Peace Bell, In Memoriam Shinzo Abe and Arrival and Exit
Music Composed for the Visit to Australia by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Special ceremony at the Canberra Nara Peace Park including a tree planting and wreath laying at the Shinzo Abe memorial with the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese.
Monday 4 May 2026
Riley Lee (shakuhachi)
Edward Neeman (piano)
Chris Latham (violin)
Cyrus Meurant (violin)
Warren Saunders (didjeridu)
Johannes Latham (peace bell)
Craig Greening (sound)
Sentio for violin, cello and piano
Performed as part of Sensory Concerts: Rethinking Classical Concerts for Neurodivergent Audiences
Matthieu Arama, violin (Concertmaster, Opera Australia Orchestra)
Teije Hylkema, cello (Principal cello, Opera Australia Orchestra)
Grace Kim, piano
Thursday 23 April 2026, 5:00pm
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Music Café
CDs available from Red Eye Records and Birdland Records
The Crossing of a Sea was commissioned by Mark Wakely in loving memory of Steven Alward
Digital single out now on ABC Classic
Full EP Release April 11 (Digital and CD)
Sortie now available from Promethean Editions
Promethean Editions online store
Product page with browsable score
Series Editor: Ross Hendy
Editor: Ben Woods
EP Release
CDs available from:
Red Eye Records, Birdland Records and Repressed Records
Music composed and performed by Cyrus Meurant
Recording and mix engineer: Jem Hoppe
Supervising engineer: Bob Scott
Recorded at Dodgy Sound, Sydney, 2022
Cover design: Rebecca Violante
Composition made possible courtesy of funds from Create NSW
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