Trio, op. 1 (1979), 15 min., for flute, clarinet and
guitar; world premiere given by the Fischlin Trio at Concordia
University, Montréal on May 5, 1981;
Quartet, op. 2 (1980), 10 min., for flute, oboe, viola
and guitar; world premiere given by the MacDonald Quartet at Eastern
Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan on March 22, 1984;
Excursions for Flute Alone, op. 6 (1983), 7 min., for
solo flute; world premiere given by Jill Felber at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 7, 1983;
Quartet for Reeds and Piano, op. 7 (1983), 14 min.,
for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano; world premiere given by Stephen
Caplan, oboe, Nancy Leckie, clarinet, Greg Youtz, bassoon and Robert
Conway, piano at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on January 30,
1984;
String Quartet No. 1, op. 8 (1983), 16 min.; world
premiere given by the University of Michigan Graduate String Quartet
at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on April 16, 1984;
Fantasy Sonata, op. 10 (1984), 11 min., for solo
guitar; world premiere given by Andrew MacDonald at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor on March 25, 1984;
Kittlin’ Hair on Thairms, op. 13 (1986), 15 min., for
solo violin; world premiere given by David Stewart at the Centre
Culterel Canadien, Paris on May 6, 1986;
Emerald Mirrors: First Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 14
(1986), 19 min.; world premiere given by Giselle Dalbec, violin and
Mary-Jo Carrabré, piano at Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art
Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 19, 1988;
A Dancing Sphere, op. 15 (1986), 17 min., for solo
guitar; world premiere given by Andrew MacDonald at McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario on May 24, 1987;
Of Water and Wood, op. 16 (1987), 17 min., for violin,
clarinet and piano; world premiere given by Ensemble Musica Nova (Johanne
Pothier, violin, Pauline Farrugia, clarinet and Tom Gordon, piano) at
Centennial Theatre, Lennoxville, Québec on March 3, 1990 and recorded
for broadcast by CBC;
Music for the Open Air, op. 21 (1990), 22 min., for
clarinet and string quartet; world premiere given by Pauline Farrugia,
clarinet and the Quatuor Claudel at Galerie Horace, Sherbrooke, Québec
on April 20, 1991 and recorded for broadcast by Société Radio-Canada;
After Dark…, op. 24 (1991), 13 min., for solo piano;
world premiere given by Angela Cheng at Pollock Hall, McGill
University, Montréal, on October 31, 1991 and recorded for broadcast
by CBC;
Quatuor pour Camille (String Quartet No. 2), op. 30
(1993), 22 min.; world premiere given by Quatuor Claudel in Salle
Maurice-Stéphane, Montréal on May 18, 1995;
In the Eagle’s Eye, op. 37 (1995), 15 min., for
violin, cello and piano; world premiere given by The Gryphon Trio at
the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon, Manitoba, on March 7, 1996;
In the Eagle's
Eye (1995) 15 min., for violin, cello and piano;
Hymenaeus, op. 38 (1996), 8 min., for violin and
viola; world premiere given by Céline Arcard, violin and Jean René,
viola at Salle Louis, Montréal on October 15, 1996;
Icarus, op. 40a (1996), 7 min., for cello and piano;
world premiere given by Alexander Baillie, cello and Marc-André
Hamelin, piano at the Guelph Spring Festival, War Memorial Hall,
Guelph, Ontario on June 2, 1996 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Pythikos nomos, op. 39 (1996), 25 min., for oboe/english
horn/oboe d’amore and string quartet; world premiere given by Lawrence
Cherney, oboe and the Penderecki Quartet at St. Phillip's Church
Montréal, on January 14, 1999 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
The Great Square of Pegasus, op. 42 (1997), 4 solo
pieces, each 12 min. in duration, “Markab” for violin, “Algenib” for
viola, “Alpheratz” for cello and “Scheat” for double bass; world
premiere given by contestants in the CBC 1997 Young Performers
Competition at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa on May 13, 1997 and
recorded for broadcast by CBC;
The Phoenix: Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 43
(1997-99), 22 min.; world premiere of first movement given by David
Stewart, violin at the Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway on August 24,
1997; premiere of the revised/expanded version performed by Duo
Concertante (Nancy Dahn, violin and Timothy Steeves, piano) at the
2002 Sound Symposium, Cooke Recital Hall, St. John's, Newfoundland on
July 8, 2002 and recorded by CBC for broadcast;
The Winds of Thera, op. 44 (1997), 20 min., for
accordion and string quartet; world premiere given by Joseph Petric,
