Quentin Grant
Quentin (a.k.a. Qunicy) Grant, born 1962, has lived and worked in Adelaide since 1983, interspersed with periods of global roaming.
Co-founder of the Firm, co-director and Firm composer since 1996.
Since 2002, composer with Adelaide-based theatre companies Brink, Slingsby and the State Theatre Company.
Current member of Golonka.
Founding member of the Kidney Art Ensemble, a new music group active during the 1980s and early 1990s.
Founding member of the Acme New Music Co., an experimental composers' collective in Adelaide, member 1992-1993.
Founding member of Notework, a composers' collective active in Adelaide, 1989-1991.
Scores are available on request
Performances:
* First performance
PIANO
| every sunrise | solo piano | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Jul 24th 2023 |
| Preludes | solo piano | Konstantin Shamray | piano | Sep 21st 2020 |
| Scenes from Life* | solo piano | Michael Ierace | piano | Oct 21st 2019 |
| Zirkusvolk | solo piano | Michael Ierace | piano | Dec 3rd 2018 |
| Zirkusvolk* | solo piano | Mekhla Kumar | piano | Oct 31st 2016 |
| Winter Star Waltzes | solo piano | Konstantin Shamray | piano | Sep 12th 2016 |
| Essays and Meditations | solo piano | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Jul 6th 2015 |
| Winter Star Waltzes* | solo piano | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Sep 22nd 2014 |
| Cold Variations | solo piano | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Aug 5th 2013 |
| Schubert Variations | solo piano | Clemens Leske | piano | Oct 7th 2013 |
| Every Sunrise* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Nov 4th 2013 |
| Three Variations on a Theme* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Sep 24th 2012 |
| Toblach Tagebuch* | solo piano | Kristian Chong | piano | Oct 10th 2011 |
| Scenes drawn from life* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Sep 6th 2010 |
| Angels | solo piano | Antony Gray | piano | Aug 17th 2009 |
| Golden Days* | solo piano | Kristian Chong | piano | Sep 1st 2008 |
| Angels* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Oct 13th 2008 |
| Eight Bagatelles* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Sep 25th 2006 |
| Schubert Variations | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | May 23rd 2005 |
| Eight Bagatelles* | solo piano | David Lockett | piano | Aug 23rd 2004 |
| Seven Bagatelles* | solo piano | Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Nov 30th 2004 |
| Meditations and Essays* | solo piano | Antony Gray | piano | Jul 14th 2003 |
| The Misty Hill* | solo piano | Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Oct 27th 2003 |
| Angels* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Nov 17th 2003 |
| Schubert Variations* | solo piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | May 13th 2002 |
| The Misty Hill* | solo piano | Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Oct 9th 2000 |
| Seven Mysteries* | solo piano | Gabriella Smart | piano | Dec 10th 1997 |
PIANO AND STRINGS
| Knock on the Door | piano and violin | Yundi Yuan | piano | Aug 14th 2023 |
| Thomas Marlin | cello | |||
| Fantasie | piano trio | Michael Ierace | piano | Nov 15th 2021 |
| Alison Rainer | violin | |||
| Thomas Marlin | cello | |||
| Knock on the Door* | piano and cello | Michael Ierace | piano | Jun 26th 2017 |
| Simon Cobcroft | cello | |||
| Nocturne in E flat minor | piano and cello | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Aug 1st 2016 |
| Simon Cobcroft | cello | |||
| Oceans* | piano quintet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 5th 2015 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Emma Perkins | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Mekhla Kumar | piano | |||
| Nocturne in C# minor* | piano and cello | Ashley Hribar | piano | Sep 21st 2015 |
| Rachel Johnston | cello | |||
| Hungarian Dances* | piano trio | Robert Walser Ensemble | Aug 8th 2014 | |
| Jamie Cock | piano | |||
| Elizabeth Layton | violin | |||
| Ewan Bramble | cello | |||
| Waltzes from Gotenica* | piano quintet | Langbein String Quartet | Nov 3rd 2014 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Emma Perkins | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Marianna Grynchuk | piano | |||
| Dances from Kalischt* | piano quintet | Langbein String Quartet | Nov 7th 2011 | |
| Lachlan Bramble | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Marianna Grynchuk | piano | |||
| Nocturne in E flat* | piano and cello | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Aug 9th 2010 |
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| 12 Journeys* | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Jun 30th 2008 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Disappearance | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Summer 2006/2007 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Torn Flight | piano and violin | Leigh Harrold | piano | May 29th 2007 |
| James Cuddeford | violin | |||
| red line and sky* | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Aug 6th 2007 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Lachlan Bramble | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Shadows* | piano and violin | Leigh Harrold | piano | Jun 26th 2006 |
