Oboe Concerto Bird Spirit Dreaming – for Oboe and Piano

Ross Edwards has sought, in his oboe concerto, Bird Spirit Dreaming, to imbue the traditional concerto with elements of theatre, ritual and dance whilst preserving its concert hall function as an accompanied soloistic display The texture is dominated by an almost kaleidoscopic interplay of material gleaned from the natural environment and diverse cultural sources, whose symbolic meaning remains ultimately and tantalizingly elusive.