Archives
16 Aug 2024 Fourth Yarn: Brushturkey Hoedown
17 Jul 2024 Second Yarn: Oh Dear, Shunned Again…
31 Dec 2023 A Mega Masquerade
24 Dec 2021 Ghost Rails
31 Dec 2020 Confessions Of A Pangolin
23 Dec 2019 Brink Monsters
15 Dec 2018 AntipodEntoMenagerie
3 Jul 2016 In Defence Of Toads
1 Jan 2014 Dysart’s Changelings
1 Jan 2014 A King’s Manifesto
11 Mar 2012 Of Rhytonous Things
1 Oct 2011 Obsidian Magnified
1 Jan 2011 Uncanny Valley
1 Jan 2011 Les Effaceurs
17 Sep 2010 Disillusionment Of Ten O’Clock
1 Jan 2010 Loose, Wet, Perforated
28 Apr 2009 Economy Of Wax
1 Jan 2009 Triplex Mobilis
1 Jan 2009 Golden Callistemon
6 Oct 2008 Torrid Nature Scene
1 Jun 2008 My Little Schmetterling
1 Jan 2008 Three Scenes From Suburbia
1 Jan 2007 Highland Lai
1 Jan 2007 A Queen’s Paranoia
1 Jan 2007 Scavenger Songs
1 Jan 2006 Elegy III
1 Jan 2006 Dies Irae
1 Jan 2005 The Butcher Of Brisbane
1 Jan 2005 Ave Generosa
1 Jan 2005 Strawberry Girl
1 Jan 2004 Dolmen for New Albion
1 Jan 2004 The Hive
1 Jan 2003 Proliferative Profligacy
1 Jan 2003 Reflux
1 Jan 2002 At The Palace Gates
1 Jan 2002 Medication
1 Jan 2002 Oceans Of Cool
1 Jan 1999 Terraformation
1 Jan 1999 Firestick
1 Jan 1997 Green Desert
1 Jan 1997 Insulation From Brazil
Fourth Yarn: Brushturkey Hoedown
16 August 2024for four parts, any sounders
Second Yarn: Oh Dear, Shunned Again…
17 July 2024for four parts, any sounders
A Mega Masquerade
31 December 2023ten dead species for sinfonietta
commissioned by the Australian Youth Orchestra Momentum Ensemble
Confessions Of A Pangolin
31 December 2020for string quartet
commissioned by Stephanie Skor & the Lux Quartet
Brink Monsters
23 December 2019for electronicised sinfonietta
commissioned by Jeffrey Duryea & the Callithumpian Consort
AntipodEntoMenagerie
15 December 2018twenty-one miniatures for piano with rolling preparation
commissioned by Clemens Leske
In Defence Of Toads
3 July 2016for boy soprano & mixed ensemble
Dysart’s Changelings
1 January 2014for piano quartet
Commissioned by the Australia Piano Quartet
See Press for review
A King’s Manifesto
1 January 2014for soprano, percussion & cello
Commissioned by Halcyon, as part of the Kingfisher Project
Released on Kingfisher by Tall Poppies
See Press for review
Of Rhytonous Things
11 March 2012for recorder(s) and harpsichord
Commissioned by Douglas Boyce & Harmonious Blacksmith
Obsidian Magnified
1 October 2011for alto flute/piccolo & violin
Commissioned by mmm… (Tokyo), as part of their hibari aid project
Selected Other Performances:
Callithumpian Consort ~ New England Conservatory; 20 June 2012
mmm… ~ Tokyo; 6 Feb 2012
See Press for review
Uncanny Valley
1 January 2011Variations & Theme for pianoforte
I. An Industrial Robot
II. A Humanoid Robot
III. A Stuffed Animal
IV-VI. A Corpse, A Zombie, A Bunraku Puppet
VII. A Healthy Person
Commissioned by Zubin Kanga
Released by Navona Records & Move Records
Selected Other Performances:
Ryan McCullough ~ Issue Project Room, Brooklyn; 23 May 2016 &
Carriage House, Ithaca; 18 May 2016 &
Festival Barn, Token Creek Chamber Music Festival; 25 August 2015 &
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory; 20 June 2014
Zubin Kanga ~ Stuart and Sons Showroom, Newcastle; 24 July &
Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne; 29 July &
Sydney Grammar School; 18 Nov 2011
See Press for review
Les Effaceurs
1 January 2011for solo guitar
Commissioned by Maarten Stragier & the Boston Classical Guitar Society
Selected Performances:
Maarten Stragier ~ (I., II.) Gore Place, Waltham, MA; 3 April & Old South Church, Boston; 16 April 2011
Maarten Stragier ~ (I.) Hingham Library, Hingham, MA; 19 Feb & Boston Center for the Arts; 5 March 2011
Disillusionment Of Ten O’Clock
17 September 2010for baritone & pianoforte
Commissioned by WordSong (Boston)
Selected Other Performances:
Aaron Engebreth, Alison d’Amato ~ Cambridge; 19 Sep 2010 &
