List of Works

(all works except Dance Paragraphs published by Peters Edition Ltd.)


Orchestral

Agricolas (2008)
2222 4231 2perc hrp solo clarinet str 16'
Commissioned by Robert Plane with funds from the Britten-Pears Foundation and Vaughan-Williams Trust.
Premiere: 11 September 2008, Vale of Glamorgan Festival in Llandaff Cathedral, Robert Plane (clarinet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Michal Dworszynski

Dogs and Wolves (2005)
2223 4231 3perc hrp str 9’
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. Premiere: 20 April 2006, City Halls, Glasgow, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins.
Recording: Dogs and Wolves, Metronome 2008, MET 1076

Degrees of Separation (2003-04)
str [3.3.2.2.1] / vn-solo, 2223 2200 perc str / tsax-solo, db-solo, 2222 2200 perc 22’
Album of pieces commissioned by The Sage, Gateshead with funds from North Music Trust. Premiere: 18 December 2004, The Sage, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Northern Sinfonia, conductor Peter Wiegold

Cors de chasse (2003)
tpt-solo, trb-solo, 2222 4231 3 perc hrp str 15’
Commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Brighton Festival. Premiere: 2 May 2004, Brighton Festival, Håkan Hardenberger (tpt-solo), Jonas Bylund (trb-solo), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Thierry Fischer.
London Premiere: 10 October 2006, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Recording:Dogs and Wolves, Metronome 2008, MET 1076, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conductor Pierre-André Valade, Mark O’Keefe (tpt), Jonas Bylund (tbne)

Inside Story (1999)
vn-solo, va-solo, 2223 4231 3 perc str 23’
Commissioned by BBC for the 1999 BBC Promenade Concerts.
Premiere: 3 August 1999, BBC Promenade Concerts, Royal Albert Hall, London, Clio Gould (vn), Philip Dukes (va), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins.
Recording: Inside Story, Metronome 2002, Met CD 1059

Drum of the Nåjd (1997)
rec-solo, perc-solo, 2223 2200 str 22’
Commissioned by Northern Sinfonia.
Premiere: 3 November 1997, North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales, Michala Petri (recs), Evelyn Glennie (perc), Northern Sinfonia, conductor David Haslam

Memorial Cairns (1992)
str [5.4.3.2.1] 7’
(versions for orchestral and ensemble strings)
Commissioned by Ulster Orchestra Society for the Ulster Orchestra Sinfonia with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Premiere: 11 December 1992, Guildhall, Derry, Ulster Orchestra Sinfonia, conductor John Finucane.
Recording: Sound Carvings, Metronome 1998, Met CD 1029, Scottish Ensemble (version for string ensemble)

Quadruple Elegy (in the time of freedom) (1990)
vn-solo, 2222 2200 perc str [8.8.6.4.3] 25’
Premiere: 16 April 1992, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Madeleine Mitchell (vn), City of London Chamber Orchestra, conductor Chris Zimmerman.
Recording: Inside Story, Metronome 2002, Met CD 1059


Ensemble

Hide In The Attic (2009)
Amateur piano quartet (pno, vn, vn or va , vc) 1’ 45”
Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000

Etruscan Games (2007)
vln vco pno 15’
Commissioned by Gerry Mattock and Beryl Calver-Jones for the Da Vinci Trio. Premiere: 6 March 2008, University of Glasgow

Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry (2006)
2tpt hn tbne tba 17’
Commissioned by Kristiansand Festival and Belfast Festival at Queen’s. Premiere: 26 October 2006, Sonic Lab, Queen’s, Belfast, Stockholm Kammarbrass

Tidy Your Room (2005)
Amateur piano quartet (pno, vn, vn or va , vc) 1’ 40”
Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000

Maquette (2005)
Variable ensemble [hi/lo woodwind, hi/lo brass, perc, pf, hi/lo str] 6’
Commissioned by COMA.
Premiere: 18 June 2005, Spitalfields Festival, Christ Church, London, COMA London, conductor Gregory Rose

Landscape with Portraits (2004)
vn va vc 9’
Commissioned by Chamber Domaine.
Premiere: 4 July 2004, Cheltenham International Festival of Music, Chamber Domaine.
London Premiere: 15 April 2008, Gresham College, London

Weaver of Grass (2002)
vn va vc db pf 9’
Commissioned by the Brighton International Festival, the Schubert Ensemble Trust and the Steel Foundation.
Premiere: 7 May 2003, Brighton International Festival, Scubert Ensemble of London. London Premiere: March 2005, Wigmore Hall, London.
Recording: Dogs and Wolves, Metronome 2008, MET 1076

A White Room (1999)
Amateur piano quartet (pno, vn, vn or va , vc) 1’ 40”
Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000

Litholatry (2001)
Large ensemble
[fl+picc, cl+ecl, ob, bn+cbn, tpt+picc tpt, hn, btrb, perc, hrp, pf, 2 vn, va, vc, db] 10’
Commissioned by Bournemouth Orchestras with funds provided by the David James Trust.
Premiere: 30 October 2002, The Lighthouse, Poole, Kokoro Ensemble
overseas premiere: 17 February 2008, Vancouver SO, Vancouver, Canada

Driftwood on Sand (2001)
2 vn va vc 22’
Commissioned by the Londonderry Music Society with funds from the National Lottery.
Premiere: 29 March 2001, The Nerve Centre, Derry, Medici String Quartet.
Recording:Dogs and Wolves, Metronome 2008, MET 1076, RTE Vanbrugh Quartet

Hall of Mirrors (1998)
Amateur piano quartet (pno, vn, vn or va , vc) 2’
Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000

The Building of Curves (1998) vn va vc pf 12’
Commissioned by the Schubert Ensemble of London with funds provided by the Schubert Ensemble Trust.
Premiere: 18 June 1998, Spitalfields Festival, London, Schubert Ensemble of London.
Recording: Dogs and Wolves, Metronome 2008, MET 1076

Sound Carvings from the Water’s Edge (1996)
6 vn, 2 va, 2 vc, db 10’
Commissioned by The Highland Festival with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Premiere: 31 May 1996, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, Scottish Ensemble. London Premiere: November 1999, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London.
Recording: Sound Carvings, Metronome 1998, Met CD 1029

High Citadels (1994)
cl pf 11’
Commissioned by Jörg Vogel with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Premiere: 2 September 1994, Meerbusch, Germany, Jörg Vogel (cl).
Recording: Twentieth Century Music for Clarinet and Piano from the British Isles. Kate Romano (cl), Alan Hicks (pf). Metier 1998, MSV CD92013

Sound Carvings from the Ice Wall (1994)
fl+picc, cl+bcl, perc, pf, va, vc, db 17’
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3
Premiere: 19 September 1995, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Psappha, conductor Christopher Gayford.
London Premiere: November 1999, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, London.
Recording: Sound Carvings, Psappha, Metronome 1998, Met CD 1029

The Still Dancers (1992) 2 vn va vc 22’
Commissioned by Britten String Quartet with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: 6 March 1992, St. George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, The Britten String Quartet.
Recording: Inside Story, Metronome 2002, Met CD 1059, RTE Vanbrugh Quartet

Truth or Consequences (1991)
cl vc pf 16’
Commissioned by Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts with funds provided by British Telecom.
Premiere: February 1992, Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts Award Ceremony, Belfast, Sequenza Ensemble.
Recording: Sound Carvings, Psappha, Metronome 1998, Met CD 1029

Sound Carvings from Rano Raraku (1988 rev. 1992)
fl perc pf db 18’
Commissioned by Newry and Mourne Arts Centre with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Premiere: 28 May 1988, Newry and Mourne Arts Centre, Newry, Co. Down. Martin Feinstein Ensemble.
Recording: Sound Carvings, Psappha, Metronome 1998, Met CD 1029

Dance Paragraphs (1983)
cl+bcl, pf 8’
Contemporary Music Centre Editions / CMC 3101 Commissioned by Richard Hosford.
Premiere: 10 January 1984, Park Lane Group Young Artists Series, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, London. Richard Hosford (cl+bcl), Eoh Ean Mei (pf)


Solo Instrumental

Piani, Latebre (2010)
Pf 12’
Commissioned by Landmark Chambers for William Howard.
Premiere: 17 June 2010, Spitalfields Festival, London, William Howard (pf)

Basho (1996)
Pf 6’
Premiere: 12 December 1997, Salle Cortot, Paris, France. Herbert du Plessis (pf)

Airs, Waters and Floating Islands (1995)
Pf 20’
Commissioned by The Holst Foundation.
Premiere: 15 February 1996, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, England. Susan Tomes (pf)

Das Leonora Notenbuch (1988)
Pf 14’
Commissioned by Buxton Festival for William Howard with funds provided by North West Arts.
Premiere: 12 July 1988, Buxton Festival, England, William Howard (pf)


Vocal and Choral

Four Delays (2007)
new version for clarinet and mezzo-soprano
Premiere: February 2007, University of Durham, Alison Wells (mezzo), Ian Mitchell (clarinet)

Inventing You (2005)
Ct-solo, 2 T-solo, Bar-solo + pno 5’
Words by Kevin Ireland. Commissioned by Karl Renner.
Private Premiere: 17 September 2005

The Pear Tree of Nicostratus (2001)
Ct-solo, 2 T-solo, B-solo, str 18’
Text: Piers Hellawell after Boccaccio
Commissioned by Kaustinen Chamber Music Days, Finland.
Premiere: 29 January 2002, Folk Arts Centre, Kaustinen, Finland. Hilliard Ensemble/Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, conductor Juha Kangas

Do Not Disturb (1997)
ssaa, 2222 4230 2 perc str 12’
Text: Thomas A Clark
Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Premiere: 6 May 1997, Barbican Hall, London. Finchley Children’s Music Group, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Colin Davis

Four Delays (1997)
for recorder and mezzo-soprano
Peters Edition 5'
words: Four Delays by Thomas A Clark
Commissioned for 70th Birthday of Sir John Manduell
Premiere: Nov 1997, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Alison Wells (mezzo), John Turner (recorders)

Quem Quaeritis (1995 rev. 1998)
S-solo, cl, bcl, va, vc, db 8’
Text: Sacred
Commissioned by Sinfonia 21.
Premiere: 22 August 1995, Old Stones New Fires Festival, Michelham Priory, England. Alison Wells (S-solo), Sinfonia 21, conductor Martyn Brabbins

The Hilliard Songbook (1995)
Volume 1 and 2
various small vocal ensembles
Text: Nicholas Hilliard
Commissioned by the 1995 Hilliard Summer Festival.
Premiere: 12 August 1995, Emmanuel Reformed Church, Cambridge, England. Recording: A Hilliard Songbook, The Hilliard Ensemble, ECM 1996, New Series 1614/15 453 259-2

River and Shadow (1993)
Ct-solo, 2 T-solo, B-solo 15’
Text: John Donne, Guillaume Apollinaire.
Commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Premiere: 13 June 1993, European City of Culture Celebrations, Antwerp, Hilliard Ensemble

Fatal Harmony (1993)
S-solo 6’
Text: Andrew Marvell
Premiere: 27 April 1995. British Music Information Centre, London, Jane Manning (S-solo)
Recording: CMC Sound Archive.