Archives
9 Nov 2024 Fabled Highly
16 Aug 2024 Fifth Yarn: Elegy For A Lost Twin
16 Aug 2024 Fourth Yarn: Brushturkey Hoedown
16 Aug 2024 Third Yarn: Power Orb, Power Up!!
17 Jul 2024 Second Yarn: Oh Dear, Shunned Again…
17 Jul 2024 First Yarn: The Dinky-Di Complex
3 Apr 2024 Ye Mardy Pipers Of Georgianna
31 Dec 2023 A Mega Masquerade
1 Nov 2023 Fulsome Weight
7 May 2023 Crowning Perpendicular
6 Jan 2023 Mingling Sunburst Minds
14 Aug 2022 Processional for Paul
24 Dec 2021 Frothiana
24 Dec 2021 Balinese Doily Locks Down
24 Dec 2021 Ghost Rails
31 Dec 2020 Confessions Of A Pangolin
23 Dec 2019 Brink Monsters
23 Jan 2019 The Pear & Sweet Plaintain
15 Dec 2018 AntipodEntoMenagerie
24 Feb 2018 sync_for_me (1): Gothick Yarns, Motley Ridotto & Sweet, Sweet Syllabub
24 May 2017 Knights of Wybornia
19 Mar 2017 Indie Ditties
17 Jan 2017 DubStop UnderDrive
20 Dec 2016 Of Mount & Meadow
3 Jul 2016 Not Alone
3 Jul 2016 In Defence Of Toads
6 Mar 2016 The Law Of The Tongue
25 Jan 2016 My iPhone, Where Are You?
25 Dec 2015 An Essayist’s Prayer
17 Dec 2014 Doing The Suss & Sassy Sway
1 Jan 2014 Dysart’s Changelings
1 Jan 2014 A King’s Manifesto
1 Jan 2013 Rustling The Deities
1 Jan 2013 Narran Place
1 Jan 2013 Dowager Sheng Is Just!
1 Jan 2013 On The Death Of Pikachu
1 Jan 2013 He Calls Me Still
1 Jan 2012 Gyndl
17 Sep 2010 Disillusionment Of Ten O’Clock
24 Jul 2010 Parnell’s Gloom
24 Jul 2010 Jury’s Din
24 Jul 2010 O’Connell’s Pig
8 Jul 2010 Endings
1 Jan 2010 Loose, Wet, Perforated
28 Apr 2009 Economy Of Wax
1 Jan 2009 Golden Callistemon
6 Oct 2008 Torrid Nature Scene
1 Jan 2008 Three Scenes From Suburbia
1 Jan 2006 Elegy III
1 Jan 2006 Dies Irae
1 Jan 2005 Ave Generosa
1 Jan 2005 Strawberry Girl
1 Jan 2004 Reflection (after Rupert Brooke)
1 Jan 2004 Dolmen for New Albion
1 Jan 2004 The Hive
1 Jan 2003 Leverett Magnificat
1 Jan 2003 Amen I
1 Jan 2003 The Sepulchre of Love or the Problematical Question of Invowment
1 Jan 2003 Reflux
1 Jan 2002 Medication
1 Jan 2002 Oceans Of Cool
31 Oct 2001 Against The Dying Of The Light
1 Jan 2001 Two Love Songs
1 Jan 2001 Processional
1 Jan 2001 The Mysterious Demise Of One Brody-Marie
1 Jan 2000 Terminus In Time
1 Jan 2000 Future
1 Jan 1999 Even Such Is Time
1 Jan 1999 Terraformation
1 Jan 1999 Firestick
1 Jan 1998 Headlands
1 Jan 1997 Green Desert
1 Jan 1997 The Lion’s Country
1 Jan 1997 The Mine of God’s Wisdom
1 Jan 1996 The Underside Revealed
Fifth Yarn: Elegy For A Lost Twin
16 August 2024for four parts, any sounders
Fourth Yarn: Brushturkey Hoedown
16 August 2024for four parts, any sounders
Third Yarn: Power Orb, Power Up!!
