0.cor anglais.0.2.contrabsn / 0.0.0.0. / 2 perc (2 bass drums, tambourine, metal wind chimes) / hp / strings
Commissioned by the Australian War Memorial for The Flowers of Peace
Lacrimosa (2022)
4 minutes
soprano and small orchestra
Orchestra with voice
There are works here for soprano, counter-tenor, tenor, baritone and speaking voices, all with small orchestras.
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The Drowners (2009-15)
30 minutes
song cycle for baritone, vibraphone, harmonium, celesta, harp and string orchestra
The first song in this work is A Dream of Drowning.
Commissioned by Ruthless Jabiru and the Camerata of St John's with a project grant from the Australia Council for the Arts
First performance by Morgan Pearse (baritone), Ruthless Jabiru conducted by Kelly Lovelady, Chapel of King's College, London, 10 March 2018.
A Dream of Drowning (2009)
6 minutes
for baritone, vibraphone, harmonium, celesta, harp, strings
The first song in the song cycle The Drowners.
Commissioned by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
First performance by Teddy Tahu Rhodes and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Daniel, Perth Concert Hall, 12 March 2010
The Musical Child (2009)
20 minutes
for speaker, piano duet and string orchestra
Commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music
First performance by Andrew Ford (speaker), Orchestra of Australian National Academy of Music conducted by Brett Dean, ANAM, South Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, 20 May 2010
The Past (1997)
18 minutes
For counter-tenor, flute (=boatswain's whistle) & string orchestra (also optional didgeridoo)
Commissioned by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with the support of the Music Board of the Australia Council.
First performance by Russell Harcourt (counter-tenor), Lorna McGhee (flute and boatswain's call), William Barton (didgeridoo), Camerata of St John's conducted by Federico Mondelci, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Riverway Arts Centre, Townsville, Queensland, 4 August 2009
Harbour (1992)
18 minutes
For tenor and 17 solo strings
5-5-3-3-1 (double bass also plays tubular bell)
First performance by Gerald English and the Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Stanhope, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 10 May 1992
Prologue, Chorale and Melodrama (1981)
12 minutes
for soprano and chamber orchestra
Concert suite from Poe
2-0-1(=bass cl)-0 / 1-2-2-0 / 1 perc / pno (=cel) / elec org (=hpsd) / 1-1-1-2-1