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The soundtrack to Crawl and the 2002 animation Ward 13 on our new label, Magic Fire Music.

Available here.

Feature film Crawl will be premiered at Screamfestla in Los Angeles on 15 October 2011.

Directed by Paul China, produced by Benjamin China and Brian Breheny, it stars Georgina Haig, George Shvestov and Paul Holmes.

CG recorded the score at Trackdown Scoring Stage in May 2011 with 17 strings.

Lightfall for Horn and Orchestra is a finalist as Orchestral Work of the Year in the Australian Art Music Awards 2011. These awards cover the years of 2009 and 2010. A list of all the finalists can be found here. The awards night is on 3 May 2011 at the Sydney Theatre.

A video of the premiere of Onward and Upwards, commissioned and performed by Gondwana Voices, Gondwana Chorale and Synergy Percussion, conducted by Lyn Williams, at the Verbruggen Hall, Sydney, on 23 January 2010

Three video clips of the recording sessions of Mao’s Last Dancer can be viewed here.

The score to Mao’s Last Dancer won Best Feature Score and Best Soundtrack Album at the Screen Music Awards Australia, held last night at the BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square in Melbourne. An ensemble led by composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky performed excepts from the nominated scores including Pas de Deux and Madame’s Model Ballet from Mao’s Last Dancer. The night closed with a performance of Out of the Well and Free Dance conducted by CG. (Hopefully we will have a photo soon)

Mao’s Last Dancer is released in USA cinemas from 20 August 2010.

CG has completed a new work for large chamber ensemble entitled A Quick Look Around. At just under four minutes in length it is a reworking of his piece for bass trombone and piano A Short Life. Instrumentation is wind quintet, string quintet and piano. The full score and parts will be available from the Australian Music Centre in the near future.

Gondwana Choirs commissioned CG to arrange a new version of his popular choral work Peace On Earth for their 21st anniversary concert at the Sydney Opera House on 4 July 2010. This new arrangement reduces the orchestra to an ensemble of 2 pianos, 2-3 percussion and strings (minimum 2.2.2.2.1) and is suitable for both the original treble voices version and the SATB version. The full score and parts will be available from the Australian Music Centre in the near future.

CG has completed a new and possibly humorous work for Bass Trombone and Piano entitled A Short Life. Written at the request of UK bass trombonist Jonathan Warburton it is just under four minutes in length. Sheet music can be purchased through the Australian Music Centre.