Performances - Andrew Ford

Andrew Ford at a rehearsal for *Big Bang* (Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra, 2019)
photo © Chris Donaldson

Performance highlights of Andrew Ford’s works

2026

14 November ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Four Winds, Bermagui, NSW
8 November Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), 17 Astelia Pl, Rivett, Canberra
7 November Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), St Martin’s Anglican Church, Ulladulla, NSW
31 October ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, Bundanoon, NSW
29 October ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
25 October ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Braidwood Uniting Church, Braidwood, NSW
18 October Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, The Cathedral Chamber Choir conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
6 October After the Visitors, Siobhán Stagg (soprano), Quatuor Agate, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
4 October After the Visitors, Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Quatuor Agate, Chamberfest, UKARIA, Mt Barker, South Australia
19 September ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, The Church, Alexandria, Sydney
13 September The Carnival of the Insects, Quartetto Ume, Stefano Bianchi (double bass), Silvio Castiglioni (narrator), Buxus Consort Festival, Caldaren Forest, Gualtieri, Italy
13 September ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Music Shoalhaven, Nowra School of Arts, Nowra, NSW
13 September WORLD PREMIERE Six Medieval Women, Jaz Hosken (actor), Melbourne Women’s Choir, percussion ensemble dir. May Gavin, conducted by Sharon Batterham, Southern Community Church of Christ, Cheltenham, Melbourne
12 September ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
12 September The Carnival of the Insects, Quartetto Ume, Stefano Bianchi (double bass), Silvio Castiglioni (narrator), Buxus Consort Festival, Caldaren Forest, Gualtieri, Italy
11 September ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, The Vault, Fyshwick, Canberra
1 August Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Lumens Chamber Choir conducted by Kathryn Morton, Festival of Australian Music, Brisbane Boys’ College, Toowong, Brisbane
23 June In This Place (Lacrimosa arr. Chris Latham), Rachel Mink (soprano), Luminescence Children’s Choir, Oriana Chorale, Alice Giles (harp), Musicians of the Royal Military College conducted by Chris Latham, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
21 June Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), The Rose Room, Burradoo, NSW
20 June Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, Bundanoon, NSW
24 May Sad Jigs, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, 75 Reid St, North Fitzroy, Melbourne
22 May Sad Jigs, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Simons Auditorium, Hamilton, Victoria
21 May Sad Jigs, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Stawell Entertainment Centre, Stawell, Victoria
12 May Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Longueville, Sydney
2 May FIRST COMPLETE PERFORMANCE Red Dirt Hymns, Opera Queensland with vocal and instrumental students from Jazz Department of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Patrick Nolan (director), Steve Newcomb (music director/piano), Brisbane Bel Canto, Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
18 April Golden Slumbers, Jenny Duck-Ching (mezzo-soprano), Jo Allan (piano), St John’s, Darlinghurst, Sydney
18 April ‘Hear the Bird of Day’ from Australian Aphorisms, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Wagga Weekender Music Festival, St John’s Anglican Church, Wagga Wagga, NSW
17 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), St George’s, Bristol, UK
16 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Lakeside Arts, Djanogly Recital Hall, University of Nottingham, UK
15 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds, UK
14 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Temple Church, London, UK
13 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
12 April The Carnival of the Insects, Kamerorkest van het Noorden, ‘t Groene Hart van het Stadspark, Groningen, Netherlands
12 April A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, LeBasque Trio, Sutherland Music Club, Sutherland Arts Theatre, Sydney
11 April The Carnival of the Insects, Kamerorkest van het Noorden, Hortus Botanicus Haren, Groningen, Netherlands
10 April String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Dornbirn Klassik, Kulturhaus, Dornbirn, Austria
22 March The Carnival of the Insects, Steel City Strings conducted by Joanna Drimatis, Andrew Ford (narrator), School of Arts, Berry, NSW
21 March The Carnival of the Insects, Steel City Strings conducted by Joanna Drimatis, Andrew Ford (narrator), City Art Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
28 February String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Adelaide Festival, Elder Hall, Adelaide
27 February String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), The Neilson, Australian Chamber Orchestra Pier 2/3, Sydney
26 February String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
25 February String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
20 February Cradle Song, Myee Clohessy (violin), Andrew Rumsey (piano), Bowral Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW

