Commissioned for Cedar-Rose Newman
Violin Concerto No 1: Concerto da Requiem (2023)
20 mins
solo violin and string orchestra
i. Introit
ii. Dies irae
iii. Lacrimosa
iv. Lux aeterna
v. Libera me
Orchestra with solo instrument
Concertos for viola, cello, piano and electric guitar, as well as smaller works with solo instruments.
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Raga (2016)
23 minutes
for solo electric guitar and orchestra
Introduction: Abrupt, volatile, dynamic -
Alap: gentle and very flexible -
Jor: luminous -
Gat (Vilambit): with great energy - Cadenza -
Drut: fast, urgent - Coda
3(=picc)-3-3(III=bass cl)-3(III=contrabsn)/ 4-3-3-1 / timps / 3 perc / pno / hp / strings
Commissioned by Kim Williams AM in partnership with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Guitar Festival
First performance by Zane Banks (electric guitar), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey, Adelaide Guitar Festival, Town Hall, Adelaide, 13 August 2016
Bright Shiners (2009)
5 minutes
for solo violin and string orchestra
Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra to mark Richard Tognetti's 20th anniversary season
First performance by Pekka Kuusisto (violin) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, 12 March 2009
The Unquiet Grave (1997-98)
17 minutes
for solo viola and chamber orchestra
1(=picc)-1-alto sax (=sop sax)-0-1 / 1-1-0-0 / 1 perc / hp / strings* * String parts may be played by small sections (say, 5-5-3-3-2), or by soloists
Commissioned by the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra with financial assistance from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts
First performance by Patricia Pollett and the Biennial Sinfonietta conducted by James MacMillan, Queensland Biennial Festival of Music, Queensland Art Gallery, 25 July 1999
The Great Memory (1994)
24 minutes
for solo cello and orchestra
2(I=bass fl; II=picc)-2(II=cor ang)-2(I=Ebcl; II=bass cl)-sop sax-2(II=contrabsn) / 4-2-3-1 / 2 perc / timps (=lion's roar) / elec org (=cel, pno) / hp / 14-0-0-4-3
First performance by Sue-Ellen Paulsen and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by En Shao, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 22 August 1995
The Widening Gyre (1993)
20 minutes
for 2 solo violins, solo cello and chamber orchestra
0-2-0-1(=contrabsn) / 2-0-0-0 / 4-4-3-2-1
Commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
First performance by Richard Tognetti and Julian Shevlin (violins), Cameron Retchford (cello), Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, Eugene Goossens Hall, Sydney, 23 July 1993
Piano Concerto: Imaginings (1990–91)
26 minutes
for solo piano, concertino group and orchestra
Concertino: vibraphone (also side drum), celesta, harp, electronic organ
Orchestra: 2(II=picc)-2(II=cor ang)-2(I=Ebcl; II=bass cl)-sop sax-2(II=contrabsn) / 4-2-3-1 / 2 perc / pno / strings
Commissioned by Lisa Moore with financial assistance from the Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts