TSO Brass and Percussion

It was wonderful to be invited to play for a week with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for their recent brass and percussion concert at St David’s, Hobart.

Thanks for having me!

Recording with ABC Classic FM

As one of the recipients of the 2022 ABC Classic and ABC Jazz Composer Commissioning Fund, Louisa was recently joined by Sydney Braunfeld (SYD), Fletcher Cox (SYD), Amanda Tillett (ADL), and Karina Filipi (MEL) at Iwaki Auditorium Melbourne to record her latest work for brass quintet: Suite Water

L-R: LT, SB, KF, AT, FC at Iwaki Auditorium, Southbank

ABOUT THE WORK: “As a country-dweller I am very drawn to nature, often inspired by it in my compositions. Having gone through flooding in my hometown of Castlemaine in 2022, this is the catalyst for writing a suite about Australia’s relationship to water. Each movement focusses on a different aspect of human interaction with water”:

Mvt 1: Winter to Spring (light, gentle, blossoming, rich): as the weather warms, the days get longer, and the snow and ice melt

Mvt 2: The Res (whimsical, fun): swimming, blowing up lilos, relaxing

Mvt 3: Farm in Drought (stressed, thirsty): struggle, still waiting for the skies to open

Mvt 4: The City Floods (cynical, strict, changing metre): poor engineering and political choices lead to devastation

Mvt 5: We Shall Drink (warm, hymn-like, beautiful): a song of gratitude to the drinking water

L-R: LT, SB, KF, AT, FC

VCE Music Performance: Repertoire Ideas

It’s wonderful to learn that many VCE Music Performance students are performing my works that were added to the syllabus this year (2023), AND some students are performing works that aren’t on the syllabus. How Cool! As well as Footprints at Gantheaume Point (Trombone), Flugelhorn Concerto (Trumpet), and Fire Line Suite (Soprano Sax) I would like to recommend:

Instinct (Horn in F)

Trentham Falls in Early Summer (Trumpet)

The Joker has a Heart of Gold (Trumpet)

Trewartha Trumpet Concerto (Trumpet in C)

Working with Orchestra Victoria

Though having worked as a casual with Orchestra Victoria since 2009, Louisa will this year be on a full-time contract for the remainder of the year as Tutti trumpet. So far this has meant playing a ballet season of Don Quixote, a chamber concert, and recently stepping up to lead the offstage trumpets in two concert performances of Tannhäuser at Hamer Hall. Before the mid-year break the orchestra will play three ballets seasons.