16 August 2024for four parts, any sounders
Second Yarn: Oh Dear, Shunned Again…
17 July 2024for four parts, any sounders
First Yarn: The Dinky-Di Complex
17 July 2024for four parts, any sounders
Ye Mardy Pipers Of Georgianna
3 April 2024for clarinet, bass clarinet & virtual ensemble
commissioned by Georgina Oakes & Anna Koch
A Mega Masquerade
31 December 2023ten dead species for sinfonietta
commissioned by the Australian Youth Orchestra Momentum Ensemble
Fulsome Weight
1 November 2023for marimba & digital percussion
Mingling Sunburst Minds
6 January 2023for flute/piccolo & virtual ensemble.
Processional for Paul
14 August 2022for brass ensemble (4.2.3.1)
commissioned by St Mary’s Cathedral College
Frothiana
24 December 2021for wind ensemble
commissioned for the Sydney Grammar School Wind Ensemble
Balinese Doily Locks Down
24 December 2021for clarinet quartet
commissioned for the Sydney Grammar School Clarinet Quartet
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
The Pear & Sweet Plaintain
23 January 2019for countertenor, oboe & harp
AntipodEntoMenagerie
15 December 2018twenty-one miniatures for piano with rolling preparation
commissioned by Clemens Leske
sync_for_me (1): Gothick Yarns, Motley Ridotto & Sweet, Sweet Syllabub
24 February 2018for faux court orchestra
Picc, 2 2, C.A. 2, B.Cl. 2, Cbsn. – 2 2 0 0 – Timp. Perc. (Sus.Cym.[M, L] Rtch. WdBlk.[H] Whip Tamb. Bng.[M,L] Cng. Dr.K. [Sus.Cym.(S) Hi-Hat Sizz.Cym.(M) Sn.Dr. Tom(S,A,T,) Fl.Tom P.B.Dr.]) Tb.B. Glock. Vib. Mar. – Pno. Electronics – Str. (solo, 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 solo, 1, 2 1,2)
Commissioned by Ensemble Apex
Dedicated to Sam Weller & Ensemble Apex
Indie Ditties
19 March 2017twelve scapes for piano
(2014-17)
I. Grease On The Handlebars
II. organic, VG, fair trade
III. Bad Appletude
IV. 20/20 frames
V. HRH Prince Albert
VI. … my love is like a dead, dead pose…
VII. Crucifixie
VIII. skinny, skinny jeans
IX. … for the freak shall inherit the earth…
X. Bob Springmones Holed My Pink Stones
XI. Microbrew IV
XII. Too Much Ink
Released by Navona Records
DubStop UnderDrive
17 January 2017for tenor trombone & pipe organ
Of Mount & Meadow
20 December 2016for mixed chamber ensemble
Commissioned by Kimbali Harding & Abbotsleigh School for Girls
In Defence Of Toads
3 July 2016for boy soprano & mixed ensemble
The Law Of The Tongue
6 March 2016for string quartet
I. Yuin
II. Hunt
III. Pact
IV. Passing
Commissioned by Limelight Magazine & Acacia Quartet
Selected Other Performance:
Acacia Quartet ~ The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House; 30 July 2016
See Press for reviews
My iPhone, Where Are You?
25 January 2016for low female voice & piano
An Essayist’s Prayer
25 December 2015for double chorus & orchestra
Doing The Suss & Sassy Sway
17 December 2014for alto saxophone & pianoforte
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
Rustling The Deities
1 January 2013for clarinet & piano
Commissioned by Douglas Boyce & counter)induction
I. Andante Moderato; Allegretto
II. Lento; Piu Mosso
III. Adagietto; Allegretto
IV. Moderato; Allegretto; Allegro; Vivacissimo
Released in part on Chi’s Cakewalk
Selected Other Performance:
Ensemble Offspring (in part) ~ The New Hall, Sydney Grammar School; 22 Nov 2013
See Press for review
Narran Place
1 January 2013for SABar choir & chamber ensemble
Commissioned by Paul Hooper & Caringbah High School.
Published by Wirripang.
Dowager Sheng Is Just!
1 January 2013for violin & pianoforte
Commissioned by Seamus McNamara.
Published by Wirripang.
