"Beautifully crafted, always received with enthusiasm by both the members of
the orchestra and the audience alike".
(Gordon Yemm, former principal flute West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Pops Orchestra)
A selection:
Concerto:
Clarinet: 1993/2009 - Concertino for Clarinet and Strings - Performed by Eddie Knakal and Virginia Symphony Strings, also Greg Turner and Central Coast Concertante Ensemble. Level - University orchestra, or good community orchestra. 15 mins
Guitar: 2001 - Concerto for Guitar (The Luthier) - Careful, this uses bi-tones. Commissioned by Adrian Walter for the Darwin International Guitar Festival 2002. Soloist, Spanish virtuoso Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey. Level - professional orchestra or university orchestra. Requires a big thinking soloist! 25 mins
Cor anglais: 2009 - Bushfire - Concerto for Cor anglais and Strings. For Rachel Tolmie and the Concertante Ensemble, Gosford City. Recorded on Wirripang label. Level - Pro soloist and a pro orchestra. 22mins
Small/medium orchestra:
1985 - Australian Concert Overture - for medium sized orchestra. Winner Australian Young Composer Award 1986.
1986 - Horizons - for small orchestra. Featured in the New Music and the Orchestra Series 1986, Queensland Theatre Orchestra conducted by Richard Mills. Level - professional orchestra or university orchestra. 6 mins
1987 - Homage to TS Eliot - for string orchestra. A commissioned work for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, directed by Carl Pini, and with subsequent performance under Richard Tognetti. Level - professional, or good university string orchestra. 9 mins
2014 - Concert Overture "Beach Holiday" - Commissioned by the Central Coast Youth Orchestra, dir. Patrick Brennan.
2015 - Where Cooling Zephyrs Breathe - Commissioned by the Central Coast Youth Orchestra, dir. Patrick Brennan.
2019 - Mari yanna (Big walk) - a commission from the Chancellery of the ANU, being a graduation piece for unison voices with a chamber ensemble of twelve. 5 mins.
2021 - Guwara (high wind) - for string orchestra. A commission from Melbourne String Ensemble. Level - good upper high school students or professional. 4 mins.
Larger orchestra or symphonic wind:
2007 - First Light - for orchestra. Winner New England Philharmonic Orchestra Boston Open Scores Competition 2010-11. Commissioned by the Central Coast Conservatorium and the Central Coast Symphony, Gosford City. Level - professional orchestra, university orchestra or good community orchestra. 10 mins
2016 - The Magic of This Dawn - for Wind Symphony. Commissioned by the North Sydney Symphonic Wind Ensemble for Australian performances and Japan tour. Level - very good community group. 8 mins
2017 - Spirit Land - for large orchestra. Commissioned by film maker Robert Doyle, with Arts Central and Create NSW funding, being the soundtrack for the film of the same name. Level - very good community orchestra or youth orchestra. 17 mins.
2020 - String Talk for string orchestra with featured solos for violin and cello, commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO). 9 mins.
Other wind ensemble:
2015 - Ratoos - for flute choir. Students high school/AMEB 4 - 6 parts. 3 mins.
2015 - Gallipoli Sensings - for wind trio (French horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon). Commissioned for the Contemporary Gallipoli Exhibition Macquarie University. Performed by the Royal Australian Navy Band. 8 mins.
2019 - Bardo - for flute trio, composed for the Australian Flute Festival 2019. Upper levels. 5 mins.
2021 - Singing Stone - commissioned by Ken Murray for Ensemble Three (Melbourne), for trumpet, trombone, amplified classical guitar. Level – professional. 12mins.
Also view Solo Instrumental under List of Works.