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ORCHESTRA
• Variations on a theme of Orlando Gibbons (1970) 22’
(2+1 2 2 2: 4 3 3 1: Hp: Cel: T: 2P: strings)
• Two English Idylls (1976) 10’
(1 1 1 1: 1 0 0 0: strings)
• Winter Music (1986 ) 20’
(2 2 2 2: 4 3 3 1: Pf : 3P : strings)
• Baroque Rituals (1988; revised 2020) 11’
(2+1 2 2+1 2+1: 4 3 3 1: Pf: T: 3P: strings)
• Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (1992) 20’
(2/1 2 2 2: 2 2 0 0: 1P: Marimba: strings)
• Capriccio (1995) 16’
(2+2 3+1 3+1 3+1: 4 4 4 2: Hp: Pf/Cel: T: 4P: strings)
• All Blether (2001; revised 2020) 7’
(2+1 2 2+1 2+1: 4 3 3 1: T 2P: Hp: strings)
• Sorella; Concerto for Oboe and small orchestra (2002) 22’
(1 0 2 1:1 1 1 0: Oboe: strings)
• Auld Nick’s Dance Tunes Vol. 6 (2008) 10’
(Flute and string orch)
• That Blessed Wood; Bassoon Concerto (2010) 26'
(1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1: 2 2 0 0: 1P: Guitar: Strings)
• Kaspar Hauser Suite (2012) 25’
(2 0 1+1 1: 1110: Pf: 2 vln vla vcl cb)
• Muckle Flugga (2014) 16’
(2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1: 4 3 3 1: T 3 Perc: Strings
• Intrada; String Orchestra (2015) 10’
• 3 Pieces for Organ by Jehan Alain; Transcription (2015 ) 14’
(2+1 2 2 2+1: 4 3 3 1: T 2P: Hp: Strings)
• The Dark Descending (2018) 8’
(2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1: 0 2 3 1: Hp: Strings)
• Perchance to Dream (2019) 14’
(1+1 2 2 2: 2 2 0 0: 1P: strings)
• Rapscallion; Concerto for Clarinet & Wind Orchestra (2020) 15'
(2+1.1+1.3+2.2+1: 4.3.3.2: T. P Solo in Bb & Eb)
• Quirk; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra (2020) 12'
(2/1,2,2,2: 4,3,3,0: T, 2P: Pf solo: Strings)
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
• A Book of Angels (2006) 47’
Soprano & Baritone soli, children’s choir, SATB chorus & orchestra
(2+1 0 2+1 2+1: 2 2 2 0: 2P: strings)
• Cantemus Igitur (2019) 11’
(2 2 2 2: 2 2 0 0: SATB; strings)
BRASS BAND
• Muckle Flugga (2013) 16’
OPERA
• Kaspar Hauser, Child of Europe; opera in 14 scenes (2007) 90’
(2 fl{one doubling picc}, clt, bass clt, Fag, doubling C Fag, Hrn, tpt, trom.
Piano/hpschord. 2 vlns, vla, cello, DB)
CHAMBER
• Serenata Piccola (1983; revised 2020) 10’
(Fl/picc/alto fl: Harp: Vln, vla, vcl)
• Cinderella (1990) 11’
(Wind Quintet, Piano, Narrator)
• Sorceries, Charms and Spells (1990) 9’
(2 Clt: 2 Fag: 2 Hrn)
• Giochi Di Sospiri (1992) 10’
(2 Tpt : Hrn : Trom : Tuba)
• Symmetric Dancers: String Quartet No. 1 (1993) 14’
• Four Ways to Play Reels (1997) 7’
(Fl/Alt.Fl/Picc: Ob/CorA: Clt/Bass Clt: Hrn: Fag)
• All Blether (1999) 6’
(4 players at 2 Pianos)
• Beastly Tales: 8 poems by Vikram Seth (2001) 80’
(Narrator, Fl, Clt, Fag, Hrn, Vln, Cb)
• Phaethon’s Dancing Lesson (2002) 13’
(Piano Trio No.2)
• Night’s Music (2004) 10’
(Fl/Picc, B.Clt, Marimba, Pf, Vln, CB)
• Elegy for The Black Bitch (2004) 7’
(Brass Quintet)
• Behemoths (2006) 8’
(Picc/Fl: Picc/Fl/Alto Fl: 2 Clts: B.Clt: Fag:
C.Fag: 3 Tpts: 3 Trom: Tuba: B.D.)
• Fl(ut)ing (2007) 4’
(2 Fl, Alto fl, Bass Fl)
• 160 Fingers (2008) 9’
(16 pianists at 8 pianos)
• A Box of Chatter (2009) 12’
(Wind Quartet)
• Dance, MacAber! (2009) 11’
(Fl/picc, Clt, Fag, Piano)
• Dance MacAber! for larger ensemble (2010) 11’
(Fl/picc, Clt, Bass Clt, Fag, Hrn, Tpt, Trom, Perc (1), Pf, Vln, Vcl, Cb)
• Tallis' Light (2011) 11’
(Brass quintet & Organ)
• Elegy (2012) 6’
(Oboe & string quartet)
• Duelogue (2014) 6’
(Four Hands 2 Pianos)
• Di Tre Re e Io (2015) 18’
(Clarinet, viola & piano)
• Three Faces in The Crowd: Piano Trio No. 3 (2017) 17’
• Trio Notturno (2017) 17’
(Flute, viola & harp)
• String Quartet No. 2: Quartetto da Requiem (2017) 23’
• Partita Handeliana (2020) 15’
(Fl, Clt, Fag, Tpt, Trom, Pf, Vln, Vla, Vcl)
SOLO/DUO
• Toccata [organ] (1976) 11’
• Clarinet Sonatina clarinet and piano] (1979) 9’
• Violin Sonata [violin and piano] (1981) 15’
• Moduli [piano] (1985) 10’
• Three Pieces [organ] (1987) 11’
• Five Bagatelles [violin and piano] (1990) 8’
• Cello Sonata [cello and piano] (1991) 14’
• Piano Sonata (1991) 20’
• A Little Slight Music [piano] (1996) 6’
• Three Studies for the one in the middle [piano] (1998) 6’
• Lament [violin and piano] (1999) 8’
• Capriccio on the anniversary of a beloved master [piano] (2000) 5’
• Auld Nick’s Dance tunes Volume 6 [flute and harp/piano] (2001) 10’
• Reeling [piano] (2001) 4’
• Beelzebub Dances [tuba and piano] (2003) 11’
• The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [piano] (2003) 3’
• Lullabies For Daft Jamie [guitar] (2003) 8’
• Arrivals and Departures [piano] (2008) 10’
• Touch [solo flute] (2008) 5’
• Corrente [piano] (2009) 4’
• Such Sweet Sorrow [solo viola] (2009) 6’
• Tatty's Dance [piano] (2010) 3’
• Partita a Quattro [guitar] (2011) 14’
• Sin-Eater [tenor trombone and piano] (2011) 7’
• Burble [Solo clarinet] (2012) 7’
• Dramatis Personae [clarinet and piano] (2012) 12’
• 5 [Solo piano] (2013) 5’
• Piccola Serenata Notturna [piano] (2015) 2’
• Baloue {lullaby} [solo cello] (2015) 3’
• Duelogue [2 Pianos, 4 Hands] (2015) 5’
• Six T(ok)ens [piano] (2016) 6’
• Baloue & Elagie: Two Pieces for solo violin (2016) 9’
• Music from the High Wood [oboe and piano] (2016) 6’
• Et voila [one or more violas] (2016) 5’
• Scarlattiana [piano] (2017) 18’
• Autumn Music [cello and piano] (2018) 12’
• Baloue [version for solo viola] (2020) 4’
• A Little White Music [piano] (2020) 7’
VOCAL/CHORAL
• Vigils [soprano, clarinet and piano] (1971) 20’
• Two English Idylls [SSAATTBB] (1976) 8’
• Mine Host – A Cantata for Christmas (1978) 12’
(Narrator: SATB Chorus: 4Tpt, 3 Trom, Org, Hp, 1P)
• Passion Canticles [SATB and organ] (1981) 10’
• Images of Night [SATB div.] (1983) 16’
• Two Love Lyrics [counter-tenor and lute] (1984) 5’
• A Year’s Carols [SSATB and organ] (1985) 19’
• Four Greek Love Songs [soprano and violin] (1985) 9’
• Prex Lausque [SATB and piano duet] (1985) 8’
• Three Scots Songs [SATB] (1986) 7’
• Wild Nights (1989) 20’
(SA div., 2Fl, CorA., 2 string quartets, Cb)
• Lord Lundy [counter-tenor, baritone and piano] (1990) 6’
• Windsongs [SATB with string orchestra or piano] (1996) 12’
• 3 New Scots Songs [baritone and piano] (2003) 7’
• Ceremony After A Fire-Raid [soprano and trumpet] (2004) 13’
• 6 Burns Songs [baritone or tenor and piano] (2006) 12’
• A Handful of Leaves [mezzo-soprano, flute & piano] (2008) 16’
• His Name is Time (2011) 15’
(SATB div and cello)
• Les Deux Adieux De Marie (2011) 7’
(SSAATTBB)
• From Golden Morning To Blackest Night (2012) 15’
(tenor and guitar)
• Baloo, Lammy [carol] (2013) 3’
(SATB)
• Selkie Song (2014) 7’
(SATB div) Version also for female voices
• Watching Over You (2014) 28’
(Fl/picc/Alto Fl: Cor Ang: Clt/Bass Clt: Tpt: Perc (1): Mezzo-sop: String IVtet)
• O Sacrum Convivium [SSAATTBB] (2015) 3’
• Nobilis humilis; Hymn to St. Magnus [SSSAAATTTBBB] (2016) 6’
• The Cross over the Cradle [mezzo-soprano and piano] (2017) 7’
• Songs From the Marshes [SATB div] (2018) 24’
• The Sourdough [counter-tenor and piano] (2019) 4’
EDUCATIONAL
• Little Suite [bassoon and piano] (1982) 9’
• Four Bagatelles [trumpet and piano] (1983) 7’
• Five Pale Blue Preludes [saxophone and piano] (1983) 10’
• Four Miniatures [trombone and piano] (1984) 7’
• Dances and Daydreams [saxophone and piano] (1986) 10’
• Pieces of Pan [flute and piano] (1987) 9’
• Bits and Bobs [cello and piano] (1988) 8’
• Creatures left behind by the Ark [violin and piano] (1990) 6’
• Metal Pieces [trumpet and piano] (1990) 7’
• In Times Past [piano] (1991) 7’
• Six Gargoyles [trombone and piano] (1991) 7’
• From the diary of a card-player [cello and piano] (1992) 8’
• Food for Thought [clarinet and piano] (1992) 11’
• 4 Dance Preludes [viola and piano] (1996) 8’
• Strathspey, Lament and Reel [violin and piano] (1996) 4’
• Three Pieces [clarinet and piano] (1998) 5’
• Three Pieces [saxophone and piano] (1999) 5’
• Four Pieces [Tuba and piano] (2003) 10’
• Coronach [Trumpet and piano] (2012) 3’
AMATEUR/CHILDREN
• Augustine; Children’s opera (1975) 55’
(Soloists, 2 choruses, small ensemble)
• Dancing with Dr William (1994) 20’
(2/1 2 2/1 2: 2220: strings)
• Campani in Aria [Piano Quartet](1998) 3’
• The Ghost of Hamish Prong; Children's opera (2001) 50’
(Soloists, 2 choruses, small ensemble)
• The Formation of Character; Rondo for orchestra (2001) 11’
(2+1 2 2+1 2: 4 3 3 1: T 3P: Hp: Strings)
• Fires of Bride (2004) 20’
(Children’s voices with piano or small wind ensemble)
• Six Shades of Blue: Suite for orchestra (2005) 25’
(2+1 2 2+1 2+1:4331: T 3P: Hp: Strings)
• Chansons des Tables [unison voices and piano] (2019) 8’