commissioned by the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music
for the AFCM Pathways Program

for woodwind quintet

Bar-tailed godwits undertake annual migrations of epic proportions. Along the Pacific Flyways, they stay aloft for days at a time, seeking winds that carry them from Alaska to New Zealand (and back again).

Orpheus Quintet
Kara Thorpe, flute / piccolo
Justin Wang, clarinet
Gahyun Lee, oboe
Dylan Roberts, bassoon
Jude Austen Kaupe, horn

Event details [linked here]