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Fourth Yarn: Brushturkey Hoedown

16 August 2024

for four parts, any sounders

Second Yarn: Oh Dear, Shunned Again…

17 July 2024

for four parts, any sounders

A Mega Masquerade

31 December 2023

ten dead species for sinfonietta

commissioned by the Australian Youth Orchestra Momentum Ensemble

Ghost Rails

24 December 2021

for saxophone quartet

commissioned by Jay Byrnes & the Nexas Quartet

Confessions Of A Pangolin

31 December 2020

for string quartet

commissioned by Stephanie Skor & the Lux Quartet

Brink Monsters

23 December 2019

for electronicised sinfonietta

commissioned by Jeffrey Duryea & the Callithumpian Consort

AntipodEntoMenagerie

15 December 2018

twenty-one miniatures for piano with rolling preparation

commissioned by Clemens Leske

In Defence Of Toads

3 July 2016

for boy soprano & mixed ensemble

Dysart’s Changelings

1 January 2014

for piano quartet

Commissioned by the Australia Piano Quartet 

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A King’s Manifesto

1 January 2014

for soprano, percussion & cello

Commissioned by Halcyon, as part of the Kingfisher Project

Released on Kingfisher by Tall Poppies

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Of Rhytonous Things

11 March 2012

for recorder(s) and harpsichord 

Commissioned by Douglas Boyce & Harmonious Blacksmith

Obsidian Magnified

1 October 2011

for 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  

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Uncanny Valley

1 January 2011

Variations & 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 2011

for 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 2010

for 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 2010

A 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

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Economy Of Wax

28 April 2009

for 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 2009

Triplex Mobilis (2009)

for chamber ensemble.

Co-composed with Lei Liang and Adam Roberts

Commissioned by Stephen Dury & the Callithumpian Consort  

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Golden Callistemon

1 January 2009

for 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 2008

A 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 2008

for 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 2008

for 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

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Highland Lai

1 January 2007

for 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 2007

for 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 2007

for baritone & pianoforte    
  
 

Elegy III

1 January 2006

On The Death Of The Bishop Of Winchester

for SSAATTBarBB choir

Dies Irae

1 January 2006

for chorus & orchestra     

2/Picc 0  2  2  –  4  2  2, Bass  0  –  Tmp,  Hrp,  Org  –  S1, 2  A1, 2  T1, 2  B1, 2  –  Strs  (1, 2  1, 2  1, 2,  1, 2  1,2 )

Commissioned by Sydney Philharmonia

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The Butcher Of Brisbane

1 January 2005

Carnival 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

  1. Prologue
  2. Act I: Magnus Greel
  3. Interlude I
  4. Act II: Weng Chiang
  5. Interlude II
  6. Act III: Theatre Spook
  7. 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 2005

for SSAATTBB choir

Awarded Second Prize in the 2005 ‘Musica Sacra’ International Composition Competition (Poland) & the 2005 Francis Boot Prize (Harvard)

Strawberry Girl

1 January 2005

for 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 2004

for 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 2004

A 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 2003

for 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)

 

Reflux

1 January 2003

for oboe, alto saxophone, marimba & double bass

 

At The Palace Gates

1 January 2002

An 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   

Medication

1 January 2002

for solo violin

Commissioned by Matthew Hindson

Oceans Of Cool

1 January 2002

for piano quintet

Finalist in the 2003 Friday Morning Music Club Washington International Composers’ Competition

Terraformation

1 January 1999

for solo pianoforte

Commissioned by Father Arthur Bridge & Ars Musica Australis
 
Released by Navona Records
  1. Soletta (Prelude and Double Canon)
  2. Windmill (Scherzo)
  3. Cyanophyte Primares (Passcaglia)
  4. 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 1999

for 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)

  1. Destruction
  2. Desolation – Rejuvenation
  3. Regeneration

Commissioned by Faber Music as part of their Millennium Series

Published by Faber Music
 
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Green Desert

1 January 1997

for wind quartet  

Bb Cl  A Sx  F Hn  Bass Cl

Insulation From Brazil

1 January 1997

for horn & tape