The Star of the County Down (2020)
3 minutes
for solo piano
Instrumental (solo and duo)
This largest section of the site contains solos and duos for most instruments in various combinations. The pieces range from solo piano works to a piece for carillon, a solo for sleighbells and a duo for recorder and harp.
Please click work titles for more information and resources (audio, sheet music, program note etc.) about individual works in this category.
The Sea and the Mirror (2018)
12 minutes
for violin and cello
Commissioned by the Australian National University as part of the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship
First performance by Tor Frømyhr (violin) and David Pereira (cello), Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Canberra, 4 October 2019
Hook (2018)
6 mins
for solo vibraphone
Commissioned for Claire Edwardes by Julian Burnside AO QC
Hearing Voices (2018)
9 minutes
for solo cello
Commissioned by the Australian National University as part of the H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship
First performance by David Pereira (cello), Larry Sitsky Recital Room, Australian National University, Canberra, 24 April 2018
Lin-lan-lone (2016)
3 minutes
for carillon
Commissioned by the National Carillon, Canberra
First performance by Thomas Laue, Canberra International Music Festival, National Carillon, Canberra, 5 May 2017
Fanfare for Neverland (2016)
4 minutes
solo trumpet
First performance by Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Canberra, 9 November 2019
Once upon a time there were two brothers… (2013)
16 minutes
for solo flute (and speaking voice)
Commissioned for Sally Walker under the terms of the Albert H Maggs Prize (2012)
First performance by the Sally Walker, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Collins St Baptist Church, Melbourne, 21 October 2013
On Reflection (2012-13)
10 minutes
for two pianos
Commissioned for the Viney-Grinberg Duo by the University of Queensland
First performance by Viney-Grinberg Duo (Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg), ABC Studio 420, Brisbane, 21 September 2014
Cradle Song (2012)
4 minutes
for violin and piano
First Performance by Michele Walsh (violin), Stephen Emmerson (piano), Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, 24 August 2012
You Must Sleep, but I Must Dance (2010)
18 minutes
for viola and percussion
Commissioned by the University of Sydney to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
First performance by Roger Benedict (viola), Daryl Pratt (percussion), Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 17 September 2012