Commissioned by Alice Giles
First performance by Alice Giles, School of Music, Australian National University, Canberra, 19 September 2004
Five Studies in Radiance (2003)
13 minutes
for solo harp
- Misterioso
- Risoluto
- Energico
- Amoroso
- Raggiante
Instrumental - strings
There are solos and duos here for violin, viola, cello and bass, as well as harp pieces.
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Rough Magic (1996)
8 minutes
for solo harp
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire with funds from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Marshall McGuire (harp), Adelaide Festival, Elder Hall, Adelaide, 12 March 1996
Dark Side (1995)
8 minutes
for amplified double bass
Revised version, 1999.
Commissioned by Robert Nairn with funds from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Robert Nairn, St Lawrence Arts Centre, Sydney, 9 JUne 1996
Memorial (1994)
11 minutes
for cello and digital delay
Commissioned by Tall Poppies Records for David Pereira
First performance by David Pereira, Balmain Town Hall, Sydney, 24 September 1994
A Whole Lot of Shaking (1988)
7 minutes
for cello and piano
Revised 1999
Commissioned by Lisa Moore with financial assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Symeron - Adrian Wallis (cello), Daniel Herscovitch (piano), Eugene Goossens Hall, Sydney, May 1994
First performance of revised version by Da Capo Chamber Players - Andre Emilianoff (cello) Lisa Moore (piano), Anthology Film Archive, New York, USA April 1999
Swansong (1987)
10 minutes
solo viola
Commissioned by Elision Ensemble with funds from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Nicole Saintilan (viola), Music Centre, University of Wollongong, NSW, 25 May 1989
Like Icarus ascending (1984)
12 minutes
solo violin
First performance by Dene Olding (violin), Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 October 1984