accordion and the Penderecki Quartet at The Strings of the Future
festival, The National Gallery, Ottawa, on May 24, 2001, and recorded
for broadcast by Société Radio-Canada;
Pleiades Variations, op. 45 (1998), 20 min., for
flute, viola and harp; world premiere given by Trio Lyra in Aeolian
Hall in London, Ontario on March 7, 1998 and recorded by CBC for
broadcast;
Nausikáa, op. 49 (1998), 14 min., solo violin; world
premiere given by Jasper Wood, violin, at the Moncton High School,
Moncton, New Brunswick on October 9, 1999;
String Quartet No. 3, “The Delphinian”, op. 50 (1998), 20 min.; world
premiere given by the Amati Quartet in Thornhill Presbyterian Church,
Thornhill, Ontario on February 19, 1999;
String Quartet
No. 3, "The Delphinian" (1998) 20 min.;
Prophecy from 47 Ursae Majoris, op. 52 (2000), 10
min., for clarinet and piano; world premiere given by Arthur Campbell,
clarinet and Dmitri Novgorodsky, piano, in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville,
Québec on April 9, 2000, Carnegie Hall premiere by same performers on
January 6, 2001;
The Dream of Amphíon, op. 53 (2000), 15 min., for solo
piano; world premiere given by contestants in the Third Esther Honens
Calgary International Piano Competition at Jack Singer Hall, Calgary
on November 10-20, 2000; all 14 performances were recorded by CBC for
broadcast;
Through the Asklepion, op. 54 (2000), 26 min., for
violin, cello and piano; world premiere given by The Gryphon Trio at
The Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa on July 28 & 30, 2000 and
recorded by CBC for broadcast;
On the Wine-Dark Sea: Third Sonata for Violin and Piano, op.
55 (2001), 36 min.; world premiere given by Jasper Wood,
violin and Jamie Parker, piano in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec on
March 22, 2002, and recorded by SRC for broadcast;
Elegy for Howard Brown, op. 58 (2002), 8 min., for
violin, cello and piano; world premiere given by the Bishop's
University Trio at Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec on February 22,
2002;
String Quartet No. 4: Andromache Suite, op. 59 (2002)
27 min; world premiere given by the Alcan Quartet, Bandeen Hall,
Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Québec on September 20, 2002 and
recorded by CBC for broadcast;
The Illuminations of Gutenberg, op. 61 (2003), 14
min., for two marimbas; world premiere given by The Meunier Duo,
Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, on October 22, 2004 and recorded for
broadcast by CBC;
The Mechanics of Stardust, op. 62 (2003), 8 min., for
oboe, clarinet and bassoon; world premiere given by Ensemble Musica
Nova, in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec on March 22, 2003;
Kassandra's Tears, op. 63 (2003), 9 min., for violin
and piano; world premiere given by Jasper Wood, violin, Laura Loewen,
piano, at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon, Manitoba on May 6,
2006 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Don Quixote, Knight of the Sad Countenance, op. 64
(2003), 12 min., for solo guitar; world premiere given by Rémi
Boucher, guitar in Vladivostok, Russia on November 15, 2005;
The Riff, op. 69 (2006), 10 min., for solo marimba;
world premiere given by Catherine Meunier, marimba, at the Chapelle
historique du bon Pasteur, Montreal on February 17, 2006 and recorded
for broadcast by Société Radio-Canada;
Elektra of Atreus, op. 70 (2006), 12 min., for solo
harp; world premiere by Erica Goodman at the Festival of the Sound,
Parry Sound, Ontario on July 25, 2006;
Primavera (after Botticelli), op. 71 (2006), 11 min.,
for oboe and accordion; world premiere by Normand Forget, oboe and
Joseph Petric, accordion in St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia on August 6, 2006;
Cathedral Ghosts, op. 72 (2006), 10 min.,
for two flutes and piano; world premiere by Albert Brouwer and Stéphanie Moreau, flutes and Allison Gagnon,
piano in Bandeen Hall, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), Québec on January 12, 2007;
Toccata e fuga in memoriam Glenn Gould, op. 74 (2007), 7 min.,
for solo piano;
world premiere by Robert Kortgaard on September 25, 2007, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto; recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Undercurrents, op. 75 (2008), 10 min., for violin and marimba;
Dreamlander Variations, op. 76 (2008), 9 min., for flute,
cello and harpsichord;
world premiere by the Hot Earth Ensemble at the 2008 Sound Symposium, St. John’s, Newfoundland on July 8, 2008
and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Blue Rapture: Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 77 (2008)
Solo and Chamber Vocal Music:
Landscapes, op.
