He describes himself as "composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist" but perhaps the Australian didgeridoo master William Barton's greatest attribute is his collaborative spirit.
I've compiled a playlist of half a dozen of his albums, but his entire catalogue is extraordinary and worth getting lost within.
And most remarkably in his hands, he demonstrates how the didgeridoo adds a timeless depth, bass resonance and bite to orchestral music, like no other acoustic instrument.
In Collaboration
with composer Peter Sculthorpe, Michael Christie and the Queensland Orchestra)
2004 Earth Cry / Piano Concerto
with composer Peter Sculthorpe, Tamara Anna Cislowska, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and James Judd
with composer Peter Sculthorpe, Adelaide Chamber Singers, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
with composer Sean O'Boyle, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
2007 Ancient Souls, Ancient Land
with composer Sean O'Boyle
2010 Desert Stars Dancing
with guitarist and composer Anthony Garcia
with composers Richard Gill and Peter Sculthorpe, poet Judith Wright, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and others
with dancer (Bangarra Dance Company) and composer Matthew Doyle
with classical guitarist, Wilfin Lieske
with classical guitarist, Steve Allen
with Kamileroi elder, Bob Weatherall & Brisbane band, Halfway
with violinist, Véronique Serret
with luthier, Joseph Tawadros
Solo Works
2004 The Journey
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