solo

1. Amulet (1992), 7′ 
solo viola
Premiere: 26 May 1994
Jennifer Curl, Melbourne
 

2. An Elemental Thing (2017), 15′
solo wood block
Premiere: 23 Sept 2017
Eugene Ughetti, Brisbane

3. an ocean beyond earth (2016), 16′
solo ‘cello (prepared with thread and violin)
Premiere: 9 Sept 2016
Séverine Ballon, Melbourne

4. Axis Mundi (2012-13), 10′
solo bassoon
Premiere rev. version, 1 Oct 2014 Alban Wesly, Strasbourg

5. bioluminescence (2019), 6′
solo flute
Premiere May 2019
Paula Rae, Taiwan

6. Burning House (1995), 12′
koto & voice (1 performer)
Text: 3 poems by Izumi Shikibu (in Japanese)
Score written in traditional Japanese koto notation
Premiere: 30 June 1996
Satsuki Odamura, Lismore

7. Cardamom (2024), 5’20
solo violin (retuned 4th string)
Written for Harry Ward
Premiere: December 2024, Melbourne

8. ‘Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology (2021), 8′
solo ‘cello (with 2 bows)
Commissioned as part of the ANAM Set project
Premiere: 8 December 2021 James Morley, Melbourne

9. Dianna (2020), 2′
free download (self published)  
solo horn
Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra as part of ‘Australian miniseries’
Premiere: 21 Aug 2020
Dianna Gaetjens, Canberra

10. The Four Seasons (after Cy Twombly) (2008), 30′
solo piano
I. Autumn, 6′ II. Winter, 6′
III. Spring, 7′
IV Summer (Sema), 10′
total duration: 30′
Commissioned by Ian Potter Foundation, Australia
Premiere: 10 February 2009 Marilyn Nonken, Helsinki

11a. The Green Lion Eats the Sun (2014), 7′
solo double bell euphonium
Commissioned by Ensemble musikFabrik with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture NRW
Premiere: 19 April 2015
Melvyn Poore, Cologne

11b. The Green Lion Eats the Sun (2014)  
Version for double bell trombone (same score as 10a)
Version created by Ben Marks and premiered 25 Oct 2018, Mexico

12. Gyfu (gift) (2011), 10′ 
solo oboe
Commissioned by the ARD Musikwettbewerb
Premiere: 4 September 2011
ARD participants, Munich
       

13. Invisibility (2009), 12-13′          
solo ‘cello (with two bows)
Premiere: 26 November 2009
Séverine Ballon, Huddersfield

14. The long forgetting (2007), 7′     
solo tenor Ganassi recorder
[companion piece to weaver of fictions for solo alto Ganassi; 2 parts are published together]
Premiere: 15 March 2008
Genevieve Lacey, Berlin

15. Love Letter (2011) 
solo hand drum
a postcard piece – click on title for score (self-published) 
Duration: unspecified (performer determined)
Commissioned by Speak Percussion
Premiere: 17 April 2011,
Matthias Schack-Arnott, Melbourne

16. Lucid dreaming (2022), 7′
solo flute
Premiere: 11 June 2023
Bettina Junge, Berlin
Ricordi Berlin SY 9212

17. Microbiome (2020), 8′     
solo bass clarinet
Premiere: 30 Sept 2020
Carl Rosman, Berlin

18. Nautilus (2022), 7-8′  
solo contraforte
Commissioned by Lorelei Dowling
Premiere: 2023
Lorelei Dowling, Graz

19. Liza Lim with Karin Hellqvist One and the Other (Speculative Polskas for Karin) (2021-22), 13′
solo violin (with low octave string)
Commissioned by Karin Hellqvist
Premiere: 27 Nov 2022
Karin Hellqvist, Luxembourg

20. Philtre (1997), 5′
solo violin (scordatura) [or Hardanger fiddle]
Premiere: 15 March 1998
Mary Oliver (Norwegian Hardanger fiddle), Amsterdam

21. Roda – The living circle (2017), 11′
solo trumpet
Premiere: 8 August 2017
Tristram Williams, Melbourne

22. Rug Music (2015), 4′
solo harp
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire
Premiere: 15 May 2015
Marshall McGuire, Melbourne

23a. Sex Magic (2020), 45′
for Contrabass Flute (alto ocarina, Aztec ‘death whistle’, bell, pedal bass drum),
electronics and installation of kinetic percussion instruments
Commissioned. by Claire Chase with support from Harvard
Premiere: 15-16 May 2020, Claire Chase (contrabass flute), Levy Lorenzo (sound engineer), The Kitchen at Queenslab, New York
The following sections can be excerpted: Moss – on the Sacred Erotic, contrabass flute 5′
Throat Song, for ocarina & voice, 3′

23b. The Slow Moon Climbs; the deep (2021), 2′
version of ‘The Slow Moon Climbs’ from Sex Magic arranged for solo flute
for Claire Chase’s Density Seeds Project making elements of her
commissioning program accessible to young musicians
Free download at https://www.density2036.org/seeds

23c. For Robin (2022), 3′
solo flute
Premiere: Feb 2022
Paula Rae, Melbourne

24. Shallow Grave (2023), 10′
for ‘Neolithic’ ceramic horn and alto trumpet (1 player)
Commissioned by Marco Blaauw/ Global Breath project
Premiere: 3 Feb 2024,
Marco Blaauw, Stuttgart

25. Spirit Weapons (1999-2000), 17′
Part I for violoncello solo, 7′
Part II for contrabass clarinet and 3 percussion, 10′
The two parts may be performed separately
Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain
Premiere: 4 November 2000
violoncello Pierre Strauch, clarinets Alain Billard, percussion: Vincent Bauer, Daniel Ciampolini and Michel Cerutti, Paris

26. Sonorous Body (2008), 12′
solo clarinet
Commissioned by Zeitgenoessischer Oper Berlin & ELISION (TON project)
Premiere: 15 March 2008
Richard Haynes, Berlin

27a. The Su Song Star Map (2017), 12′             
solo violin
Premiere: 26 Feb 2018
Ashot Sarkissjan, Boston

28. The Table of Knowledge (2017), 18′
solo double bass (with voice & preparation with thread)
Premiere: 2 May 2018
Florentin Ginot, Cologne

29. Transcendental Étude (2022), 8-9′
solo piano (with optional shruti box)
Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia
Premiere: 11 June 2024
Kirill Gerstein, Melbourne

Premiere: (version with shruti box) 31 Aug 2024
Tamara Stefanovich, Lucerne

30. Weaver of fictions (2007), 5′
(Prelude to The Navigator)
solo alto Ganassi recorder
Premiere: 26 May 2007 Genevieve Lacey, Melbourne

31. Wild Winged One (2007), 8′
solo trumpet
Premiere: 6 September 2007 Nathan Plante, Berlin