Juliet J. Rosch Hall, SUNY, Fredonia; 18 Feb 2011 &
Goethe-Institut Boston; 13 March 2011 &
Vancouver International Song Institute; June 2013
Loose, Wet, Perforated
1 January 2010A Morality Play in Four Ordeals
for soprano, male soprano, contralto, baritone, Bb/bass clarinet, soprano/alto saxophone, tenor trombone, percussion and electronics
Sop MSop Alto Bar Bb/ Bass Cl Sop/ Alto Sax Trom Perc ( HiHat Med RCym VbSl Cast L Ch GlGng SD Tomt (M L) WdGng Gla Bott (3) Wd Bl (3) Cwbll (3) Trg (S M) Ag Blls (S M) L Ch Cym Spr Coil Br D (M L) Pd BD Ratch BD Temp Blls (6) Vib ) Elec
Commissioned by Guerilla Opera
Released by Navona Records
Selected Other Performances:
Guerilla Opera ~ Boston Conservatory; 21, 22, 23, 24 Sep 2016
See Press for reviews
Economy Of Wax
28 April 2009for soprano, flute/piccolo, viola & harp
Commissioned by Jane Sheldon, Peter Godfrey-Smith & the Australia Council
Released by Navona Records
Selected Other Performances:
Syzygy Ensemble ~ Melbourne Recital Centre; 10 Apr 2014
Adrienne Pardee, Callithumpian Consort ~ Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory; 25 Jan 2012
Adrienne Pardee, Tanglewood Music Center Fellows ~ Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood; 25 July 2010
Jane Sheldon, Ensemble Offspring (in part) ~ Australian National University, Canberra; Nov 13th & Australian Museum, Sydney; 19 Nov 2009
Jane Sheldon et al (in part) ~ Halifax; 17 Oct 2009
Jane Sheldon, Firebird Ensemble (in part) ~ Stanford University; 8 Oct 2009
See Press for reviews
Triplex Mobilis
1 January 2009Triplex Mobilis (2009)
for chamber ensemble.
Co-composed with Lei Liang and Adam Roberts
Commissioned by Stephen Dury & the Callithumpian Consort
See Press for review
Golden Callistemon
1 January 2009for flute & prepared pianoforte
Commissioned by Duo Young Music
Selected Other Performances:
Jessi Rosinski, Yukiko Takagi ~ Brown Hall, New England Conservatory;
24 June 2011 & Vermont College of Fine Arts; 12 Aug 2011
Torrid Nature Scene
6 October 2008A Romp in Seven Parts for soprano, mezzo soprano & chamber ensemble
I. – VII.
Commissioned by Firebird Ensemble, Halcyon & the Jebediah Foundation
Released by Navona Records
Selected Other Performances:
Callithumpian Consort ~ Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston); 21 Jan 2010
Halcyon ~ Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music; 7 Aug 2009
Firebird Ensemble ~ Tenri Cultural Institute, NYC; 7 Oct 2008
See Press for reviews
My Little Schmetterling
1 June 2008for soprano & flute
Commissioned by Prana Duo
Selected Other Performances:
Reiko Manabe et al ~ Kawasaki, Japan; 24 June & Shibuya, Japan; 2 July 2010
Prana Duo (in part) ~ Corner Room, The Middle East, Cambridge MA; 4 May & The Lily Pad, Cambridge MA; 11 May & Community Music Center of Boston; 15 May 2008
Three Scenes From Suburbia
1 January 2008for orchestra
2, Picc 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – Tmp, Perc ( Sm TamT Xyl Vib ) – Strs (1, 2 1, 2 1, 2, 1, 2 1)
Commissioned by Sydney Symphony Sinfonia
Dedicated to Richard Gill
See Press for review
Highland Lai
1 January 2007for piccolo & bass clarinet
Commissioned by Fifth Tier Ensemble in honour of Lee Hyla
Dedicated to Lee Hyla
Selected Other Performance:
Meghan Miller, Amy Advocat ~ The Lily Pad, Cambridge MA; 1 April 2007
A Queen’s Paranoia
1 January 2007for solo violoncello
Commissioned by Jason Calloway
Selected Other Performances:
Matthew Beckmann ~ The Stone, New York, NY; 3 March 2010
David Russell ~ Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival, Leavenworth, WA; 22 July 2009
Scavenger Songs
1 January 2007for baritone & pianoforte
The Butcher Of Brisbane
1 January 2005Carnival for solo saxophone(s) & chamber ensemble
Solo A/T/Bar Sx Fl/ Picc Bb/ Bass Cl Perc 1 ( Sm, Med, L Sus Cym SD TD Fl Tomt BD ) Perc 2 ( Sm, Med Sizz Cym Sm, Med, L Ch Cym Hi-Hat Sm, Med Flat Gongs – Water WB (5) Mar ) Pno Vln Vla Vlc DB
