Selected works
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Dramatic
- Australian Folksongs, musical theatre piece for Baritone and Ensemble (Sydney, July 19, 1977)
- The Maitland and Morpeth String Quartet for Narrator and String Quartet (Sydney, April 1, 1979; rev. 1985)
- Facing the Danger for Narrator and Instruments, after the poem Say No by Barbara Berman (1982; Las Vegas, Jan. 18, 1983)
- Grody to the Max for “Val”-(i.e. San Fernando “Valley Girl”) speaker and Trumpeter (1983)
- The Wakefield Chronicles, pageant for Narrator, Solo Trumpet and Trombone, and Ensemble, after Edward Gibbon Wakefield (Adelaide, March 5, 1986)
- The Muse of Fire for Narrator, Baritone, Trumpet, Flute, Piano, Chorus, 2 Brass Bands, Children’s Chorus, and Organ, after Andrew Torning (1986–87)
- Funereal Rites, a concert drama for 6 singers and piano (1994, commissioned by The Song Company)
Orchestral
- Pacifica (1986; rev. 1987; Aspen, July 10, 1988); Concord/Eendracht (Utrecht, May 18, 1990)
- Pilbara for Strings (1991)
Brass band
- The Wakefield Chorales (1986)
- March of the Dalmatians (1987)
Chamber
- Aurores for Horn, Piano, and Ensemble (from O Paraguay!; Kensington, New South Wales, July 31, 1979)
- Bakery Hill Rising for Solo Horn and 8 Other Horns (1980; Ballarat, Victoria, Feb. 14, 1981)
- On Shooting Stars—Homage to Victor Jam for Ensemble (Sydney, Sept. 11, 1981)
- FireRaisers, “Concertino in the Style of a Vaudeville Entertainment” for Trumpet and Ensemble (Brisbane, Queensland, Sept. 30, 1984)
- Gallipoli Sunrise for Tenor Trombone and 7 Other Trombones (1984)
- Helices for Percussion Quartet (from The Wakefield Chronicles; 1985)
- The Wakefield Convocation for Brass Quintet (1985)
- The Wakefield Invocation for Trumpet and Organ (1986)
- The Ludlow Lullabies for Violin and Piano (Colorado Springs, Oct. 19, 1989)
- SkyFire for 10 Pianos and Tape (Colorado Springs, Nov. 19, 1989)
- Aunt Kelly’s Book of Tangos for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1990)
- Florilegium I, II, and III (Sydney, Sept. 28, 1990)
- Los Dios de Los Muertos for Percussion Quartet (1990)
- The Love-Songs of Herbert Hoover for Horn Trio (1991)
Pieces for solo instruments
- Franz Liszt Sleeps Alone for piano (1986, commissioned by Sonya Hanke)
- Piano nocturne (1985; Budapest, March 12, 1986)
- Encompassings for Organ (Canberra, March 16, 1975)
- Herr Beethoven's Audiologist for Bassoon (2020)
Tape
- Estuary (1978)
- Stevie Wonder’s Music for Flute and Tape (Sydney, Nov. 4, 1979)
- All Ears (1985)
- Metropolis: Sydney (WDR, Cologne, Nov. 14, 1988)
Vocal
- Magnificat for Soprano, Flute, and 3 Vocal Quartets (1970; Sydney, Sept. 8, 1976)
- 3 Carols for Soprano, Contralto, and Children’s Chorus (1978, 1979, 1982)
- The Hymn of the Winstanly Levellers for Speaking/Singing Chorus (Sydney, May 23, 1981)
- Ode to Knocks for Mixed Voices and Instruments (Knox, Victoria, Sept. 6, 1981)
- Letters from the Antipodes: 6 English Reflections on Colonial Australia for Small Chorus (1984; Sydney, July 9, 1989)
- All Ears, radiophonie composition for Voices (Radio 2MBS-FM, Sydney, March 16, 1985)
- The Muse of Fire, pageant for Voices and Instruments (Penrith, New South Wales, Oct. 17, 1987)
- Cornell Ceremonial Music for Brass Instruments and Chorus (Winter Park, Fla., Nov. 10, 1988)
- Andrew Torning’s March to Victory for Small Chorus and Piano (1989)
- The Arraignment of Henry Lawson for Voices and Instruments (1991)