On The Death Of Pikachu
1 January 2013for baritone & piano
Commissioned by Hugh Jameson
High & medium versions available
He Calls Me Still
1 January 2013for SSA choir
Commissioned by MLC School Burwood
Published by Wirripang
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
Parnell’s Gloom
24 July 2010for Bb clarinet & viola
Selected Other Performances:
Jane Sheldon, Jason Noble, James Wannan ~ 107 Projects, Redfern; July 18th 2014
See Press for review
Jury’s Din
24 July 2010for flute & violoncello
Selected Other Performances:
Halycon ~ The New Hall, Sydney Grammar School; 2 June 2012
See Press for review
Endings
8 July 2010for soprano, mezzo soprano & baritone
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
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
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
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
Leverett Magnificat
1 January 2003for SATB choir & organ
Awarded the 2004 Francis Boott Prize (Havard)
Amen I
1 January 2003for SSAATTBB choir
The Sepulchre of Love or the Problematical Question of Invowment
1 January 2003A Farcical Opera or Operatic Farce for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone & chamber ensemble
Fl, Ob, Bb Cl, Pno, Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Vlc
Selected Other Performances:
Opera Vista (in part) ~ Opera Vista Festival, Wortham Theatre, University of Houston; 22 May 2009
Oceans Of Cool
1 January 2002for piano quintet
Finalist in the 2003 Friday Morning Music Club Washington International Composers’ Competition
Against The Dying Of The Light
31 October 2001for solo flute & chamber orchestra
0 2 2 2 – 2 1 1 0 – Pno – Solo Fl – Strs ( 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1, 2 1 )
1. I
2. II
3. III
Two Love Songs
1 January 2001for bass baritone & pianoforte
Commissioned by James Martin
Selected Other Performances:
Daniel Nicholson (in part, in camera) ~ Sydney Grammar School; 2010
Processional
1 January 2001for organ
The Mysterious Demise Of One Brody-Marie
1 January 2001A Bellow-Drama in Seven Acts for mezzo soprano, baritone, clarinet(s), percussion & pianoforte
Mezzo Bar Eb/ Bb/ Bass Cl Perc ( Med Trgl Sm, Med Sus Cym Sm Tamt Whip Bongos (4) SD Fl Tomt TD Kit Glsp Mar ) Pno
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Prologue
- Witness I
- Witness II
- Witness III + IV
- Witness V
- Witness VI
- VII. Epilogue
Selected Other Performances:
Griffin Theatre (stage workshop) ~ SBW Stables Theatre, Sydney; 5-9 April 2005
Brian Church, Firebird Ensemble (concert in part) ~ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline MA; 22 Sep 2004
Sydney University Dramatic Society, Sydney Conservatorium (stage) ~ Cellar Theatre, University of Sydney; 1-3 Nov 2001
ChamberMade Opera ~ North Melbourne Townhall (concert in part); 21, 23 June 2001
Simon Lobelson, Jenny Duck-Chong, Ensemble Offspring, Matthew Wood (concert) ~ Great Hall, University of Sydney; 8 June 2001
Terminus In Time
1 January 2000suite for solo ‘cello
2000
Commissioned by the Tait Memorial Trust
Awarded the 2002 Bohemians Prize (Harvard)
- Anitpathy
- A Recollection: Frame – Proper
- A Recollection: Frame – Proper
- A Recollection: Frame – Proper
- Acceptance
Selected Other Performances:
Jason Calloway ~ Paine Hall, Harvard University; 7 April 2007
Jennifer Lucht ~ Paine Hall, Harvard University; 17 Nov 2001
Future
1 January 2000for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra
2, 1/Picc 3 2, Bass 3 – 2 A Sx T Sx Bar Sx – 4 3 2, Bass 1 – Timp 2 Perc ( Sus Cym (4) CB (4) L TamT Timb (2) SD BD Glsp Xyl Gongs (4) Mar ) – Hrp Pno – Solo Sop Solo Bar SATB – Strs ( 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4 solo, 1, 2 1 )
Commissioned by Father Arthur Bridge and Ars Musica Australis as part of their Federation Project
Selected Other Performances:
Alison Morgan, Philip Pratt, Combined MLC-Trinity Orchestra & Chorus,
Richard Gill; Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW; 29 Aug 2002
Even Such Is Time
1 January 1999for SSAATTBB choir
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
Headlands
1 January 1998song cycle for high baritone or tenor & mandola
Selected Other Performance:
Richard Giarusso, Michael Hooper ~ Paine Hall, Harvard University; 2004
The Lion’s Country
1 January 1997for two a cappella choirs
Awarded the 1998 Australian Voices Young Composer Award (Brisbane)
Selected Other Performances:
Australian Voices ~ Bartok International Choral Festival, 1998
Sydney University Chamber Choir ~ Old Darlington School, University of Sydney
The Mine of God’s Wisdom
1 January 1997for choir & organ
The Underside Revealed
1 January 1996for solo viola & string ensemble
Solo Vla, Vln I (2), Vln II (2), Vln III (2), Vla (2), Vlc (2), D.B. (1)
Awarded the Royal Over-Seas League’s Bernard Shore Viola Composition Award
Selected Other Performances:
James Wannan, Australia National Academy of Music Orchestra, John Harding; ANAM, Melbourne; 27 July 2004
Philip Dukes, BT Scottish Ensemble, Charles Hazlewood; Royal Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgow; July & London; July 1998
See Press for review