flute (5, 15, 22b), contrabass flute w/ electronics/installation (22a), ocarina with voice (see 22a)
oboe (11)
clarinet (24), bass clarinet (16)
bassoon (4), also see ‘Boat Song’ for baritone & bassoon
contraforte (17)
recorder – alto Ganassi (28), tenor Ganassi (13), also a recorder concerto: The Guest 😉
horn (8 – free download)
trumpet (20, 29; also see pieces for trumpet & soprano)
double bell euphonium (10a), double bell trombone (10b)
percussion – hand drum (14 – free download), woodblock (2)
harp (21)
piano (9, 27)
violin (18, 19, 25a), hardanger fiddle (19), also a violin concerto: Speak, Be Silent
viola (1, 25b)
‘cello (3, 7, 12, 23)
double bass (26)
koto with voice (6)
See Ricordi Berlin searchable catalogue for program notes and to order scores
1. Amulet (1992), 7′, Ricordi Milano 136483
solo viola
Premiere: 26 May 1994, Jennifer Curl, Beckett Theatre, Melbourne
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 Sy.4635
solo ‘cello (set up in an installation, prepared with thread and violin)
Premiere: 9 Sept 2016, Séverine Ballon, Melbourne Recital Centre
4. Axis Mundi (2012-13), 10′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4263
solo bassoon
Premiere rev. version, 1 Oct 2014, Alban Wesly, Musica, Strasbourg
5. bioluminescence (2019), 6′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4978
solo flute
Premiere May 2019, Paula Rae, Taiwan
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, Satsuki Odamura, Lismore
7. ‘Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology (2021), 8′
solo ‘cello
Written for James Morley as part of the ANAM Set project
Premiere: 8 December 2021, James Morley, Melbourne
8. Dianna (2020), 2′, (self-published) free download
solo horn
Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra as part of ‘Australian miniseries’ & written for Dianna Gaetjens
Premiere: 21 Aug 2020, Canberra (online)
9. 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, Marilyn Nonken, Musica Nova, Helsinki
10a. The Green Lion Eats the Sun (2014), 7′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4233
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
10b. The Green Lion Eats the Sun (2014) Ricordi Berlin Sy.4233
Version for double bell trombone (same score)
Version created by Ben Marks and premiered 25 Oct 2018 at Vertice Festival, Mexico
11. Gyfu (gift) (2011), 10′, Ricordi Munich Sy. 4073
solo oboe
Commissioned by the ARD Musikwettbewerb
Premiere: 4 September 2011, Munich
12. Invisibility (2009), 12-13′, Ricordi Munich Sy. 4042
solo Violoncello with two bows
Premiere: 26 November 2009, Séverine Ballon, Huddersfield,
13. The long forgetting (2007), 7′, Ricordi London RICL086
solo tenor Ganassi recorder
[companion piece to weaver of fictions for solo alto Ganassi]
Premiere: 15 March 2008, Genevieve Lacey, St. Elisabeth-Kirche, Maerzmusik Berlinerfestspiele
14. Love Letter (2011), (self published) a postcard piece – click title for score
solo hand drum
Duration: unspecified (performer determined)
‘Postcard’ piece commissioned by Speak Percussion for 10th Anniversary
Premiere: 17 April 2011, Matthias Schack-Arnott (Iranian hand drum), C3 Arts Space, Melbourne
15. Lucid dreaming (2022)
[score available in 2023]
solo flute
written for Bettina Junge
16. Microbiome (2020), 8′
solo bass clarinet
Premiere: 30 Sept 2020, Carl Rosman, km28, Berlin
17. Nautilus (2022), 7-8′
[performance reserved until 2023]
solo contraforte
Premiere: Lorelei Dowling
18. One and the Other (Speculative Polskas for Karin) (2021-22), 13′
[performance reserved until 2023]
solo violin (with low octave string)
Premiere: Karin Hellqvist, violin
19. Philtre (1997), 5′, Ricordi Milano 138070
solo violin (scordatura) [or Hardanger fiddle]
Premiere: 15 March 1998, Mary Oliver (Norwegian Hardanger fiddle), Amsterdam
20. Roda – The living circle (2017), 11′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4800
solo trumpet
Premiere: 8 August 2017, Tristram Williams, Melbourne Meat Market
21. Rug Music (2015), 4′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4427
solo harp
Commissioned by Marshall McGuire
Premiere: 15 May 2015, Marshall McGuire, Melbourne Recital Centre
22a. Sex Magic (2020), 45′ [performance reserved until end of 2022]
for Contrabass Flute (alto ocarina, Aztec ‘death whistle’, bell, pedal bass drum),
electronics and installation of kinetic percussion instruments
Commissioned. by Claire Chase
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′
22b. 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
23. 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
24. Sonorous Body (2008), 12′, Ricordi London RICL112
solo b flat clarinet
Commissioned by Zeitgenoessischer Oper Berlin & ELISION (TON project)
Premiere: 15 March 2008, Richard Haynes, St Elisabeth-Kirche, Berlin
25a. The Su Song Star Map (2017), 12′, Ricordi Berlin Sy.4794
solo violin
Premiere 26 Feb 2018, Ashot Sarkissjan, CFA Concert Hall, Boston
25b. The Su Song Star Map (2017/2019), 12′, Ricordi Berlin 4985
solo viola (version of solo violin work) for Alfonso Noriega
26. 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
27. Transcendental Étude (2022)
[performance reserved until end of 2024]
solo piano
for Kirill Gerstein
28. Weaver of fictions (2007), 5′, Ricordi London RICL084
(Prelude to The Navigator)
solo alto Ganassi recorder
Premiere: 26 May 2007, Genevieve Lacey, Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne
29. Wild Winged One (2007), 8′, Ricordi London RICL085
solo trumpet
Premiere: 6 September 2007, Nathan Plante, Museum fur Asiatische Kunst, Berlin