Four Leunig Pieces

The Four Leunig Pieces’ for guitar were written for David Malone to perform at the 2002 Darwin International Guitar Festival. The pieces are musical impressions inspired by the whimsical cartoons from “Short Notes on the Long History of Happiness” by Melbourne cartoonist Michael Leunig: ‘How to get there’, ‘Atmosphere’, ‘Spring Diary of a Small, Brown Bird’, and ‘Love’ Recorded by guitarist David Malone for Fretsongs, a collaborative CD project involving six Tasmanian composers writing new works for guitar. Nominated for Best Instrumental Work of the Year at the 2007 Australian Classical Music Awards presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre.