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Lightfall for Horn and Orchestra was premiered this evening by the Sydney Symphony at the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House, with Robert Johnson, soloist, and Richard Gill conducting. Two further performances will be given over the next two days.

CG has kept an extensive blow-by-blow blog about the composition and preparation of the concerto at www.hornconcerto.net. A webcast of the premiere can be viewed and pdfs of the full score and the solo part are available for download.

CG has commenced his blog at www.hornconcerto.net. A forum has also been activated.

The website will follow, step by step, the process of composing a large orchestral work.

CG has commenced fulltime work on the Horn Concerto.

www.HornConcerto.net opens to coincide with the Sydney Symphony’s 2009 season launch. The Sydney Symphony have commissioned Lightfall, for Horn and Orchestra for performance at the Sydney Opera House on 9, 10 & 11 September 2009. The horn soloist will be Robert Johnson and the conductor will be Richard Gill.