The Black Cockatoo is a wonderfully evocative and playable solo work by Australian composer, Richard Charlton. The composer writes:

Black Cockatoos often fly over my apartment in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs on their way to Centennial Park. They usually mate for life, so upon seeing a lone adult, it led me to admire it, but with a touch of sadness.

I submitted this piece last October as a video performance for Classical Guitar Corner Academy’s annual “Guitoberfest.” Dr. Simon Powis, director of the Academy describes this work as “An intermediate level piece featuring lyrical passages that use the full length of the fingerboard and some nimble slur motifs that recur throughout.”  It still needs more polish with time, but I hope you enjoy it especially if this composition is new to you.