Compositions

soprano, clarinet and piano                                                                          12′

Texts: Giacomo Leopardi

commissioned by the GLAA Young Musicians’ Scheme with funds provided by the Greater London Arts Association.

first performance: Jane Ginsborg, Mark van der Wiel, Richard Balcombe, Leighton House, London, 17 March 1981

1(+picc, afl).1(+ca).1(+bcl).1 / 1.1.0.0 / perc.pf(+cel).hp / 1.0.1.1.1        20′

commissioned by the BBC

first performance: London Sinfonietta cond. Lionel Friend, BBC ‘Music in Our Time’ broadcast, 27 May 1982

soprano and organ                                                              12′

Text: Psalms 117, 114 and 133 (in Hebrew)

commissioned by Phyllis Bryn-Julson

first performance: Phyllis Bryn-Julson and Donald S. Sutherland, Hertford, Connecticut, USA, 17 May 1981

solo violin                                                                                   8′

first performance: Fiona Vanderspar, Purcell Room, London, 3 February 1980

2 (2^nd+picc).2 (2^nd+ca).2 (2^nd+bcl).2 / 2.2.0.0 / timp / 6.6.4.4.2                   17′

first performance: London Sinfonietta cond. Dominic Muldowney, St.John’s Smith Square, 2 April 1981

clarinet in A and piano                                                            10′

first performance: Kevin Corner and Russell Medley, Bridgwater Arts Centre, 12 January 1979

clarinet, harp and percussion                                                    15′

first performance: Gemini cond. Michael Hall, SPNM Composers’ Weekend, Durham University, 24 July 1978

solo viola                                                                            8½’

first performance: Garth Knox, Acquiterme, Italy, 12 September 1981

soprano and piano                                                           16′

Texts: Georg Trakl

first performance: Jane Ginsborg and George Nicholson, York Arts Centre, 8 November 1977