Choral & Vocal Works
2024 Isaiah Service (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
for solo baritone/medium voice & piano: Text: Isaiah 55:1-13
Part I: Invitation [dur. 5'00"]
Part II: Confession [dur. 2'45"]
Part III: Ministry of the Word [dur. 2'35"]
Part IV: Recessional [dur. 2'35"]
Total Duration: approx. 13 minutes
2023 I Sing In My Heart , Version for Choir & String Orchestra (commissioned by Brett Weymark for the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
SSAATTBB with soloists and/or semichorus, Strings [dur. 3’55’’]
2022 Three Songs on Music & Time (Dedicated to Professor E. Malcolm Symonds on the occasion of his 88th birthday, commissioned by his son, Matthew Symonds)
for tenor & piano [dur. 3’43’’]
I. Faut de Mieux (Dorothy Parker)
II. The House of Hospitalities (Thomas Hardy)
III. Music when Soft Voices Die (To --) (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
Total Duration: approx. 11 minutes
2021 A Thorn Was Given To Me (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
for solo baritone & piano [dur. 3’43’’]
2020 A Lenten Cantata (version for orchestra)
for Soloists (SATB), SATB Choir, Orchestra [Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (bass drum, suspended cymbal, triangle), Harp, Strings]
I. Prelude: Meditation on Aberystwyth [dur. 2’30’’]
II. As for me, I will call upon God [dur. 3’35’’]
III. Evening, and morning, and at noon [dur. 3’55’’]
IV. Jesu, lover of my soul [dur. 1’40’’]
V. Cast thy burden upon the Lord [dur. 2’55’’]
VI. Other refuge have I none [dur. 1’40’’]
VII. Come unto me [dur. 4’00’’]
VIII. Plenteous grace with Thee is found [dur. 4’00’’]
2020 I Gave My Lord an Apple (version for orchestra)
for Mezzo soprano and orchestra [Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (suspended cymbal), Harp, Strings] [dur. 5’20”]
2019 I Sing In My Heart (commissioned by Brett Weymark for the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
unaccompanied SSAATTBB with soloists and/or semichorus [dur. 3’55’’]
2019 Carol (Why are you sleeping?)
unaccompanied SSATB choir [dur. 3’08’’]
2019 There Is One Body (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 1’45’’]
2019 Songs of Sleep (commissioned by Alexandra Mathew)
for Voice & Piano
I. The Land of Nod (Robert Louis Stevenson)
II. Lullaby of an Infant Chief (Sir Walter Scott)
III. Only in Sleep (Sara Teasdale)
IV. One in a Rush (Traditional)
V. Sleep (John Fletcher)
VI. The Awakening (Enid Derham)
Total Duration: approx. 16 minutes
2018 He Gives His Beloved Sleep (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir, with Soprano & Baritone solos [dur. 3’25’’]
2018 Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis
SATB choir & organ [dur. 8'00'' (= 5'05'' & 3'55'')]
2018 Then Shall the King Say
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 3’45’’]
2017 Advent Collect (commissioned by the Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, for the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne)
unaccompanied SAATTBB choir [dur. 3’50’’]
2016 In Black Ink (commissioned by Gloria Gamboz)
Three Shakespeare Sonnets for Voice & Piano
I. Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest
II. Those lips that Love's own hand did make
III. Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea
Total Duration: approx. 11 minutes
2016 A Lenten Cantata (commissioned by the Consort of Melbourne and St James' Old Cathedral)
for Soloists (SATB), SATB Choir, String Orchestra (Vln I & II, Vc) & Organ
I. Prelude: Meditation on Aberystwyth - Organ [dur. 2’30’’]
II. As for me, I will call upon God - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 3’35’’]
III. Evening, and morning, and at noon - Alto & Tenor solos, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 3’55’’]
IV. Jesu, lover of my soul - Choir & Violin solo [dur. 1’40’’]
V. Cast thy burden upon the Lord - Soprano solo, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 2’55’’]
VI. Other refuge have I none - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 1’40’’]
VII. Come unto me - Bass solo, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 4’00’’]
VIII. Plenteous grace with Thee is found - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 4’00’’]
Total Duration: approx. 25 minutes
2015 Here I Stand, The Keeper of the Inn
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 5’20’’]
2014 This is My Son (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 3’50’’]
2014 Once for All : Two Communion Anthems: No.2 (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 2’00’’]
2014 On the Road : Two Communion Anthems: No.1 (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
SATB choir & organ [dur. 4’45’’]
2010 To Whomever Finds This Note (commissioned by the Consort of Melbourne)
for SSAATB Choir & Piano [dur. 8’00’’]
2003 Augustana Vespers
for 3 Cantors, Choir (SATB), Organ, Piano & English Handbells
I. Service of light [dur. 4’55’’]
II. Psalmody [dur. 3’45’’]
III. Gospel Canticle (Espressivo) [dur. 3’40’’]
IV. Litany [dur. 3’40’’]
Total Duration: approx. 16 minutes
2002 When I Awake
for Mixed Choir (SAATBB), Organ, Piano & English Handbells [dur. 4’45’’]
1998 Gabriel’s Message
SATB motet (unaccompanied) [dur. 1’10’’]
1998 Sleep, Thou Little Child
SATB motet (unaccompanied) [dur. 2’10’’]
