Brisbane Music Festival
Festival Commissioned
Works and Arrangements
Pedro Alvarez
Insurrecta (2019)
for piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Alex Raineri
Harold Arlen
Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
Harold Arlen / Ira Gershwin
The Man That Got Away
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Harold Arlen / Ira Gershwin
The Man That Got Away
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, saxophone and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Burt Bacharach
Alfie
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Burt Bacharach
The Look Of Love
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Michael Bakrnčev
no such thing (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
John Barry / John Black
Diamonds are Forever
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Irving Berlin
Blue Skies
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
Jerry Bock / Sheldon Harnick
Vanilla Ice Cream
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Corrina Bonshek
The Space Between Us… (2022)
for clarinet, two violins, cello, guitar, percussion and piano
LISTEN (extract) | LISTEN (extract)
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022)
by Luke Carbon, Courtenay Cleary, Miriam Niessl, Jeremy Stafford, Thea Rossen and Alex Raineri
Jakob Bragg
Concordia Temporum (2022)
for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
Premiered at Merthyr Road Uniting Church (Dec 2022)
by Lina Andonovska, Luke Carbon, Sonia Wilson, Alexina Hawkins, Oliver Russell and Alex Raineri
Jakob Bragg
Fabric (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Jakob Bragg
Nest of Gravel (2020)
for percussion and piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Oct 2020) by Angus Wilson and Alex Raineri
Gerard Brophy
Toccata (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Alex Raineri
Austin Buckett
Panels (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Heidi Chan
Traces of Chi (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Lyle Chan
Pantun (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Lyle Chan
Sonata en forme de cri (2023)
for piano with optional flute and viola
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2023) by Alex Raineri with Jonathan Henderson and Nicole Greentree
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
Crepe Myrtle Sky (2022)
for soprano and piano
Premiered at Opera Queensland Studio (Aug 2022) by Rebecca Cassidy and Alex Raineri
Lisa Cheney
Tracing Ghosts (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
David Chisholm
Lombard (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Kurt Cobain / Krist Novoselic / Dave Grohl
Smells Like Teen Spirit
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Leonard Cohen
Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Aaron Copland
Long Time Ago
arrangement by Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Sept 2022) by Alex Raineri
Connor D’Netto
Glenro (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Peter de Jager
Flowering (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Paul Dean
Paths of Blood (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Chris Dench
in Platonia (2024)
for bass clarinet and piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024) by Drew Gilchrist and Alex Raineri
Chris Dench
passing bells (2019)
for piano
Premiered at Old Museum (Dec 2019) by Alex Raineri
Melody Eötvös
Piano Sonata No. 2 ‘A Story from the Sand Dunes’ (2021)
for piano
Premiered at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Dec 2021) by Alex Raineri
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini
The Virgin’s Lament
arrangement by John Rotar commissioned in 2023
for soprano, string quartet, double bass and harpsichord
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Oct 2023) by Katie Stenzel, Tarilindy String Quartet, Marian Heckenberg and Alex Raineri
Lady Gaga / Natalie Hemby / Hilary Lindsey / Lori McKenna
I’ll Always Remember Us This Way from A Star Is Born
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for piano and single-player winds
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Erik Griswold
How Strange the Change (2021)
for flute, clarinet, trumpet, string quartet and prepared piano
Premiered at City Workshop (July 2021)
by Jemima Drews, Dario Scalabrini, Sophie Kukulies, Brendan Joyce, Jonny Ng, Anna Colville, Katherine Philp and Alex Raineri
Erik Griswold
Los sueños del niño y la niña (2023)
for guitar and piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Oct 2023) by Karin Schaupp and Alex Raineri
Elliott Gyger
time line (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Imogen Heap
Hide and Seek
arrangement by Alex Raineri commissioned in 2021
for prepared piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Alex Raineri
Friedrich Hollaender / Reg Connelly
Falling In Love Again
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Cat Hope
We Have Become Kin (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Charles Ives
Memories B
arrangement by Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Sept 2022) by Alex Raineri
Rafael Karlen
Reconstructed Definitions (2023)
for clarinet, cello and piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2023) by Dario Scalabrini, Katherine Philp and Alex Raineri
Kesha
Praying
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Sept 2022) by Alex Raineri
Carole King / Gerry Goffin
A Natural Woman
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Carole King / Gerry Goffin
A Natural Woman
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, saxophone and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Hans Lang / Bert Reisfeld / Erich Meder
It’s Oh So Quiet
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Jasmin Leung
moving pulse from the same matter (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Henry Mancini
Moon River
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Benjamin Marks
Orchid (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Paul McCartney
Blackbirds
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Alex Raineri
Joni Mitchell
A Case of You
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Joni Mitchell
A Case of You
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
Joni Mitchell
Both Sides Now
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Joni Mitchell
Down To You
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Kate Moore
Meuse (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in November 2019 by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Alanis Morissette
Hand In My Pocket
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Stevie Nicks
Landslide
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
Natalie Nicolas
Descent (2022)
for piano
Premiered at Merthyr Road Uniting Church (Dec 2022)
by Alex Raineri (with Eljo Agenbach, visual artist and Lachlan van der Kreek, lighting designer)
Harry Nilssen
Don’t Forget Me
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Sinead O’Connor
One More Day
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for flute and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Lina Andonovska and Alex Raineri