2025

14 December The Fern; Golden Slumbers, Rachel Mink (soprano), Sally Whitwell (piano), A Sunburnt Christmas, Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
12 December Tales of the Supernatural (excerpts), Gabriel Rae (voice), string ensemble, Orange Regional Conservatorium, Orange, NSW
23 November Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Members of Bega Male Voice Choir, Riverbend Choir, That Bunch of Singers, Spirit Allegro, Harley Coleman (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), Four Winds, Bermagui, NSW
16 November Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Luminescence Children’s Choir, Music for Canberra Junior Voices, RDH Treble Choir, Harley Coleman (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), The Q, Queanbeyan NSW
14 November Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Moss Vale High School Choirs, Harley Coleman (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), Bowral Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
13 November Tales of the Supernatural (excerpts), Anna Fraser (voice), members of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
13 November Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Harley Coleman (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), Joan Sutherland Arts Centre, Penrith, NSW
9 November Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Orange Regional Conservatorium Choirs, Harley Coleman (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), Orange Civic Theatre, Orange, NSW
8 October WORLD PREMIERE The Fern; Golden Slumbers, Rachel Mink (soprano), Callum Tolhurst-Close (piano), Wesley Music Centre, Canberra
17 August You Must Sleep, but I Must Dance, William Vyvyan Murray (viola), Peter Neville (percussion), St George’s Old School Hall, Queenscliff, Victoria
16 August You Must Sleep, but I Must Dance, William Vyvyan Murray (viola), Peter Neville (percussion), No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
31 July WORLD PREMIERE The Carnival of the Insects, Emily Sun, Emily Beauchamp (violins), Caroline Henbest (viola), Henry Say (cello), Phoebe Russell (double bass), Andrew Ford (narrator), Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Denise Glasgow Performing Arts Centre, Pimlico State High School, Townsville, Queensland
28 July WORLD PREMIERE Machnamh: ruminations on a tune by Seán Ó Riada, Australian String Quartet, William Mabo (didgeridoo), Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, Queensland
28 July Little Star, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), James Crabb (accordion), Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Denise Glasgow Performing Arts Centre, Pimlico State High School, Townsville, Queensland
5 July Golden Slumbers; ‘Waiting for the Clouds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Nicole Thomson (soprano), Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Josephine Allen (piano), ANATS National Conference, Hanson Dyer Hall, Melbourne
18 May Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, The Cathedral Chamber Choir conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
9 April Sad Steps, Lina Andonovska (flute), The HIVE at the U Building, Dublin City University, Glasnevin Campus, Dublin, Ireland
2 April WORLD PREMIERE Sad Steps, Lina Andonovska (flute), Kaleidoscope Night, Bello Bar, Dublin, Ireland
20 March WORLD PREMIERE Deep Riffs, Ken Murray (electric guitar), Tempo Rubato, Melbourne
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED 8 March Red Dirt Hymns, Opera Queensland with vocal and instrumental students from Jazz Department of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Patrick Nolan (director), Steve Newcomb (music director), Brisbane Bel Canto, Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
21 February Little Star, Rachel Scott (cello), Genevieve Lang (harp), St James Church Crypt, Sydney

