Dream Tunnel

Dream Tunnel was the first composition I wrote at the age of 10 (1990). It is in the Aeolian mode with an ostinato accompaniment.

Dream Tunnel would be ideal for a piano student who is bridging the gap between Grades 1 and 2 and therefore should be thought of and treated as a study for teaching purposes. I have been a piano teacher myself and have successfully used this piece to demonstrate ostinato and modal music; it is also very good for students that need help with their left-hand work.

The piece has now been complied with a group of small pieces under the title Romantic Miniatures for Piano. The set of pieces consists of my more interesting early compositions and any romantic miniatures that I have written up to the present day. I am often called to write such pieces so the set is liable to grow in the future.

Romantic Miniatures for Piano 1
1: Dream Tunnel (1990)
2: Nameless (1991)
3: Enigma Part One (1992)
4: Enigma Part Two (1992)
5: Larghetto (1994)
6: Nocturne (1995)
7: Libestraume (1998)
8: In The Name (1998)
9: A Little Nocturne (2001)
10: Une Autre Vie (2003)

Selected Performances:
-(30/10/06) Cullman, Alabama, USA. Performed by Tyler Jones at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.