Composer, Writer & Broadcaster
There are solos and duos here for violin, viola, cello and bass, as well as harp pieces.
Please click work titles for more information and resources (audio, sheet music, program note etc.) about individual works in this category.
Commissioned by Tim Senior
First performed by Tim Senior (viola), YouTube, 4 May 2020
First live performance by Katie Yap (viola), Canberra International Music Festival, Juliet Room, Verity Lane Market, Canberra, 3 May 2023
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
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
First Performance by Michele Walsh (violin), Stephen Emmerson (piano), Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, 24 August 2012
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
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire
First performance by Genevieve Lacey (recorders), Marshall McGuire (harp), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 23 September 2007
There is another version of this piece for viola, cello and double bass
First performance by Heidi von Bernewitz (viola) and Robert Nairn (bass), Esber Recital Hall, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA, 25 March 2008
Commissioned by Claire Edwardes, funded by a composer fellowship from the Music Board of Australia Council for the Arts
First performance by Antipoduo - Sarah Oates (violin), Claire Edwardes (percussion), Noordekerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 29 January 2005
This is a version of Five Studies in Radiance
Commissioned by Alice Giles
First performance by Alice Giles, Canberra Museum, Canberra, 15 March 2004
1. Lullaby (for Lillian) 2. Fire Dance
First performance by Natsuko Yoshimoto and James Cuddeford, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, 23 October 2008