Asides on the oboe (2002) 11 minutesfor solo oboeFirst performance by David Nuttall (oboe), School of Music, Australian National University, Canberra, 10 December 2003 Published by Wise Music G. Schirmer Australia Buy/Hire Performing Materials Listen on SoundCloud 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.