4 (1981), 15 min., for soprano and guitar, poetry by T.S.
Eliot; world premiere at the University of Western Ontario, London,
Ontario on March 25, 1982 by Eleanor Gang, soprano and Andrew
MacDonald, guitar;
Songs of the Wind Among the Reeds, op. 9 (1983), 16
min., for soprano and guitar, [soprano and piano, op. 9a (1987)],
poetry by W.B. Yeats; world premiere given by Eleanor Gang, soprano
and Andrew MacDonald, guitar at the University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario on December 11, 1983;
Pigeons and Crows, op. 18 (1988), 10 min., for
soprano, baritone and piano;
Innocence, op. 26 (1991), 8 min., for voice and piano (high and low
versions), poetry by William Blake; world premiere given by the
contestants in the National Vocal Competition in War Mamorial Hall,
Guelph, Ontario on May 7, 1992 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
The Jam at Jerry’s Rocks, op. 27 (1992), 11 min., for
soprano, clarinet and stereo tape, anonymous ballad; world premiere
given by Ensemble Musica Nova (Eleanor Gang and Pauline Farrugia) in
Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec on September 26, 1992;
A Notebook of Love-Songs, op. 31 (1993), 17 min., for
soprano, oboe and guitar, poetry by Robert Graves; world premiere
given by Ensemble Musica Nova (Eleanor Gang, soprano, Etienne de
Médicis, oboe and Andrew MacDonald, guitar) in Bandeen Hall,
Lennoxville, Québec on November 19, 1993 (partial work [3 mvts.]) and
January 29, 1994 (complete work [5 mvts.])
Green Steps in Sunshine, op. 33 (1994), 10 min., for
narrator and clarinet, poetry by Ralph Gustafson; world premiere given
by Veronica Tennant, narration, percussion and dance and James
Campbell, clarinet at The Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario
on August 3, 1994 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Diversions, op. 41 (1996), 8 min., for soprano,
guitar, piano and percussion (played by young people), text by the
composer; world premiere given by Eleanor Gang, soprano, Andrew
MacDonald, guitar, Brigitte Poulin, piano and Ilana and Cameron
MacDonald, percussion in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec on October
10, 1996;
Timor From Overseas (1996) 2 min., for solo soprano,
poetry by Abé Barreto Soares; recorded as a premiere performance on
the compact disc “20 Years of Resistance to Genocide in East Timor”,
distributed by HANDSfree Records (HANDS20CD) (1996);
Gustafson Landscapes, op. 56 (2001), 30 min., for
soprano and guitar, poetry by Ralph Gustafson; world premiere given by
Eleanor Gang, soprano and Andrew MacDonald, guitar, Bandeen Hall,
Lennoxville, Québec on January 19, 2001;
The Preservation of Man (2002), 5 min., for soprano,
baritone and guitar; poetry anon., Isle of Skye; world premiere given
by Anne Nispel, soprano, Harlan Jennings, baritone and Andrew
MacDonald, guitar in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec, on October 26,
2002;
Mémoire, op. 68 (2005), 15 min., for soprano and
piano, poerty by Arthur Rimbaud (in the original French);
Choral Music:
The Birth of
Spring, op. 19 (1989), 25 min., for soprano solo, SATB chorus,
and strings, poetry by Ralph Gustafson; world premiere by the
University Singers, Eleanor Gang, soprano, directed by Nancy Rahn at
Centennial Theatre, Lennoxville, Québec on April 9, 1989;
The Frozen Brook (1993) 4 min., SATB a capella, poetry
by Frank Oliver Call; world premiere given by the University Singers,
Nancy Rahn, conductor, in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec, on April
14, 15, 16, 1994;
The Sprite (1993) 6 min., SSATB, 2 pianos, poetry by
George Frederick Scott; world premiere given by the University
Singers, Nancy Rahn, conductor, in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec,
on April 14, 15, 16, 1994;
To a Singer (1993) 5 min., SSS, 2 pianos, percussion,
poetry by Frank Oliver Call; world premiere given by the University
Singers, Nancy Rahn, conductor, in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville, Québec,
on April 14, 15, 16, 1994;
Orchestra and Large Ensemble Music without Soloists:
Sinfonia
Concertante, op. 5 (1982), 10 min., for orchestra
(33321/4321/3 perc/harp/pno./ten.sax./strings); world premiere given
by the University of Michigan Orchestra, directed by Jun Märkl, at
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 13, 1984;
Run Before the Wind, op. 11 (1985), 8 min., for
orchestra (2222/4221/timp./3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere
given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, director, in
Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 24, 1992, at the du Maurier Arts Ltd.
