Mopoke

Inspired by Philip Bunting’s eponymous picture book, Mopoke is a fun and playful composition for orchestra. Following the general arc of the book, the work is episodic in nature depicting many of the different “pokes” found throughout including: Highpoke (High pitched instruments), Poorpoke (a yearning violin solo), Fee-fi-fo-poke (timpani and piccolo duet) and Crowpoke (oboe’s crowing), among others. The piece also utilises the Mopoke (southern Boobook Owl) call consisting of a minor 3rd descent. Watch out for the Wombat, and Mopoke’s final word. Mopoke was commissioned by the Kuringai Youth Orchestra.