2024

22 December I Sing the Birth, The Flanders Boys Choir conducted by Dieter Van Handenhoven, Nico Couck (electric guitar), Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium
14 December I Sing the Birth, Luminescence Children’s Choir conducted by AJ America, Theo Carbo (electric guitar), Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra
1 December ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Austin Allen (baritone), The Wormhole, Knucklas, Wales, UK
1 December WORLD PREMIERE I Sing the Birth, Aquinas College Schola Cantorum conducted by Hugh Lydon, Aaron Powell (electric guitar), Callaway Music Auditorium, University of Western Australia, Perth
1 December Lullay, my liking, The Song Company directed by Andrew O’Connor, Blackheath Uniting Church, Blackheath, NSW
30 November Lullay, my liking, The Song Company directed by Andrew O’Connor, St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong, NSW
29 November Lullay, my liking, The Song Company directed by Andrew O’Connor, St Phillip’s Church, Sydney
28 November Lullay, my liking, The Song Company directed by Andrew O’Connor, Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, NSW
1 November ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Kate Fagan (voice and guitar), Blue Mountains Writers Festival, The Carrington, Katoomba, NSW
27 October ‘What Desire Knows’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Fiore Chamber, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne
13 October A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, Demby McKenzie (tenor), Carla Blackwood (horn), Rhodri Clarke (piano), Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, Reardon Theatre, Port Fairy, Victoria
13 October Irish Tunes, Rhodri Clarke (piano), Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, St Patrick’s Hall, Port Fairy, Victoria
12 October WORLD PREMIERE Irish Tunes, Rhodri Clarke (piano), Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, St Patrick’s Hall, Port Fairy, Victoria
24 September ” . . . in Paradiso”, flute students of Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium, Aarhus, Denmark
15 September WORLD PREMIERE Nigh-No-Place, Anna Dowsley (mezzo-soprano), Eliza Shephard (flute), Youth Music Foundation Australia, Toorak, Melbourne
30 August ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Kate Fagan (voice and guitar), Margaret Whitlam Galleries, Female Orphan School Parramatta, Sydney
11 August A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, LeBasque Trio, Mosman Concert Series, Sacred Heart Church, Mosman, Sydney
4 July Australian Aphorisms (excerpts), The Song Company, Ian Potter Recital Hall at The Hedberg, Hobart
30 June Australian Aphorisms (excerpts), The Song Company, Wesley Uniting Church, Forest, Canberra
23 June Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, The Cathedral Chamber Choir conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
23 June Australian Aphorisms (excerpts), The Song Company directed by Roland Peelman, City Recital Hall, Sydney
15 June Australian Aphorisms (excerpts), The Song Company, St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong, NSW
14 June Australian Aphorisms (excerpts), The Song Company, Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle, NSW
30 May ‘What Desire Knows’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Glasgow University Chapel Choir, Sequoia, Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
17 May ‘What Desire Knows’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Katie Stenzel (soprano), Shikara Ringdahl (mezzo-soprano), Narelle French (piano), Patrick Murphy (cello), Opera Queensland Festival of Outback Opera – Winton Long Lunch, Winton, Queensland
16 May ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Rachelle Durkin (soprano), singers from UQ Vocal Department, members of Queensland Symphony Orchestra and UQ Pulse Chamber Orchestra, Narelle French (piano), conducted by Chris van Tuinen, Opera Queensland Festival of Outback Opera, Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton, Queensland
11 May A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, LeBasque Trio, Roseville Music Club, St Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Roseville, Sydney
2 May Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Hilary Geddes (electric guitar), Freya Schack-Arnott (cello), Canberra International Music Festival, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
1 May WORLD PREMIERE ‘Stand and Weep’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Thursday’s Child, Evergreen Ensemble, YouTube
13 April ” . . . in Paradiso”, flutes of the Academy of Music directed by Trond Magne Brekka, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway
28 March Sad Jigs, Conservatorium String Orchestra conducted by Roger Benedict, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
22 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Auckland Arts Festival, Concert Chamber, Auckland, New Zealand
21 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton, New Zealand
20 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Christchurch, New Zealand
18 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin, New Zealand
16 March Goldner Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ (with 29 other composers), Goldner Quartet, Adelaide Festival of the Arts, Town Hall, Adelaide
16 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Toitoi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
15 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), New Zealand Festival of the Ats, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
14 March String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), War Memorial Museum, Gisborne, New Zealand
3 March Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Trinity College conducted by Christoper Watson, Trinity College Chapel, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
24 February Golden Slumbers, Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Jo Allen (piano), Flametree, Church St Studios, Camperdown, Sydney
11 February Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Christ Church St Laurence conducted by Sam Allchurch, David Tagg (organ), Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney

2023

13 December ‘What Desire Knows’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Sofia Troncoso (soprano), Narelle French (piano), Customs House, Brisbane
19 November A Martian Sends a Postcard Home, Le Basque Trio (Benjamin Oxley, tenor; Robert Johnson, horn; Cheryl Oxley, piano), Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Forestville, Sydney
10 November ‘Isolation Hymn’ and ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Kandos Museum, Kandos, NSW
9 November ‘Isolation Hymn’ and ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Stuart Town School of Arts Hall, Stuart Town, NSW
8 November ‘Isolation Hymn’ and ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Wellington Arts Western Gallery, Wellington, NSW
5 November ‘Isolation Hymn’ and ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Club Forbes, Forbes, NSW
4 November ‘Isolation Hymn’ and ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Condobolin Community Centre, Condobolin, NSW
3, 4 November ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Theatre Royal, Hobart
29 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Hume Conservatorium, Goulburn, NSW
28, 29 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
28 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
23–27 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
23 October ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, All Saint’s Anglican Church, Ainslie, Canberra
22 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
22 October WORLD PREMIERE ‘Syreeni’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
21 October ‘What Desire Knows’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Shikara Ringdahl (mezzo-soprano), Narelle French (piano), string players of the Queensland Youth Orchestra, Watermall, Queensland Art Galley, Brisbane
18–21 October ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
27 September ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon (soprano), Theresa Leung (piano), Festival of Australian Art Song, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
25 September Little Star, Anna Khan (soprano), Eun-Jung Byun (piano), Festival of Australian Art Song, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
24 September Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Christ Church St Laurence conducted by Sam Allchurch, David Tagg (organ), Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
21 September Soave sia il vento, Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
19, 20 August ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Darwin Festival, Entertainment Centre, Darwin
6, 7 July ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
18 June Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Choir of Christ Church St Laurence conducted by Sam Allchurch, David Tagg (organ), Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney
17, 18 June ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide
12, 13 June ‘dark cloud’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Robyn Archer in Robyn Archer: an Australian Songbook, RISING Festival, Playhouse, Arts Centre, Melbourne
8 June Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife, Simon Docking (piano), Scotia Festival of Music, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 May Nature, Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Laila Engle (flute/piccolo), Ken Murray (guitar), Campbell Banks (cello), Alexander Meagher (percussion), Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
14 May Little Star, Michael Petrucccelli (tenor), Coady Green (piano), St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne
5 May Uproar, Brass and percussion students of Queensland Conservatorium, directed by Ben Marks, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith Unversity, Brisbane
3 May In My Solitude, Katie Yap (viola), Canberra International Music Festival, Juliet Room, Verity Lane Market, Canberra
30 April WORLD PREMIERE String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet with William Barton (didgeridoo), Canberra International Music Festival, Fitters’ Workshop, Canberra
12 April WORLD PREMIERE Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife, Simon Docking (piano), The Music Room, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
25 March Sad Jigs, ACO Collective directed by Helena Rathbone, The Neilson, Australian Chamber Orchestra Pier 2/3, Sydney
25 March WORLD PREMIERE Shh . . ., David Elton (trumpet), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
25 March ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
4 February ‘No Man’s Land’ from War and Peace, Kyla Matsuura-Miller (violin), Claire Edwardes (percussion), Woodburn Creatives, Sydney
23 January Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), University of Arts, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland

2022

15 December WORLD PREMIERE The Meaning of Trees, Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey, Town Hall, Melbourne
24 November Folly, Deborah Lee (piano), Conservatoire de musique de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
23 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
21 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Hume Conservatorium of Music, Goulburn, NSW
16 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
15 October ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
11 September Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, The Cathedral Singers conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
10 September WORLD PREMIERE ‘Hymn to the Garden’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), James Larsen (cello), Summer Hill Church, Sydney
28 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, Canberra
21 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Braidwood Uniting Church, Braidwood, NSW
20 August ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
11 August Female Nude, Lina Andonovska (alto flute), Green Note, London, UK
30 July WORLD PREMIERE Goldner Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ (with 24 other composers), Goldner Quartet, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Civic Theatre, Townsville, Queensland
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, The Cathedral Singers conducted by Graeme Morton, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, St David’s Cathedral Choir conducted by Thomas Rimes, Peter Warren (organ), St David’s Cathedral, Hobart
3 July WORLD PREMIERE Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Christ Church Choir conducted by Georgia Simmons, Andrew Georg (organ), Christ Church, North Adelaide
5 June In transit, Ian Munro (voice and piano), Scotch College, Melbourne
21 May WORLD PREMIERE The Blessing, Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Celia Craig (oboe), Coriole Music Festival, Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale, South Australia
15 May WORLD PREMIERE Confused Alarms, Eve McEwen (French horn), Louisa Breen (piano), Australian National Academy of Music, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
10 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), Glebe Town Hall, Sydney
3 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), All Saints Church, Ainslie, Canberra
2 April ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), Hume Conservatorium, Goulburn, NSW
26 March WORLD PREMIERE ‘Our Mother’s Heart’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Jess Green (electric guitar), St Andrew’s Church, Braidwood, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 24 March Blood Red Roses, Australian Brass Quintet, Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Church, Bowral, NSW
8 February Getting Blue, Manuel Teles (saxophone) and Paulo Amendoeira (vibraphone) – Astrus Duo, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

2021

24 December Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
23 December Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
19 December WORLD PREMIERE Lullay, my liking, Choir of St George’s Cathedral, conducted by Joseph Nolan, St George’s Cathedral, Perth
28 October Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
17 October Cradle Song, Adam Chalabi (violin), Anna Grinberg (piano), Richard Pollett 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert, Customs House, Brisbane
26 – 28 September WORLD PREMIERES ‘dark cloud’ and ‘Between Birds’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano), Fable Arts online film
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 20 September WORLD PREMIERE Confused Alarms, Eve McEwen (French horn), Louisa Breen (piano), Australian National Academy of Music, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
17 July The Sea and the Mirror, Sophie Rowell (violin), Louise King (cello), Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival, Point Lookout Community Hall, North Stradbroke Island. Queensland
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 10 July WORLD PREMIERE The Meaning of Trees, Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Matthew Coorey, Town Hall, Sydney
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 24 June Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
1 June Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland
25 April Female Nude, Malla Vivolin (alto flute), Tampere Flute Festival, Tampere, Finland
27 March Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
26 March Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
20 March ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham (soprano) Toni Lalich (piano), Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
19 March WORLD PREMIERE ‘Isolation Hymn’ from Red Dirt Hymns, Deborah Cheetham (soprano) Toni Lalich (piano), Opera Queensland Studio, Brisbane
7 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, School of Arts, Nowra, NSW
6 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
2 March The Scattering of Light, Adam McMillan (piano), Madeleine Jevons (violin), Eunise Cheng (viola), Daniel Smith (cello), Musica Viva, Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
28 February Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Chevalier College, Burradoo, NSW