New Music Festival and broadcast live-to-air on CBC’s “Arts National”;
The Return of Ulysses, op. 17 (1988), 15 min., for
strings (44221); world premiere given by the Brandon Chamber Players,
conducted by Andrew MacDonald, at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall,
Brandon, Manitoba on September 23, 2005;
In the Garden of Gaea, op. 23 (1991), 16 min., for orchestra
(2222/22/2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the Esprit
Orchestra, Alex Pauk director, at the Jane Mallett Theatre, on March
25, 1991 and broadcast live-to-air on CBC's Arts National;
Les voix éternelles, op. 28 (1992), 13 min., for
orchestra (2222/4221/timp./3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere
given by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, director, at
the du Maurier Arts Ltd. New Music Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba on
February 27, 1993 and broadcast live-to-air on CBC’s “Arts National”;
On the Jump!, op. 29 (1993), 10 min., for brass band;
world premiere given by the Hannaford Street Silver Band, Victor
Feldbrill, conductor, at the Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto, Ontario on
March 25, 1993;
The Great Rock in the Sea, op. 34 (1994), 15 min., for
orchestra (2111/211/3 perc./pno./strings); world premiere given by the
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, directed by Marc David, at the 1994
Sound Symposium, the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s,
Newfoundland on July 15, 1994 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Eros, op. 35 (1994), 8 min., for orchestra
(2222/43211/timp. 2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey, at du Maurier
Arts Ltd. New Music Festival, on January 26, 1995 and broadcast
live-to-air on CBC stereo “The Arts Tonight”;
Circe, op. 65 (2004), 15 min; for orchestra
(3222/42211/timp. 2 perc./hp./strings); world premiere given by the
Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke, conducted by Stéphane Laforest,
in Salle Maurice O'Bready, Sherbrooke on April 3, 2004;
The Red Guru: Symphony No. 1, op. 60 (2003-2005) 35
min., for orchestra (2222/43211/timp. 3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world
premiere given by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Prieto,
conductor, Jack Singer Hall, Calgary, Alberta on April 22 & 23, 2005,
and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
War Machine Blues, op. 67 (2005), 8 min., for
orchestra (3223/4441/timp. 3 perc./pno./hp./strings); world premiere
given by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor,
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, on November 9 & 10, 2005, and recorded by
CBC for broadcast;
Symphony No. 2: The Great Wave, op. 73 (2007) 34 min., for orchestra (2222/4231/timp. 3 perc./hp./strings);
world premiere on July 15, 2007 by La Sinfonia de Lanaudière, conducted by Stéphane Laforest, Festival de Lanaudière, Joliette, Québec;
Orchestra Music and Large Ensemble Music with Soloists:
Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, op. 3 (1981),
25 min., (2222/2/timp., cel./43221); world premiere at the University
of Western Ontario, London, Ontario on March 9, 1981 by Andrew
MacDonald, guitar with the UWO chamber orchestra directed by Ivars
Taurins;
Songs of Life’s Complaint, op. 12 (1986), 15 min., for
soprano and chamber orchestra (111/111/2 perc./hp./strings), poetry by
Shelley, Keats, Blake; world premiere given by Eleanor Gang, soprano
and Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Bruce Hangen, conductor at the
Strauss Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska on February 6 & 7,
1988 and recorded for broadcast by NPR;
Violin Concerto, op. 22 (1991), 28 min., for solo
violin and chamber orchestra (1111/1/perc./66442); world premiere
given by David Stewart and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, directed by
Susan Haig at Westminster Church in Winnipeg on December 10, 1991 and
recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Les oiseaux sauvages: concerto pour clavecin, op. 25
(1991), 17 min., for solo harpsichord and string orchestra (min.