| Natsuko Yoshimoto | violin | |||
| James Cuddeford | violin | |||
| Trio* | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Aug 21st 2006 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Piano Trio No. 1* | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Nov 15th 2004 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Disappearance | piano trio | Settembrini Piano Trio | Sep 16th 2002 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Fantasie on Themes by Schoenberg (2001)* | piano trio | Seraphim Trio | Jun 14th 2001 | |
| Anna Goldsworthy | piano | |||
| Helen Ayres | violin | |||
| Timothy Nankervis | cello | |||
| Meditations and Ecstasies (1996) | piano trio | Seraphim Trio | Jun 15th 2001 | |
| Anna Goldsworthy | piano | |||
| Helen Ayres | violin | |||
| Timothy Nankervis | cello | |||
| Fantasie on Themes by Schoenberg (2001) | piano trio | Seraphim Trio | Jul 30th 2001 | |
| Anna Goldsworthy | piano | |||
| Helen Ayres | violin | |||
| Timothy Nankervis | cello | |||
| Sky and Vertigo* | piano quintet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 23rd 2000 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Nicholas Milton | conductor | |||
| with Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| torn flight | piano and violin | Gabriella Smart | piano | May 24th 1999 |
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Torn Flight* | piano and violin | Gabriella Smart | piano | Jul 15th 1996 |
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Meditations and Ecstasies* | piano trio | David Lockett | piano | Sep 1996 |
| Margaret Blades | violin | |||
| Janis Laurs | cello |
STRING ENSEMBLE
| Adagio for solo cello* | solo cello | Simon Cobcroft | cello | Aug 1st 2016 |
| String Quartet No. 3 | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 22nd 2012 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Belinda Gehlert | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| Through the Stars....with dances | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Mar 11th 2007 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Hilary Bruer | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| 4 Pieces* | solo double bass | Harley Gray | double bass | Jul 2nd 2007 |
| String Quartet No. 3* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 1st 2007 | |
| Graeme Norris | violin | |||
| Hilary Bruer | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| The Heavens Shine* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 10th 2005 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Hilary Bruer | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| A greeting through the stars...with dances* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Dec 13th 2004 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Hilary Bruer | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| String Quartet No. 3* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Sep 22nd 2003 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Minas Berberyan | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| String Trio No. 3* | string trio | Langbein String Quartet | Jul 22nd 2002 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Three Pieces on Themes of Schubert | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 14th 2002 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| String Quartet No. 2* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Aug 27th 2001 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Three Broken Moments* | string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Oct 22nd 2001 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Desire* | string trio | Nicholas Milton | violin | Jul 17th 2000 |
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Elegy - On the Death of Robert Schumann* | string orchestra | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Sep 25th 2000 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| String Trio no. 2* | string trio | Michael Milton | violin | Sep 26th 1999 |
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Janis Laurs | cello | |||
| String Quartet* | string quartet | Nicholas Milton | violin | Jul 1998 |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Janis Laurs | cello | |||
| String Trio No. 2* | string trio | Margaret Blades | violin | May 27th 1996 |
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Jaqueline Curiel | cello | |||
| String Quartet 1* | string quartet | Michael Milton | violin | Dec 15th 1996 |
| Hilary Bruer-Jones | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Jaqueline Curiel | cello |
VOCAL
| Russian Songs | voice and piano | Yundi Yuan | piano | Sep 13th 2021 |
| Karina Bailey | soprano | |||
| Songs on Poems by Ilse Weber | voice and piano | Yundi Yuan | piano | Aug 10th 2020 |
| Bethany Hill | soprano | |||
| The Lost Boy* | voice and piano | Yundi Yuan | piano | Dec 9th 2019 |
| Bethany Hill | soprano | |||
| Four Celan Songs | voice and piano | Mark Sandon | piano | Jul 2nd 2018 |
| Bethany Hill | soprano | |||
| Anna and Nikolay* | voice and piano | Jamie Cock | piano | Dec 5th 2016 |
| Kate Macfarlane | soprano | |||
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Winter Songs* | voice and piano | Marianna Grynchuk | piano | Nov 2nd 2015 |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Alexandra Bollard | soprano | |||
| Two Sisters* | voice and piano | Jamie Cock | piano | Oct 13th 2014 |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Alexandra Bollard | soprano | |||
| Rilke Lieder* | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Sep 2nd 2013 |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Celan Songs* | voice and piano | Stephen Whittington | piano | May 14th 2012 |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Songs on Poems by Ilse Weber* | voice and guitar | Duo Trystero | Jun 25th 2012 | |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Aleksandr Tsiboulski | guitar | |||
| with Kate Macfarlane | soprano | |||
| The Lost Boy (and why the forest burned)* | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Jun 20th 2011 |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Rückert Songs* | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Aug 15th 2011 |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Five Songs* | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | May 31st 2010 |
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Irish Songs | voice and string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Jun 22nd 2009 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Lachlan Bramble | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Rilke Songs | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Jul 30th 2009 |
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Russian Songs | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Jan 20th 2008 |
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Winter Songs* | voice and piano | Stefan Ammer | piano | Aug 4th 2008 |
| Robert Macfarlane | tenor | |||
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Russian Songs* | voice and piano | Leigh Harrold | piano | Sep 3rd 2007 |
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Trakl Songs | voice and piano | Jamie Cock | piano | Apr 4th 2005 |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| The Last Words of Christ on the Cross* | vocal trio | Eve Vocal Trio | Jul 25th 2005 | |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Greta Bradman | soprano | |||
| Christie Anderson | mezzo soprano | |||
| Irish Songs* | voice and string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | May 31st 2004 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Minas Berberyan | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Trakl Songs* | voice and piano | Stefan Ammer | piano | Jun 9th 2003 |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| A Lullaby* | vocal quartet | Ensemble Iona | Apr 8th 2002 | |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Matthew Rutty | alto | |||
| Ben Whittall | tenor | |||
| Alan McKie | bass | |||
| Hymns to the Night* | vocal quartet | Ensemble Iona | Sep 18th 2001 | |
| Emma Horwood | soprano | |||
| Matthew Rutty | alto | |||
| Ben Whittall | tenor | |||
| Alan McKie | bass | |||
| Songs* | voice and piano | David Lockett | piano | May ? 1998 |
| Tessa Miller | soprano | |||
| La Ciel* | voice and piano | David Lockett | piano | Jun 4th 1997 |
| Tessa Miller | soprano | |||
| Light* | voice and piano | David Lockett | piano | Jun 4th 1997 |
| Tessa Miller | soprano | |||
| Pavese Songs* | voice and piano | Anna Goldsworthy | piano | Jul 15th 1996 |
| Tessa Miller | soprano | |||
| Five Love Songs* | voice and string quartet | Langbein String Quartet | Aug 21st 2000 | |
| Nicholas Milton | violin | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| Tessa Miller | soprano |
MIXED ENSEMBLE
| Twilight Dances* | chamber ensemble | Langbein String Quartet | Nov 30th 2009 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Laclan Bramble | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Harley Gray | double bass | |||
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Nocturne in C sharp minor* | piano and clarinet | Misa Yamamoto | piano | Dec 1st 2008 |
| Geoffrey Bourgault du Coudray | clarinet | |||
| the path to the red heart* | chamber ensemble | Langbein String Quartet | Nov 20th 2006 | |
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Hilary Bruer | violin | |||
| Rosi McGowran | viola | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| with Harley Gray | double bass | |||
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Eleven Broken Dances* | chamber ensemble | Settembrini Piano Trio | Jun 27th 2005 | |
| Leigh Harrold | piano | |||
| Michael Milton | violin | |||
| Cameron Waters | cello | |||
| Stephanie Wake-Dyster | clarinet | |||
| Septet* | septet | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Nov 15th 1999 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Night Music* | chamber orchestra | Nicholas Milton | conductor | Oct 20th 1997 |
| Members of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Moon Dance* | clarinet quintet | Margaret Blades | violin | Nov 26th 1997 |
| Julia Brittain | violin | |||
| Juris Ezergailis | viola | |||
| Sarah Denbigh | cello | |||
| David Sharp | cello | |||
| David Sheppard | clarinet |
