Composer Alan Griffiths
Australian/New Zealand Composer Of Emotive Classical Art Music, Including The Albums 'Introspection' & 'Rare View'.
THE COMPOSER
Alan began composing his own art music from the age of 13. After studying under Dr Allan Zavod, he then composed for theatre and film. Alan now composes art-music full-time and his debut albums Introspection and Rare View have been warmly received by audiences and critics alike.
FEATURED NEWS
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Opera Star Paul Whelan to premiere new Song CycleanemptytextllineHello everyone. I have some amazing news. Opera star Paul Whelan is performing the World Premiere of my new song cycle 'Such A Fine, Sunny Day', at The Piano, on Saturday 17th of September at 7:30pm. A dramatic duet will... -
Nocturne from 'Rare View' released on DSDanemptytextllineStunningly recorded direct to DSD. Producer Craig Field from Australia’s Underwood Studio in partnership with Sony Japan and the unique craftsmanship of the rare Stuart and Son’s 108 concert grand piano. View the release on www.nativedsd.com -
ANAM Alumni Premieres Alan Griffiths' Musicanemptytextllineby ANAM ANAM Alumni Premieres Music Inspired by Neo-Romantic Piano, Film Score Work, and Friendship. ANAM Alumni Nicholas Young (piano 2016) and Gemma Kneale (cello 2017) will join the Melbourne Opera Orchestra’s concertmaster, Ben Spiers, in the Victorian premiere of Alan Griffiths’...
THE ALBUMS
RARE VIEW
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING
ON THE 108-KEY STUART & SONS CONCERT PIANO
Rare View’s 22nd September 2018 World Premiere was proudly sponsored, filmed and recorded by SONY. This concert recording is Alan’s 3rd album and was recorded by Craig Field with SONY’s C100s in front of a live audience. This is also the world’s first live album recorded with the C100s. The performance was also accompanied by a ‘SONY Stories’ video filmed by acclaimed Japanese film director Kenshin Nawa that explains why SONY was involved in this concert. This video received wide coverage at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas.
15 solo piano pieces by Griffiths were chosen in total by ANZCA Music Examinations for their 2018 – 2024 international piano syllabus. 7 pieces from Griffiths’ debut album Introspection, 6 from his second album Rare View and 2 pieces from my 2023 album Land No More? ANZCA graded these pieces as either Grade 8, Associate Diploma or Licentiate Diploma. Piano teachers and students can purchase individual PDFs as sheet music or the complete catalogues. ANZCA conducts instrumental examinations in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