22221); world premiere given by Hélène Panneton and the Orchestre de
Chambre de l’Estrie, directed by Marc David in Bandeen Hall,
Lennoxville, Québec on January 31, 1992;
Piano Concerto, op. 36 (1995), 31 min., for solo piano
and orchestra (2222/211/perc./hp./88443); world premiere given by
Audrey Andrist and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra under the direction of
Mario Bernardi at the Orpheum, Vancouver on September 15, 1996 and
recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Free Flight, op. 40 (1996), 20 min., for solo cello
and chamber orchestra (111/1/perc./hp./65432); world premiere given by
Alexander Baillie, cello, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, directed
by Simon Streatfeild, at Westminster Church in Winnipeg on May 13,
1997 and recorded for broadcast by CBC;
Triangulum: Concerto Grosso No. 1, op. 46 (1998), 19
min., for string orchestra (43321); world premiere given by I Musici
de Montréal, directed by Yuli Turovsky, at Tudor Hall, Montréal on
November 26 & 27, 1998;
The Eleusinian Mysteries, op. 47 (1998), 17 min., for
solo harp and gamelan orchestra; world premiere given by Erica
Goodman, harp and the Evergreen Club gamelan at the Glenn Gould
Studio, Toronto on June 5, 1998 and recorded by CBC for broadcast;
Hermes of the Stars: Concerto Grosso No. 2, op. 48
(1998), 18 min., for string orchestra (66442); world premiere given by
the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, directed by Peter Oundjian,
Westminster Church, Winnipeg and recorded by CBC for broadcast;
Double Concerto, op. 51 (2000), 26 min., for violin,
piano and orchestra (2222/4231/perc./88443); world premiere given by
Duo Concertante (Nancy Dahn, violin and Timothy Steeeves, piano) with
the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc David, at the
Arts & Culture Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, and recorded by CBC
for broadcast;
Tapestries, op. 66 (2004), 28 min., for viola and
string orchestra; world premiere given by Rifka Golani, viola and the
I Musici de Montréal under the direction of Yuli Turofsky in Tudor
Hall, Montréal on September 8 & 9, 2004;
Ode To The West Wind, op. 79 (2009), 15 min. for narrator and orchestra (3333/4331/timp, 3 perc/pno/hp/strings); world premiere given by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, on February 27, 2010;
Electronic Music:
Keen Fitful
Gusts (1984) 6 min., for 4-channel tape (stereo version also);
world premiere at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan on
December 8, 1984; British premiere by the Electro-Acoustic Music
Association of Great Britain Summer Series, London, September 29,
1985;
The Jam at Jerry’s Rocks (1992) 11 min., for stereo
tape;
My Secret Flower! (2004), 33 min., for 4 undetermined
electronic/amplified instrumentalists, "Typist" and MAX/MSP; world
premiere given by Ensemble Musica Nova in Bandeen Hall, Lennoxville,
Québec, on November 12, 2004;
Opera / Music for Theatre:
The Unbelievable
Glory of Mr. Sharp, op. 20 (1989), 56 min., a chamber opera
for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and chamber
ensemble (clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano/synthesizer,
percussion), libretto by Ken Keobke; world premiere by the Canadian
Opera Company Ensemble at the Texaco Opera Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
on May 16, 17, 18, 1989;
The Portal, Op. 32 (1994), 95 min., multimedia work
for soloists, choir, mixed ensembles, electronics; texts by G.F.
Scott, F. O. Call, R. Gustafson, J. Jones, M. Ondaatje; world premiere
given by students, faculty and hired professionals and conducted by
Andrew MacDonald and Nancy Rahn on April 14, 15, 16, 1994 at Bandeen
Hall, Bishop’s University, in celebration of Bishop’s 150th
anniversary;
Andromache, op. 57 (2001), 61 min., music for the play
by Euripides, for electronics, solo soprano and chorus; world premiere
performances by Bishop's University Drama Department at the Studio
Theatre, Bishop’s University on November 21-25, 2001.
Arrangements:
Five Arias by Rossini
(2004), arranged for high voice and classical guitar;
Jazz Standards (2005), arranged for voice and
classical guitar;
Traditional Blues Numbers (2005), arranged for voice
and classical guitar.
Jazz:
Shuffletown Blues (2005), for 2 guitars, bass and drums;
premiered by “Blues Then and Now” at Bandeen Hall, Bishop’s University, November 4, 2005;
Five For All (2005), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums;
Comfort Zone (2007), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums;
No Soup Blues (2007), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums;
Ilana’s Song (2007), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums; premiered by the Hot Jazz Trio at Bandeen Hall,
Bishop’s University, November 23, 2007;
Hard Bone (2007), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums; premiered by the Hot Jazz Trio at Bandeen Hall,
Bishop’s University, November 23, 2007;
Dreamlander (2008), for jazz trio of guitar, bass and drums;
