Monash University Lunchtime Concerts
Thursday March 22nd
1:10 PM in Music Auditorium (Clayton)
"Monologues and Dialogues"
Peter Sheridan: Alto, bass, contrabass, and hyperbass flutes
Katherine Shiell: Piano
Alice Bennett: Bass flute
Ulpirra
Ross Edwards
(2’)
(alto flute)
Serenade
Houston Dunleavy
(5’)
(contrabass flute)
Owl Sfutel (World premiere)
Taran Carter
(7’)
(bass flute and piano)
Adagio and Allegretto
Three Propositions (Melbourne premiere)
Thomas Reiner
(7’)
(alto flute)
On the Run
In Thought
Twilight in Brunswick
Three for Two
Adrienne Albert
(5’)
(bass and contrabass flutes)
Dark and Light
(Alice Bennett, Hons.- Bass Flute)
Groaning Oceans
Sheridan-Clements
(7’)
(hyperbass flute and electronics)
Two Sonnets
Mike Mower
(9’)
(alto flute and piano)
‘Monologues and Dialogues’ features music from Mr. Sheridan’s second solo album for MOVE Records (AU).
Unique compositions for acoustic and electronic soundscapes will highlight the distinctive colour of the giant
flutes, from the agility of the alto flute to the creepy groaning tones of the World’s largest and lowest flute, the
hyperbass. Two premieres by Melbourne based composers Thomas Reiner and Taran Carter will be performed,
and the program will close with the swinging style of a jazz based work by the International composer Mike
Mower.
Innovative and creative flutist, performer and teacher, Peter Sheridan has collaborated with some of the
world’s leading composers, commissioning more than fifty works for the various flutes. A passionate specialist
on the Low Flutes, he has promoted these instruments in concert and master classes, appearing at
International Flute conventions in Australia, England, Japan and throughout North America. He has performed
with the Los Angeles Flute Quartet, ANAM Orchestra, Australian Philharmonic, Hollywood Studio Symphony,
Mannes Camerata, Aspen Festival Orchestra, and the Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival. A lecturer of flute
for the Monash and Melbourne Universities, Mr. Sheridan holds degrees and certifications from Mannes
College, University of Arizona, Goldsmith’s College (London), and completed graduate work at UCLA. He has
served on the faculties of La Sierra University, Santa Monica College, and El Camino Colleges. His flutes can be
heard on Move, Sarabande, Warner Bros. Latina, Albany, and Innova record labels. www.Lowflutes.com