for solo baritone/medium voice & piano: Text: Isaiah 55:1-13
Part I: Invitation [dur. 5'00"]
Part II: Confession [dur. 2'45"]
Part III: Ministry of the Word [dur. 2'35"]
Part IV: Recessional [dur. 2'35"]
Total Duration: approx. 13 minutes
2023 I Sing In My Heart , Version for Choir & String Orchestra (commissioned by Brett Weymark for the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
SSAATTBB with soloists and/or semichorus, Strings [dur. 3’55’’]
2022 Three Songs on Music & Time (Dedicated to Professor E. Malcolm Symonds on the occasion of his 88th birthday, commissioned by his son, Matthew Symonds)
for tenor & piano [dur. 3’43’’]
I. Faut de Mieux (Dorothy Parker)
II. The House of Hospitalities (Thomas Hardy)
III. Music when Soft Voices Die (To --) (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
Total Duration: approx. 11 minutes
2021 A Thorn Was Given To Me (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
for solo baritone & piano [dur. 3’43’’]
2020 A Lenten Cantata (version for orchestra)
for Soloists (SATB), SATB Choir, Orchestra [Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (bass drum, suspended cymbal, triangle), Harp, Strings]
I. Prelude: Meditation on Aberystwyth [dur. 2’30’’]
II. As for me, I will call upon God [dur. 3’35’’]
III. Evening, and morning, and at noon [dur. 3’55’’]
IV. Jesu, lover of my soul [dur. 1’40’’]
V. Cast thy burden upon the Lord [dur. 2’55’’]
VI. Other refuge have I none [dur. 1’40’’]
VII. Come unto me [dur. 4’00’’]
VIII. Plenteous grace with Thee is found [dur. 4’00’’]
2020 I Gave My Lord an Apple (version for orchestra)
for Mezzo soprano and orchestra [Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (suspended cymbal), Harp, Strings] [dur. 5’20”]
2019 I Sing In My Heart (commissioned by Brett Weymark for the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
unaccompanied SSAATTBB with soloists and/or semichorus [dur. 3’55’’]
2019 Carol (Why are you sleeping?)
unaccompanied SSATB choir [dur. 3’08’’]
2019 There Is One Body (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 1’45’’]
2019 Songs of Sleep (commissioned by Alexandra Mathew)
for Voice & Piano
I. The Land of Nod (Robert Louis Stevenson)
II. Lullaby of an Infant Chief (Sir Walter Scott)
III. Only in Sleep (Sara Teasdale)
IV. One in a Rush (Traditional)
V. Sleep (John Fletcher)
VI. The Awakening (Enid Derham)
Total Duration: approx. 16 minutes
2018 He Gives His Beloved Sleep (commissioned by the Rev. Matthew James Williams for St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir, with Soprano & Baritone solos [dur. 3’25’’]
2018 Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis
SATB choir & organ [dur. 8'00'' (= 5'05'' & 3'55'')]
2018 Then Shall the King Say
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 3’45’’]
2017 Advent Collect (commissioned by the Very Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, for the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne)
unaccompanied SAATTBB choir [dur. 3’50’’]
2016 In Black Ink (commissioned by Gloria Gamboz)
Three Shakespeare Sonnets for Voice & Piano
I. Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest
II. Those lips that Love's own hand did make
III. Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea
Total Duration: approx. 11 minutes
2016 A Lenten Cantata (commissioned by the Consort of Melbourne and St James' Old Cathedral)
for Soloists (SATB), SATB Choir, String Orchestra (Vln I & II, Vc) & Organ
I. Prelude: Meditation on Aberystwyth - Organ [dur. 2’30’’]
II. As for me, I will call upon God - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 3’35’’]
III. Evening, and morning, and at noon - Alto & Tenor solos, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 3’55’’]
IV. Jesu, lover of my soul - Choir & Violin solo [dur. 1’40’’]
V. Cast thy burden upon the Lord - Soprano solo, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 2’55’’]
VI. Other refuge have I none - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 1’40’’]
VII. Come unto me - Bass solo, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 4’00’’]
VIII. Plenteous grace with Thee is found - Choir, String Orchestra & Organ [dur. 4’00’’]
Total Duration: approx. 25 minutes
2015 Here I Stand, The Keeper of the Inn
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 5’20’’]
2014 This is My Son (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 3’50’’]
2014 Once for All : Two Communion Anthems: No.2 (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
unaccompanied SATB choir [dur. 2’00’’]
2014 On the Road : Two Communion Anthems: No.1 (commissioned by St James' Old Cathedral)
SATB choir & organ [dur. 4’45’’]
2010 To Whomever Finds This Note (commissioned by the Consort of Melbourne)
for SSAATB Choir & Piano [dur. 8’00’’]
2003 Augustana Vespers
for 3 Cantors, Choir (SATB), Organ, Piano & English Handbells
I. Service of light [dur. 4’55’’]
II. Psalmody [dur. 3’45’’]
III. Gospel Canticle (Espressivo) [dur. 3’40’’]
IV. Litany [dur. 3’40’’]
Total Duration: approx. 16 minutes
2002 When I Awake
for Mixed Choir (SAATBB), Organ, Piano & English Handbells [dur. 4’45’’]
1998 Gabriel’s Message
SATB motet (unaccompanied) [dur. 1’10’’]
1998 Sleep, Thou Little Child
SATB motet (unaccompanied) [dur. 2’10’’]