Duration: 10 minutes | Composed: 2026 | Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia | World Premiere by Kristian Winther, Timo-Veikko Valve, and Aura Go

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“Regnare”, meaning to rule or reign, is the Latin infinitive form of the binomial nomenclature used for the native Victorian/Tasmanian Mountain Ash tree: Eucalyptus Regnans. This gentle giant is the tallest flowering plant in the world, making it truly one of the royals of our ecosystem. Amongst its other remarkable qualities, this species of tree requires fire in order to regenerate, with the seedlings germinating in a fire’s aftermath. This work for Piano Trio is titled Regnare as a meditation on rulership that is not founded on domination, but instead revels in endurance: it celebrates a natural sovereignty maintained through a cycle of loss and becoming, and the stubborn, beautiful insistence of life after fire.