Fernando Obradors
Del Cabello más sutil
arrangement by Alex Raineri commissioned in 2023
for piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Oct 2023) by Alex Raineri
Katy Perry
Never Really Over
arrangement by Alex Raineri commissioned in 2023
for prepared piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Oct 2023) by Alex Raineri
Katherine Philp
Orbit (2022)
inspired by a poem by Anna Jacobson
for cello
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Katherine Philp
Cole Porter
Always True To You In My Fashion
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (May 2021) by Laura Raineri and Alex Raineri
Cole Porter
Night and Day
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Alex Pozniak
Delve (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen & Alex Raineri
Radiohead
2+2=5
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for piano duet
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Burn the Witch
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice and cello
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk and Katherine Philp
Radiohead
Creep
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Exit Music
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, keyboard and harpsichord
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
High and Dry
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Hunting Bears
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for piano
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Jigsaw
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for cello
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Katherine Philp
Radiohead
My Iron Lung
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
No Surprises
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Radiohead
Street Spirit
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2022
for voice, cello, and two keyboard players
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Irena Lysiuk, Katherine Philp, James Dobinson and Alex Raineri
Alex Raineri
A history of blue (2022)
inspired by a poem by Ella Jeffrey
for piano
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Alex Raineri
Alex Raineri
… after Dido … (2022)
for piano and tape
Premiered at Salvation Army Brisbane City Temple (July 2022) by Alex Raineri
Alex Raineri
… after Hildegard … (2021)
for string quartet and harpsichord
Premiered at St Mary’s Anglican Church (April 2021)
by Rebekah Hall, Julia Hill, Harrison Swainston, Shuhei Lawson and Alex Raineri
Alex Raineri
Resonate (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Alex Raineri
temples in your hearing (2024)
for fixed electronics
LISTEN (mvt 3) | LISTEN (mvt 4)
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024) by Alex Raineri (with Eljo Agenbach, visual artist)
Maurice Ravel
Boat on the Ocean and Valley of the Bells from Miroirs
arrangement by John Rotar commissioned in 2022
for percussion and piano
Premiered at Merthyr Road Uniting Church (Dec 2022) by Thea Rossen and Alex Raineri
Han Reardon Smith
three questions of scale (2020)
for percussion and piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Oct 2020) by Angus Wilson and Alex Raineri
Damien Ricketson
Seated Backwards (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Judith Ring
All You Can Do Is Hang On For Dear Life (2024)
for flute and piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024) by Lina Andonovska and Alex Raineri
Jenna Robertson / Daniel Shearer / Finn Idris / Alex Raineri
Staged (2024)
for voice, cello, and live electronics
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Aug 2024) by Jenna Robertson, Daniel Shearer and Finn Idris
Richard Rodgers
Wonderful Guy
arrangement by Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri commissioned in 2022
for voice, winds and piano
Premiered at St John’s Cathedral (Dec 2022) by Amy Lehpamer, Luke Carbon and Alex Raineri
Thea Rossen
Aragonite (2024)
for two percussion, two flute/piccolo, bass clarinet, piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024)
by Thea Rossen, Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Lina Andonovska, Tim Munro, Drew Gilchrist and Alex Raineri
John Rotar
Improvisations on Two Celtic Tunes (2022)
for piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Sep 2022) by Alex Raineri
John Rotar
Narodni Plus in Madzarski Pesem (2019)
for piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Alex Raineri
Jodie Rottle
it has no end (2022)
for percussion
Premiered at Merthyr Road Uniting Church in December 2022 by Thea Rossen
Jodie Rottle
Live and Direct (2022)
inspired by a poem by Ethan Enoch
for flute
Premiered at Holy Trinity Hall (Oct 2022) by Jodie Rottle
Jodie Rottle
Music for a Memory (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Jodie Rottle
Public Figure (2020)
for percussion and piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Oct 2020) by Angus Wilson and Alex Raineri
Elaine Seeto
Lion Spirit Dance (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Jane Sheldon | Ascent: soft, uncertain, and without impatience (2022/24)
for piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024) by Alex Raineri (with Eljo Agenbach, visual artist)
James Shelton
Lilac Wine
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Leonardo Silva
5 Preludi (2021)
for piano
Premiered at City Workshop (July 2021) by Alex Raineri
Lachlan Skipworth
Scatter (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (Nov 2019) by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri
Richard Strauss
Four Last Songs
arrangement by Jordon He commissioned in 2021
for soprano, violin, clarinet and piano
Premiered at Loyal Hope of the Valley Lodge (Aug 2022)
by Rebecca Cassidy, Courtenay Cleary, Drew Gilchrist and Alex Raineri
Alex Turley
Piano Flesh XXX (2021)
for actor and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Matthew Connell and Alex Raineri
Alex Turley
Rosewood & Steel (2022)
for marimba and piano
Premiered at Salvation Army Brisbane City Temple (July 2022) by Claire Edwardes and Alex Raineri
Ways by Ways
Slow Moving Sparks (2024)
for percussion, piano, and harpsichord/piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Dec 2024) by Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Tim Munro and Alex Raineri
Ian Whitney
Arborescent (2024)
for piano
Premiered at FourthWall Arts (Oct 2024) by Alex Raineri
Amy Winehouse
You Know I’m No Good
arrangement by James Dobinson commissioned in 2021
for voice and piano
Premiered in a digital show (Oct 2021) by Tabatha McFadyen and Alex Raineri
Samantha Wolf
Bull in a China Shop (2020)
for percussion and piano
Premiered at Bowen Studio (Oct 2020) by Angus Wilson and Alex Raineri
Samantha Wolf
Life on Earth (2022)
for piano
Premiered at Merthyr Road Uniting Church (Dec 2022)
by Alex Raineri (with Eljo Agenbach, visual artist and Lachlan van der Kreek, lighting designer)
Yitzhak Yedid
A Kiss for Death (2021)
for guitar and piano
Premiered at City Workshop (July 2021) by Karin Schaupp and Alex Raineri
Yitzhak Yedid
La Ballerina del Diavolo (2019)
for dancer and piano
Premiered at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in November 2019 by Katina Olsen and Alex Raineri