Brisbane: Spring of 1987 (2023) 00:06:00
cello, piano
A response to Barber's "Knoxfille: Summer of 1915," recalling a summer in the composer's childhood before her mother's first episode of mental illness. Commissioned by Bardin-Niskala Duo.
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The Frail Variations (2007) 4:45
cello, piano
Late-Romantic variations on "The Frail" from the Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile.
kommós (2011) 4:00
violin
Showpiece for solo violin, inspired by a term taken from Greek classical tragic theater meaning an expression of grief involving beating of the head and breast in mourning.
Rhapsody on a Fragment (2009) 08:00
electric cello, delay
For solo electric cello and delay unit.
Rorate Caeli (2021) 00:03:30
organ
The melody in this accessible short work for solo organ is taken from plainchant, and is suitable for a wide variety of sacred and secular performances. Commissioned by Stainer and Bell.
Theme and Variables: Scallops and Bollocks for Tea (2013) 3:00
violin, tape
This chiptunes-inspired ode to CSIRAC, one of the earliest computers, takes the performer and listener through a dizzying range of expressions in a short timeframe. The solo violin is accompanied by Nintendo sounds. Commissioned by Network for New Music .
Thumbelina (2017) 00:10:00
lever harp
Solo lever harp film score intended to accompany screenings of the groundbreaking 1954 Lotte Reiniger silent film of the same name. Commissioned by Shana Norton.
Two Preludes for Organ (2019) 00:05:00
organ
These two organ preludes, titled Sehnsucht and Frühling are intended to be playable in different contexts by intermediate organists, and invoke harmonies from the height of German romanticism. Commissioned by Carson Cooman.