Solo Violoncello
Kyriotetes (2000) 7:48
The Kyriotetes are spirits of Wisdom in esoteric cosmology. They work in the earth’s astral body and affect changing seasons, and the weather. These changes are reflected in the activities of amphibians and frogs. In the creation of the universe, the Kyriotetes gave grace that was a step to the evolution of light. Composed for Australian cellist Alister Barker.
Violoncello Duet
Welcome (2005) 6:55
In Australia, rocks have laid on the ground unchanged for sixty thousand years. There is a sense in some places that time and space is suspended. A vibrant, youthful atmosphere sometimes balances the worn out, low nutrient soils and seas. Composed for the first Australian performance of Taiwanese cellist Chien-Hsui Ong with Australian Alister Barker.
Violoncello and Piano
The Submerging City (2007) 4:23
Drowning cities evoke a sense of time, wonder and the surreal. Jon Cattapan’s paintings of drowning cities add the snap of the modern city. In the music large raindrops herald a deluge that drowns a city. The busy inhabitants don't notice, and continue their lives unperturbed,
The Submerging City was awarded first prize in the 2010 International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition (Greece).
Minotaur City (2007) 6:30
In ancient times there lived in a labyrinth in Crete a Minotaur; half man and half bull. Every seven years King Minos sent seven girls and boys as a sacrifice to the minotaur. Prince Theseus asked the king if he could fight the beast. Ariadne, the king’s daughter, took pity on the prince and gave him a ball of golden yarn to help him trace his path within the labyrinth. Prince Theseus entered the labyrinth, killed the Minotaur and was able to find his way out.
Clarinet and Violoncello
Murakami’s Moons (2021) 6:00
Haruki Murakami’s love story IQ84 is a labyrinth of the heart unfolding as two moons move slowly together in the night sky. The music has a touch of jazz, as Murakami once owned a jazz café. Murakami’s Moons was awarded the Excellence Prize by Thaksin University, Thailand in 2021.
Violon Cello and Tape
Iceland (1996) 12:49
Text by Sanna Tavares
Sanna Tavares was a Swedish teenager when she went walking in the stark and beautiful summer countryside of Iceland. She climbed up a rocky waterfall, then slipped and fell ten metres in to the waterfall. She lay with a broken spine for two hours for help. During that time, she nearly died, and here she tells her story on a tape sent to her friend Siri in Australia. Iceland was composed for Australian cellist Penny Veldman.
Flute, Clarinet and Violoncello
Aer Turas (Air Journey) (2018) 4:19
I have breathed fresh air in amazing places – at Leh, in old Tibet, on Mount Washington in the Appalachian Mountains, below sea level in the MacDonnell Ranges, Central Australia and in the Wollemi National Park, New South Wales. Commissioned by Sirius Ensemble