2020

PERFORMANCES CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 1, 2, 3 October Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Merlyn Theatre, Cooper’s Malthouse, Melbourne
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 30 September Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Merlyn Theatre, Cooper’s Malthouse, Melbourne
PERFORMANCES CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 16, 17, 18, 19 September Rembrandt’s Wife, Opera Australia, Taryn Fiebig (Saskia von Uylenberg/Hendrickje Stoffels), Richard Anderson (Rembrandt van Rijn), Agnes Sarkis (Geertje Dircx), Benjamin Rashid (Govert Flick/Torquinius/Judge) Opera Australia Orchestra conducted by Warwick Stengards, Tabatha McFadyen (director), Mark Thomson (designer), Niklas Pajanti (lighting), Opera Scenery Workshop, Sydney
29 June Composition in Blue, Grey and Pink, Jabi Alonso (txalaparta), YouTube concert
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 10 May WORLD PREMIERE The Star of the County Down, Lisa Moore (piano), Canberra International Music Festival, Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
4 May WORLD PREMIERE In My Solitude, Tim Senior (viola), YouTube concert
26 April WORLD PREMIERE Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), home Zoom concert
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 23 April WORLD PREMIERE String Quartet No 7: Eden Ablaze, Brodsky Quartet, William Barton (didgeridoo), St George’s, Bristol, UK
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 5 April Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 4 April Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, Town Hall, Wollongong., NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 29 March Bright Shiners, Blue Poles, Steel City Strings conducted by Shilong Ye, School of Arts, Nowra, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 27 March WORLD PREMIERE Hook, Claire Edwardes (vibraphone), Bowral Autumn Music Festival, St Jude’s Auditorium, Bowral, NSW
PERFORMANCE CANCELLED OWING TO COVID-19 19 March In transit, Aura Go (piano), Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music Auditorium, Monash University, Melbourne
18 January Peter Pan (excerpts/creative development), Jane Sheldon (Mrs Darling/Capt Hook), Maja Burggraaff (Wendy), Charlotte Rogers (Peter Pan), Gondwana Choirs in collaboration with Sydney Chamber Opera conducted by Jack Symonds, Alexander Berlage (director), Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Sydney

2019

18 December Christmas List, Choir of St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane Chamber Choir, Andrej Kouznetsov (organ), Graeme Morton (conductor), St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
1 December Big Bang, Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Ford, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
30 November WORLD PREMIERE Big Bang, Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Ford, Memorial Hall, Bowral, NSW
22 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
21 November Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Ola Karlsson (cello), Iš Arti Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania
19, 20 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
18 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
17 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
16 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Recital Hall, Sydney
14 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
12 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
10, 11 November Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala (trumpet), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Hamer Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
9 November WORLD PREMIERE Fanfare for Neverland, Visa Haarala, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra
20 October Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Mattias Rodrick (cello), Riddarhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
12 October Nature, Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano), Halcyon, Summer Hill Church, Sydney
9 October WORLD PREMIERE Scenes from Streeton, Arcadia Winds, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
8 October On Winter’s Traces, Australia Ensemble, Tyree Room, University of New South Wales, Sydney
4 October WORLD PREMIERE The Sea and the Mirror, Tor Frømyhr (violin), David Pereira (cello), Llewellyn Hall, Australian National University, Canberra
7 September Female Nude, Phoebe Bognár (alto flute), Café de Concert, Oslo, Norway
5 September WORLD PREMIERE Nature, Karin Lovelius (mezzo-soprano), Sareidah Hildebrand (flute), Suranjana Ghosh (percussion), Joakim Lundström (guitar), Mattias Rodrick (cello), Norrtullskyrkan, Söderhamn, Sweden
20 July WORLD PREMIERE Polly’s Dance, Dinah Woods (cor anglais), Jules Evans (horn), Helen Mountfort (cello), Midland Hotel, Castlemaine, Victoria
8 June WORLD PREMIERE Three Northumbrian Songs, Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Australia Ensemble, Sir John Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales, Sydney
21 May, Sounds and Sweet Airs, Brenda Arriaga (flute), Jorge José Dominguez (clarinet), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico