Commissioned Works
| WORK | COMMISSIONER | FIRST PERFORMANCES |
| Stings for Orchestra (6′), 2005 | Commissioned by ABC Classic FM | Recorded by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Brett Kelly (conductor), March 2005 for broadcast use as ABC Classic FM station identification music throughout the year |
| Rendezvous With Destiny, for narrator and wind quintet (15’), 2011 | Commissioned by Art Gallery of New South Wales Society | Bob Carr (narrator), New Sydney Wind Quintet, 11 April 2011, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney / 11 September 2011, Ballroom, Government House, NSW |
| Chaconne for saxophone and double choir (15’), 2012 | Commissioned by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, with assistance of Australia Council | Michael Duke (saxophone), Sydney Philharmonia Choir, Brett Weymark (conductor), 23 & 24 August 2013, Carriageworks. Michael Duke (saxophone), Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Choir, Neil McEwan (conductor), 26 May 2014, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music |
| Smoke Weather Stone Weather: ten bagatelles for string quartet (indeterminate length), 2013 | Commissioned by The NOISE, with assistance of Australia Council | Commercial recording released by Vexations840, CD and digital June 2013. |
| Eine Romantische Komödie (12’) for piano quartet and film, 2014 | Commissioned by University of Technology Sydney and Australia Piano Quartet | Australia Piano Quartet, 8 September 2014, Great Hall, University of Technology, Sydney and subsequent performance at UTS Lindfield campus |
| Wind Farm Music Dedicated to Tony Abbott (5’), 2015, for piano trio | Commissioned by Julian Burnside | Seraphim Trio, 19 August 2015, fortyfivedownstairs, multiple subsequent performances by various performers in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. |
| Love Is Always Born, (7’), 2015, words by Michael Leunig, for vocal sextet | Commissioned by The Song Company, with assistance of Reg and Kathie Grinberg | The Song Company, Roland Peelman (conductor), 1 Nov 2015, City Recital Hall, Angel Place, and subsequent NSW tour. |
| The Holidays (15’) for string quintet, 2016 | Commissioned by Acacia Quartet | Acacia Quartet, Emile Cantor (viola), 19 March 2016 at Bowral Autumn Music Festival and subsequent NSW and Victoria tour. |
| Study #3: Chinese Lion Dance (9’) for timpani and electronics, 2016 | Commissioned by Guy du Blêt with assistance of Orchestra Victoria | Guy du Blêt (timpani), Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo, 23 August 2016 |
| My Dear Benjamin / Serenade for Tenor, Saxophone and Orchestra (38’), 2016, words by Benjamin Britten and Wulff Scherchen | Commissioned by Queensland Symphony Orchestra | Andrew Goodwin (tenor), Michael Duke (saxophone), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Paul Kildea (conductor), 22 September 2016, Brisbane Festival. |
| Tel Geshem (5’), for piano solo, 2016 | Commissioned by Gerard Willems and Eva Frey | Completed, as yet unperformed |
| Three Bilitis Movements for recorder and string quartet (14’), 2017 | Commissioned by Alicia Crossley | Alicia Crossley (recorder) Acacia Quartet to premiere 6 December 2018, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House. |
| Wandteppicche (5’) for narrator and organ, words of Rainer Maria Rilke, 2018 | Commissioned by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation with the assistance of Jason Catlett | Philippe Platel, Lyle Chan (narrators), Grace Chan, Bree van Reyk (portative organists), 13 February 2018 and multiple subsequent performances until May 2018 during exhibition of The Lady and The Unicorn (medieval French tapestries), Art Gallery of NSW |
| Violet Ophelia for baritone and piano (4’), 2017, words of Woolf/Milton/Shakespeare | Commissioned by Pinchgut Opera with assistance of Vanessa Barry | Recording made August 2018 by David Greco (baritone), Erin Helyard (piano). |
| Three Movements for Messiah Reimagined, (14’) for chorus and orchestra, 2018 | Commissioned by Leichhardt Espresso Chorus | Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, Continuum Sax, Michelle Leonard (conductor), 10 June 2018, Marrickville Town Hall |
| Sonatas Nos 4, 5 and 6 from Six Sonatas for Diverse Instruments, (50’), various instrumental combinations specified by Debussy, 2018 | Commissioned by Australian National Academy of Music, with assistance of Australia Council | Students and faculty members of ANAM, 7 April 2018 (Sonata No. 5), 29 June 2018 (Sonata No. 6), 21 September 2018 (Sonata No. 4), South Melbourne Town Hall. |
| Carnival of the Chinese Animals (20’) for shaoqin erhu and chamber ensemble | Commissioned by Southern Cross Soloists, with the assistance of the Australia Council | George Gao (shaoqin erhu), Li-Wei-Qin (cello), Southern Cross Soloists, 17 February 2019, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and 19 February 2019, Melbourne Recital Centre |
| The Cave (2’) for vocal ensemble, 2019 | Commissioned by The Song Company | World premiere season beginning 22 October, 2019, Sydney Opera House, a further 7 performances across NSW and Victoria |
| Pantun (4’) for piano and dancer, 2019 | Commissioned by Brisbane Music Festival | Alex Raineri (piano), Katina Olsen (dancer), world premiere season 29 November and 1 December 2019 |
| Lasseter’s Diary (25’, dramatic cantata for mixed chorus), 2019 | Commissioned by The Australian Voices | first excerpt premiered 31 August 2019, City Recital Hall at Extended Play Festival of New Music / progressive premieres till complete performance 19 April 2020 at UKARIA Cultural Centre [UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19] |
| Phoenix (9’) for solo piano | Commission intended by Andrew Rumsey | Scheduled to premiere in Bundanoon, Canberra and Sydney during bushfire relief concerts for NSW Southern Highlands, April 2020 [UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19] |
| Fanfare (6’) for symphony orchestra | Commission intended by Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Scheduled to premiere in Wollongong, Newcastle and Sydney in August and September 2020 [UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19] |
| In media res (12’) for saxophone quartet | Commission intended by Nexas Saxophone Quartet | Scheduled to premiere during Australian Festival of Chamber Music, 1-5 August, 2020 [UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19]. |
| Automne, malade (5’) for choir | Commissioned by the Australian Voices | NOTE: Premiere uncertain due to Covid-19 |
Additional Significant Performances
| WORK | PERFORMANCE | COMMENTS |
| String Quartet: An AIDS Activist’s Memoir in Music (complete) | Acacia Quartet, Lyle Chan (narrator). 18 July 2014, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney. | Sydney premiere of AIDS Memoir Quartet, presented by ABC Classic FM, direct broadcast hosted by Julian Day. |
| String Quartet: An AIDS Activist’s Memoir in Music (excerpts) | Acacia Quartet, Lyle Chan (narrator). 23 July 2014, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. | Performance at the 20th International AIDS Conference |
| String Quartet: An AIDS Activist’s Memoir in Music (complete) | Acacia Quartet, Lyle Chan (narrator). 22 June 2016, Roundhouse Arts Centre, Vancouver, Canada. | North American premiere of AIDS Memoir Quartet, presented by Queer Arts Festival |
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