
for Piano, Clarinet and String Trio (2023)
Commissioned by the Omega Ensemble
listen to an excerpt: (The Omega Ensemble)
The Eyes of the Earth
Concerto Intima for Saxophone and Strings (2024)
Commissioned by The Bowerbird Collective
listen to an excerpt: (The Bowerbird Collective & Soloist Alice Morgan)
Premiere Performance during a thunderstorm
The Aching Bones
for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (2020) or
for Flute, Oboe and Piano (revised 2022) or
for Flute, Soprano Saxophone and Piano (revised 2024)
View a full performance of this work (Sydney Opera House Digital)
listen to an excerpt: (Ensemble CANE)
Change Invocations
for String Quartet (2022)
Commissioned by Live at Yours
listen to excerpts: (Kristian Winther Quartet)