First performance by Jane Edwards (soprano), Marshall McGuire (harp), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, 18 March 2005
The Birthday of My Life (from Learning to Howl) (2001)
3 minutes
for high voice and harp
Voice and instrument
These pieces set to music poems by Anne Carson, Elizabeth Smart, Christina Rossetti and Shakespeare, together with words from the Book of Proverbs and the Girls’ Own Annual of 1919
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A Walk to the Japanese Garden (2001)
4 minutes
for soprano and vibraphone
A song from Learning to Howl
First performance by Justine Anderson (soprano) and Peter Neville (vibraphone), Toorak Uniting Church, Melbourne, 25 September 2005
Three Songs for the Lady Pan (2001)
5 minutes
for soprano and soprano saxophone
From Learning to Howl
First performance by Belinda Montgomery (soprano) and Margery Smith (soprano saxophone), Government House, Sydney, 3 November 2004
And now (1998)
2 minutes
for high voice and piano
First performance by Merlyn Quaife (soprano) and Stephen Delaney (piano), Neuer Konzertsaal, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria, 12 January 2007
Dancing with Smoke (1995)
10 minutes
for high voice and harp
Commissioned by Gerald English for his 70th birthday concert
First performance by Gerald English (tenor) and Marshall McGuire (harp), Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, 5 November 1995
A Salt Girl (1994)
5 minutes
for high voice and piano
First performance by Gerald English (tenor) and Helen O'Brien (piano), Piper's Brook Vineyard, Piper's Brook, Tasmania, February 1994
Epithalamium (1991)
3 minutes
for tenor, violin and bell
This is the original version of Epithalamium. There is also an arrangement for voice, flute and cello, and an extended version for mezzo-soprano and string quartet.
First performance by Gerald English (tenor), Alice Evans (violin), Michael Askill (tubular bell), Huntington Estate Winery, Mudgee, NSW, 30 November 1991
A Terrible Whiteness (1984)
8 minutes
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Commissioned by Elizabeth Campbell with funds from the Music Board of the Australia Council
First performance by Elisabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano) and Anthony Fogg (piano), National Library of Australia, Canberra, 16 November 1986
Rap (1984)
6 minutes
for voice and digital delay
First performance by Austin Allen (baritone), De Ijsbreker, Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 1984
Wedding Songs (1981)
12 minutes
for low voice and cello
1. Wedding March (Hopkins)
2. Bridal Song (Beaumont & Fletcher)
3. Night Song (Chapman)
4. Love Song (Burns)
First performance by Austin Allen (baritone) and Ann hart (cello), St Patrick;s Church, Finglas West, Dublin, 8 July 1981