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
Swansong (1987)
10 minutes
solo viola
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.
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Foolish Fires (1985)
9 minutes
for clarinet in a (= bass clarinet) and piano
Commissioned by Murray Khouri with financial assistance from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Murray Khouri (clarinets) and Stephanie McCallum (piano), Music Ausitorium, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, April 1986
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
Boatsong (1982)
12 minutes
for bass clarinet (= alto saxophone) and percussion
percussion: marimba, vibraphone, gong, tam-tam
Commissioned by Duo Contemporain
First performance by Duo Contemporain - Henri Bok (bass clarinet), Evert le Mair (percussion), De Suite, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2 May 1983
Pictures of Lily (1981)
12 minutes
For treble recorder and harpsichord (with amplification, digital delay and pre-recorded tape)
Commissioned by the Yorkshire Arts Association
First performance by Joan Dixon and Peter Seymour, Theatre in the Mill, University of Bradford, 28 January 1982
Portraits (1981)
8 minutes
for solo piano
First performance by Peter Donohoe (piano), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, 25 November 1982