Commissioned by Eliot Gattegno & the Callithumpian Consort
Released by Navona Records
- Prologue
- Act I: Magnus Greel
- Interlude I
- Act II: Weng Chiang
- Interlude II
- Act III: Theatre Spook
- Epilogue
Selected Other Performances:
Philipp Stäudlin, Callithumpian Consort ~ Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory; 21 June 2016
Eliot Gattegno, Callithumpian Consort ~ Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory; 21 June 2007 & 5 March 2008
Ave Generosa
1 January 2005for SSAATTBB choir
Awarded Second Prize in the 2005 ‘Musica Sacra’ International Composition Competition (Poland) & the 2005 Francis Boot Prize (Harvard)
Strawberry Girl
1 January 2005for pianoforte & percussion
Pno (prepared); Trgl (2) Ride Cym (2) Hi-Hat CB (5) Gongs (3) TB (5) SD Sm Tomt Fl Tomt (2) BD Glksp Vib
Commissioned by Primary Duo
Selected Other Performances:
(In part) Primary Duo; Community Music Center of Boston; 26 Jan &
Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy; 30 Jan &
The Chromatic Club, Boston; 12 March &
Leverett House, Harvard University; 28 April &
St. Botolph Club, Boston; 25 Oct 2006
Dolmen for New Albion
1 January 2004for ten players
Bb Cl, Bass Cl, F Hn, C Tpt, Tbn, Perc ( Sm, Med Sus Cym 3 Sm Tomt BD Vib Mar ), Pno, Acc, Vln, Vlc
Awarded an Honourable Mention in the 2006 Salvatore Martirano Memorial International Composition Competition (Illinois)
Selected Other Performances:
University of Illinois New Music Ensemble; Tyron Festival Theater,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; 16 Nov 2006
The Hive
1 January 2004A Chamber Opera in Seven Tableaux
for soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, two keyboardists and electronics
Sop/ Typewriter Mezzo/ Drone Ten/ Handbell/ Typewriter/ Tamb Bar/ Whip/ Tamb Bass/ Conga Elec Kbd/ Pno Elec Kbd/ Trg Kbd Tech
Commissioned by ChamberMade Opera
Selected Other Performance:
ChamberMade Opera (in part) ~ Melbourne Opera Centre, Southbank; 17, 18 July 2004
See Press for reviews
Proliferative Profligacy
1 January 2003for large chamber ensemble
Fl/ Picc Ob Bb/ Eb Cl Bass Cl Bsn/ Cbsn F Hn C Tpt Tbn Perc ( TB (4) TD Glsp Mar ) Pno Vln I (1) Vln II (1) Vla (1) Vlc (1) DB (1)
At The Palace Gates
1 January 2002An Arrangement of the Tune ‘Fair Harvard’
for sinfonietta
Dedicated to all Harvard’s Marmots
Picc Fl Ob E.Hn Eb Cl B.Cl C.Bsn – Hn I+II C Tpt I+II Tbn B.Tbn – Perc ( Crot L.Ch.Cym Bng (2) S.Dr B.Dr Mar ) – Harp Pno – Vln I Vln II Vla Vc D.B
Oceans Of Cool
1 January 2002for piano quintet
Finalist in the 2003 Friday Morning Music Club Washington International Composers’ Competition
Terraformation
1 January 1999for solo pianoforte
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Soletta (Prelude and Double Canon)
- Windmill (Scherzo)
- Cyanophyte Primares (Passcaglia)
- Permafrost Pump (Rondo-Sonata)
Selected Other Performances:
Stephen Drury (in part) ~ The New Hall, Sydney Grammar School; 23 Nov 2012
Yukiko Takagi ~ Williams Hall, New England Conservatory; 17 June 2008
Yukiko Takagi (in part) ~ Brown Hall, New England Conservatory; 24 June 2006 & University of Alaska, Fairbanks; 4 Feb 2007
Blair McMillen (in part) ~ Paine Hall, Harvard University; 27 Oct 2001
Kimbali Harding (in part) ~ Great Hall, University of Sydney
Firestick
1 January 1999for modified chamber orchestra
0 0 Eb, Bb, Bass 0 – 2 0 0 0 – Perc ( L, Med Sus Cym Med, Sm TamT Whip TB (5) Bong (4) Cong high, low Crot Vib ) – Strs ( solo or tutti 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1)
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Destruction
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Desolation – Rejuvenation
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Regeneration
Commissioned by Faber Music as part of their Millennium Series
Insulation From Brazil
1 January 1997for horn & tape