While there is no strict programme to the piece, I like to think there are programmatic elements within it: namely contrasts of fast and slow, loud and soft,...

This work reflects my developing interest in the incredible diversity of melodic forms and styles as found outside the traditions of Western art music. The b...

Song for a Child is the second of a set of songs written for Barbara Hendry, one of Dunedin's most renowned singing teachers and performers. The words are ...

This is the largest orchestra I have written for, and after writing film music for some years for small and medium-sized orchestras, I decided that a full sy...

Written for two multi-instrumentalist musicians, excepting the final movement which is for all five instruments which may be used when the work is performed ...

The titles of the five movements give the outline of a Serenade in the most literal and traditional meaning of the word. The Flourish aims to capture the lad...

Prelude for Anne Frank was composed for the theatre work Souvenir d’Anne Frank, which tells t...

This arrangement of Muisca by Dr. Omar Carmenates, Associate Professor of Percussion, Furman University, USA, is from a collection of Psathas’ works arrang...

Sonata for Viola was composed in late July to August of 2019, and later revised in 2020. As a composer, I have always been inspired by the implicit drama w...

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This setting of part of the Liturgy of the Approach is dedicated to the Saint Ma...

six pieces for orchestra grew out of another, more substantial piece for wind quartet, which in turn was inspired and heavily influenced by Ligeti’s _Ten P...

Written for the Continuum Ensemble of Toronto for the first concert of their 2006–07 season in October 2006, this piece appeared in the program along with _M...

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This Mazurka was compose...

The opening piece of an orchestral concert has traditionally been the ubiquitous "overture"; whether it be a concert piece of short duration, or a real overt...

for the JR is a “light-hearted merging of the worlds of two of John (Rimmer)’s best-loved pieces for piano—Centrifugues and For the Kokako".

While researching Douglas Lilburn's Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Ben Hoadley discovered a short work for two clarinets ...

'Variations for Piano' was first performed by Terence Dennis who also recorded it for national broadcast by Radio NZ. This work was awarded the Philip Neill ...

A canon for three on eleven notes of the chromatic scale; in eight sections and a coda. Composed for the Auckland Philharmonia Ensemble Philharmonia concerts...

Transcend celebrates the high technical and musical ability of the individual members of the modern symphony orchestra. Such increased standards in instru...

This short anthem was written at the request of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul for use at its 2004 ANZAC Day service. Although the choice of text was left u...

On Tuesday morning 8th May 2007 David Farquhar died, having recently celebrated his 79th birthday. David was one of my composition teachers when I was a stu...

This Suite is dedicated to Lou Harrison, the 'Usonian' (and Californian) Composer, who was in New Zealand in 1983 as a Fulbright fellow. He encouraged my int...

Scored for 11 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, and 1 double bass, this work was commissioned by the School of Music, University of Canterbury with Arts Council f...

Triptych for Two was written for violinist Monique Lapins and percussionist Naoto Segawa. The work is an exploration of rhythm by a composer perhaps better...

Tears for Catalunya is track four on the album Encounters of the Beautiful Kind. It came to me the morning I woke up to news of the Barcelona terror attack...

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This setting of part of the Liturgy of the Approach is dedicated to the Saint Ma...

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This setting of part of the Liturgy of the Approach is dedicated to the Saint Ma...

Music to accompany the poem "Fall Sonata" by Sue Wootton. For the "A Circle of Life: A Collaboration" project, facilitated by Barbara Snook.

At a welcom...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest Russian composers, Dmitri Shostakovich, I contributed by writing this piece for piano trio. Attempt...

This piece was commissioned by violinist, Tessa Petersen as a dedication to her father, George Bouet Petersen (G.B.P), a scientist and keen organist. The mu...

When composing this piece I had in mind a portrayal of my two-year old son Tristan, and the effect he had on my life. It seems to me that living with a young...

Thematic material for the 3rd and 4th movements of this suite are drawn from Barclay's Scherzo (for orchestra) and Quinticello (for cello quintet).

Written for Leon Coates, LC is the second of Seven Little Piano Pieces, each written for a significant birthday.

Written for William Dart, WD is the first of Seven Little Piano Pieces, each written for a significant birthday.

Written for Fiona Farell, FF is the fourth of Seven Little Piano Pieces, each written for a significant birthday.

Written for Elizabeth Kerr, EK is the sixth of Seven Little Piano Pieces, each written for a significant birthday.

Written for Helen Ainsworth, HA is the third of Seven Little Piano Pieces, each written for a significant birthday.

This performance sculpture work involving sound was written for Anzart in Auckland, '85.

Hymn for Ascension Day was written in 1955 for the choir of St. Mary's Church, Woodnewton, Peterborough and was first performed by them in that year. The c...

Waltz for Stephanie was originally composed for Stephanie Grey, while she was New Zealand Accordion Champion and principal accordionist with the Air New Ze...

Composition for Solo Viola explores the gradual growth of material from a single note to long chains of gestures. The soft opening sound, which returns th...

'Kintsugi’ draws inspiration from the ancient Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold-dusted urushi (lacquer). The work was originally compos...

"I met Ben Hoadley sitting outside the Aro Bakery in early 2017 and we agreed that I would write a piece for him - for bassoon and trumpet. The proposed perf...

Movement for Orchestra was composed in Dunedin, NZ in 1985. Using variation form for its structure, it opens and closes with a slow section in 4/2. It is w...

In composing Motet for Hildegard, I imagined Hildegard von Bingen communing with nature while singing her song O Virga Mediatrix (O branch who mediates ...