Two Pieces for Solo Oboe is dedicated to Diana Doherty, who gave the first performance of ‘Yanada’, and the first oboe performance of ‘Ulpirra’ (which was originally conceived as a recorder piece for Jo Dudley) on March 1st 1999 in the Sydney Conservatorium Recital Hall. The titles of both pieces are Aboriginal words. Yanada, from the Sydney language means moon; ulpirra, of unknown origin, means flute or pipe.

Yanada