The solo works for the following instruments are published by Casa Ricordi; see contacts
flute (no. 5) oboe (No.9), clarinet (17), bassoon (4), recorder – alto Ganassi (20), tenor Ganassi (11), trumpet (14, 22), double-bell euphonium (8) double bell trombone (version of 8), percussion – hand drum (12 – free download), woodblock (2), harp (15), piano (7), violin (13, 18), hardanger fiddle (13), viola (1), ‘cello (3, 10, 16), double bass (19), koto with voice (6)
1. Amulet (1992), 7′, Ricordi Milano 136483
Premiere: 26 May 1994, Melbourne, Beckett Theatre, Jennifer Curl, viola
2. An Elemental Thing (2017), 15′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4793
solo wood block
Commissioned by Speak Percussion
Premiere: 23 Sept 2017, Eugene Ughetti, Brisbane ‘Transplanted Roots’ conference
3. an ocean beyond earth (2016), 16′, Ricordi Berlin
solo ‘cello (set up in an installation, prepared with thread and violin)
Premiere: 9 Sept 2016, Séverine Ballon, Melbourne
4. Axis Mundi (2012-13), 10′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4263
solo bassoon
Premiere rev. version, 1 Oct 2014, Strasbourg
5. bioluminescence (2018), 6′ (in press)
solo flute
Premiere 2019, Paula Rae, Melbourne
6. Burning House (1995), 12′, Ricordi Milano Score 138635
koto & voice (1 performer)
Text: 3 poems by Izumi Shikibu (in Japanese)
Score written in traditional Japanese koto notation
Premiere: 30 June 1996, Lismore, Satsuki Odamura
7. The Four Seasons (after Cy Twombly) (2008), 30′, Ricordi London RICL120
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, Musica Nova, Helsinki
Marilyn Nonken, piano
8. The Green Lion Eats the Sun (2014), 7′, Ricordi Berlin
double bell euphonium
Commissioned by Ensemble musikFabrik with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture NRW and dedicated to Melvyn Poore.
Premiere: 19 April 2015, Melvyn Poore, Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Cologne
9. Gyfu (gift) (2011), 10′, Ricordi Munich Sy. 4073
solo oboe
Commissioned by the ARD Musikwettbewerb
Premiere: 4 September 2011, Munich
10. Invisibility (2009), 10′, Ricordi Munich Sy. 4042
solo Violoncello with two bows
Premiere: 26 November 2009, Huddersfield,
Séverine Ballon ‘cello
11. The long forgetting (2007), 7′, Ricordi London RICL086
solo tenor Ganassi recorder
Premiere: 15 March 2008, St. Elisabeth-Kirche, Berlin, Maerzmusik Berlinerfestspiele
Genevieve Lacey, recorder
12. Love Letter (2011), a postcard piece – see link for score
solo hand drum
Duration: unspecified (performer determined)
‘Postcard’ piece commissioned by Speak Percussion for 10th Anniversary, Premiere: 17 April 2011, C3 Arts Space, Melbourne, Matthias Schack-Arnott (Iranian hand drum)
13. Philtre (1997), 5′, Ricordi Milano 138070
solo violin (scordatura) [or Hardanger fiddle]
Premiere: 15 March 1998, Amsterdam, Mary Oliver (Norwegian Hardanger fiddle)
14. Roda – The living circle (2017), 11′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4800
solo trumpet
Premiere: 8 August 2017, Tristram Williams, Melbourne Meat Market
15. Rug Music (2015), 4′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4427
solo harp
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire
Premiere: 15 May 2015, Melbourne Recital Centre
16. Spirit Weapons (1999-2000), 17′, Ricordi Milano 138579
Part I for violoncello solo 6’5″
Part II for contrabass clarinet and 3 percussion, 9′
The two parts may be performed separately
Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain
Premiere: 4 November 2000, Paris, Centre G. Pompidou
violoncello Pierre Strauch, clarinets Alain Billard,
percussion: Vincent Bauer, Daniel Ciampolini and Michel Cerutti
17. Sonorous Body (2008), 12′, Ricordi London RICL112
solo b flat clarinet
Commissioned by Zeitgenoessischer Oper Berlin & ELISION (TON project)
Premiere: 15 March 2008, St Elisabeth-Kirche, Richard Haynes, clarinet
18. The Su Song Star Map (2017), 12′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4794
solo violin
Premiere 26 Feb 2018, Ashot Sarkissjan, CFA Concert Hall, Boston
19. The Table of Knowledge (2017), 18′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4768
solo double bass (with voice & preparation with thread)
Premiere 2 May 2018, Florentin Ginot, Acht Brücken, Philharmonie Köln
20. Weaver of fictions (2007), 5′, Ricordi London RICL084
(Prelude to The Navigator)
solo alto Ganassi recorder
Premiere: 26 May 2007, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne
Genevieve Lacey, recorder
21. Well of Dreams (2008), 5′, Ricordi London RICL111 (only playable as part of TON)
solo alto trombone
Commissioned by Zeitgenoessischer Oper Berlin & ELISION (TON project)
Premiere: 15 March 2008, St Elisabeth-Kirche, Benjamin Marks, trombone
22. Wild Winged One (2007), 8′, Ricordi London RICL085
solo trumpet
Premiere: 6 September 2007, Museum fur Asiatische Kunst, Berlin,
Nathan Plante, trumpet
23. The Window (2014/2017), 10′ [unpublished; performance reserved]
1/4-tone flugel horn
Commissioned by Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall
Premiere: Callum G’Froerer, ACCA, Melbourne, March 2015; Dec 2017
