Bright Spark was generously commissioned by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for school concerts in 2025. Composed for a colourful chamber orchestra of 14 instruments, the piece comes with an optional ‘body percussion’ part for young audience members to perform with the orchestra. However, Bright Spark is equally suitable for general programming. Lasting just under three minutes and adopting a rollicking pace throughout, it is an ideal concert opener, encore, or showpiece for the ensemble. The music begins with robust violin above a bouncy accompaniment, before the brass take the tune in a contrasting lyrical section. These two moods interact and interplay, continuing to build toward a glittery recapitulation.