"Sounds are physical. Sometimes you could almost touch them, walk through them or throw them across the room. They are like bubbles, ephemeral and unique."
Richard Vella Sounds in Space Sounds in Time, Boosey & Hawkes, UK, 2003, pg 39
Recent Publications
2023: "From Composing to Action".
Originally published for the Music Trust's 'Loudmouth' series
Inside the Musician.
2021: The Music Export Business: Born Global Routledge, UK.
Released in 2022
performed by pianist
Anna Kislitsyna
The Mise-en-scénes can be heard on the album Piano Spectrums (Tracks 2 & 3), released by Navona Records (NV6413)
The 'Tango' has been released on the album Peripheral Visions Australian Clarinet Trios by Heritage Records.
Originally composed for the production Tales of Love (1990), the 'Tango' has been arranged for duet, trios and string orchestra.
Choral arrangements of three songs by the band Air Supply
Air Supply
Suite
for
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arranged by
Richard Vella
1. All out of love
2. Lost in love
3. Making love out of nothing at all
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Rediscoveries for Chamber Choir
Repurposed choral arrangements of three popular songs
Both Sides Now
(Joni Mitchell)
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Piano
arranged by
Richard Vella
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Desire
(Ryan Adams)
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Acoustic guitar
Piano
arranged by
Richard Vella
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Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Paul Simon)
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Piano
Tibetan singing bowl
arranged by
Richard Vella
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performed by the
South Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
'Colours of Memory' can also be heard on the album
Inviting Worlds Vol 3. Navona Records (NV6482)