Having written major works for the Queensland Opera Company and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he shows in this piece that he can also write wonderful music in the smaller forms. Dr. Brumby is a master of canonic writing, and From All That Dwell is a perfect canon at the unison, ideally suited for children's voices. The text is the familiar paraphase of Psalm 117 by Issac Watts, "From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise...".