First Performance by Michele Walsh (violin), Stephen Emmerson (piano), Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, 24 August 2012
Cradle Song (2012)
4 minutes
for violin and 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.
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
Thin Air (2007)
5 minutes
for solo piano
Commissioned by the Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia with funds provided by the Music Teachers' Association of NSW, APRA and the Australia Council for the Arts.
First performance by Hoang Pham (piano), Sydney International Piano Competition, Seymour Centre, Sydney, 21 July 2008
The Tears of Geertje Dirx (2007)
3 minutes
for 2 clarinets
Commissioned by Duo Stump-Linshalm
First performance by Duo Stump-Linshalm - Petra Stump and Heinz-Peter Linshalm, Alte Schmiede, Vienna, Austria, 13 June 2008
Bagpipe Music (2007)
8 minutes
for alto recorder (= tenor) and harp
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire
First performance by Genevieve Lacey (recorders), Marshall McGuire (harp), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 23 September 2007
Chorales from an Ox Life (2007)
9 minutes
for viola and double bass
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
Folly (2006)
13 minutes
for solo piano
Composed for Michael Kieran Harvey as part of a fellowship from the Music Board of the Australia Council.
First performance by Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Hobart, 11 October 2007
Broadway Boogie-Woogie (2005)
3 minutes
for solo piano
Composed for Marcel Worms as part of a fellowship from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Marcel Worms (piano), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 15 October 2005
Soave sia il vento (2005)
4 minutes
for duo of vibraphone and marimba
Commissioned by Callum Moncrieff
First performance by Kitt Byfield (vibraphone) and Callum Moncrieff (marimba), West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, 9 September 2005
The Crantock Gulls (2004)
7 minutes
for 2 drummers
For two drummers, situated as far apart as possible, each playing five drums of varying size, from bass drum to bongo
First performance by Match Percussion, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 23 March 2005