Moments of Plastic Jubilation takes its title from a newspaper critic's outrage at the composer's adoption of stylistic elements of techno music in his orchestral work SPEED. Whilst the work demonstrates musical correlations with styles and forms of popular music, it is structured using 1960s-style modular techniques. The music is thus very sectional, relying more on contrast than motivic development to drive it forward. It is an energetic and virtuosic addition to any piano recital.
Matthew Hindson is one of the most-performed and most-commissioned composers in the world, and a leading Australian composer of his generation. His music often displays influences of popular music styles within a classical music context.
