NEW WEBSITE SECTIONS COMING IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2026!
Once Upon a Seagull for string orchestra announced as the winner of the 2026 Australian National Composition Competition. This version of the piece will be premiered at the ANBOC 2026 conference at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in October 2026
Long Journey from Planet Zeno for mixed trio announced as the winner of the Inaugural Cell Ensemble Composition Competition, professional division. Catherine's composition student Emily Evans announced the winner of the under 18s division
Mysteries of the Black Sheep (2026) for horn, cello and piano, commissioned by The Juilliard School and Brad Gemeinhardt, is now available for pre-order (for performances after April 1, 2027) here
Lullaby for Coda for wind band (2026), to receive its world premiere at the Midwest Clinic by the University of Georgia Wind Symphony
The Last Flight Out for symphony orchestra, and Bury and Rise for wind symphony have been selected for inclusion in the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List (PML). The UIL (University Interscholastic League) is the organization that oversees academic, athletic, and music competitions for Texas public schools, with apporximately 500,000 music students participating in these events annually
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Catherine is 2026 composer-in-residence with Queensland Wind Orchestra
Catherine's recent interview for Wind Band Press is available here
Moment of Impact for alto saxophone and piano is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
Friends for Life for grade 2 band is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
Best Things for grade 3 band is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
Twelfth Night Overture for symphony orchestra is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
Tides of Silence for mezzo-soprano and piano is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
People of Sky and Wheat for string orchestra is now available for performances. To purchase PDF score and parts, click here
Friends for Life and Best Things have been chosen for 2026 ABODA Queensland, ABODA NSW and ABODA Victoria reading days
Planet B selected as the Junior Concert Band test piece for the 2026 Australian National Band Championships.
The Last Flight Out selected as the Grade B Concert Band test piece for the 2026 Western Australian Band Championships.
Moment of Impact has appeared on Project Encores, Vol. 2 album release by Tim McAllister and Liz Ames.
Lullaby for the Innocent has appeared on Traces album release by Clifford Leaman, Joseph Lallo and Peter de Jager.
Catherine to continue her residency with 4MBS Classic FM through 2026.
Catherine received a Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Excellence Award from the University of Queensland.
Vivid Dreams concerto will appear on an upcoming album release by CCM Wind Symphony (Denise Tryon, soloist; Kevin Holzman, conductor).
Crikey! will appear on an upcoming album release by Anonim Trio.
People of Sky and Wheat will appear on an upcoming album release by Sydney Cello Quartet.