Latest News… April 2018
On February 4th – Feb 10th I was in Sydney producing my 2nd album ‘Rare View’, which was recorded by Craig Field in his Underwood Studios in the Blue Mountains.
Rare View consists of 7 new piano pieces performed by pianist Nicholas, which I composed in Melbourne, as well as some of my chamber work of duets and trios.
Fanfare Magazine (USA) – Review
By Colin Clarke
A. GRIFFITHS Reveries I-lll. Rhapsody & Fantasia. Three Meditations. 2/3rd Fugue. A Touch of Tango. Motif & Variations. Till we meet again « Evgeny Ukhanov (pn) ¢ ALAN GRIFFITHS 93451950066067 (63:03) Available for download at www.griffithscomposer.com
The music of Malawi-born, Canberra-based composer Alan Griffiths has a wide reach but its basis is remarkably easy on the ear. Self-taught from the age of 13 and later developing under the guidance of Michael Easton and Allan Zavod, Griffiths claims influences in his music from Fauré to Penderecki via Shostakovich, Gershwin and particularly Rachmaninoff, to name but a few.
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By ANZCA
Melbourne-based pianist and composer Alan Griffiths released his debut album Introspection in 2016 to critical praise, Seven of the nine works on the album have been included in the 2018–20 Classical Pianoforte syllabus. Alan provided us with the following information on his background, career and works.
Read MoreLatest News… March 2018
A lot has happened since my Victoria Introspection debut last June at Beleura House.
My 50th Birthday Concert on my July 16th birthday was a huge success culminating with a glowing review in the sought after Cut | Common Magazine.
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