Asides on the oboe (2002)

11 minutes

for solo oboe

First performance by David Nuttall (oboe), School of Music, Australian National University, Canberra, 10 December 2003

The piece was composed for David Nuttall as a set of sketches for an (as yet) unwritten oboe concerto. The title is from the poem of the same name by Wallace Stevens. The piece is dedicated to Richard Meale on his 70th birthday.