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Symphony No. 1: Leunig’s Prayer Book was inspired by four prayers written by Australian poet Michael Leunig. Movement titles are derived from each prayer that celebrate the arrival of a new season. The subtitles for each movement are derived from the prayers themselves and take the audience on a familiar journey:

Instrumentation: please see perusal score above.

Commissioned by the Australian Wind Band Commissioning Consortium, led by Mr. Matt Klohs.

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