Andrew Howes
Upcoming projects:
Luminifera to be performed by the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra at the Bilkent Concert Hall, in the program Howes, Korngold & Weill, dir. Vladimir Fanshil, 15/11/25
Prism - duet for Violin & Guitar for Emily Sun and Slava Grigoryan, Bundanon - Boyd Music Series 16/08/25, Sydney Opera House - Utzon Series 17/08/25
Mist, Upon the Mind's Eye - duet for Clarinet & Piano to be premiered in Sydney, and performed in Melbourne and Canberra by Oliver Shermacher & Vatche Jambazian, August 2025
Mutawintji Nocturne - for double choir and chamber ensemble to be performed on St Andrew's Catholic School's 2025 international tour.
I Dreamt Of A White Gull for Choir, Piano and Strings to be premiered by the combined students of St Catherine's School & Waverly College in late 2025
Night Lights - Solo for Flute commissioned to be featured in the Australian Flute Festival's 2025 Young Artist Competition.
The Eyes of the Earth - Concerto Intima for Saxophone and Strings performed once more by the Bowerbird Collective and soloist Alice Morgan in late 2025
Recent performances:
Cosmic Colours Over Sunrise premiered by Sydney Youth Orchestra, conducted by Ben Northey, at the June Bronhill Auditorium in Broken Hill, NSW, 04/07/25
Feet in the Sand, Heart in the Bush for Choir and Orchestra performed by Sydney Youth Orchestra, cond. James Pensini or Ben Northey, across NSW - Sydney 26/06/25, Warren 29/06/25, Cobar 30/06/25, Broken Hill 04/07/25
Fortiter Et Fideliter - for Treble Choir, Piano, Trumpets and Snare Drum premiered by The King's Preparatory School Year 6 Choir at Sydney Town Hall, 14/06/25
The Early Morning - for Chamber Strings 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, 29/04/25
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
The Early Morning
for String Orchestra (2025)
listen to an excerpt: (Australian Youth Orchestra's Momentum Ensemble, dir. Hyung-Suk Bae)
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)