Orchestral and Chamber Works

(select lists)

 

Performances and/or recordings by orchestras:

Toronto Symphony, Orchestra Métropolitain (Montreal), Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Brataslava Symphonic, Vancouver Youth Orchestra, Seoul National Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Taipei National University of the Arts Symphony​​

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Composer residencies: 

Kathaumixw Festival (1992-2014) Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific (2004-2012) Victoria Symphony Orchestra (2005-2008) PRISMA Festival (2013-2016)

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ORCHESTRAL WORKS:

2019

Bits of Beauty

New orchestrations and new "bits" composed for concert with Victoria Choral Society, for members of the

Victoria Symphony. 

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​2017

Just Keep Paddling (Dur. 2:15) LISTEN   SCORE

Commissioned, premiered, and recorded by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Conducted by Donald Runnicles. 

 

2014

Symphony No. 3, "The Piper"

Premiered 2014 with Victoria Symphony, Bagpipes, Victoria Choral Society Men's Chorus, and handbells. 

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2011

Stories from Klee Wyck

For Mezzo Soprano, String Quartet, and Orchestra
Premiered 2011 with Victoria Symphony, Emily Carr String Quartet and mezzo soprano Marion Newman.

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2010

Bits of Beauty (1-12) SAMPLE
Short works for orchestral strings. Recorded by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.

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2009

Symphony No. 2

Commissioned by Hugh Davidson for the Victoria Symphony

 

En Plein Air

Commissioned for and premiered by the Victoria Symphony

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2008  

Inner Harbour Overture

For orchestra, ferry, and harbour sounds. Composed for and premiered by the Victoria Symphony
 

Scenes from Nootka (music/text)

40-minute concert-version of opera for orchestra with chorus and six soloists. 
 

2007

Piano Concerto No. 1

Commissioned for and premiered by Victoria Symphony with pianist Stewart Goodyear

 

Bits of Beauty (1-6) LISTEN
Composed for stings, for the Victoria Symphony.
Recorded by Moscow Symphony Orchestra in 2011.
 

2006 

Mind Over Mountain

Commissioned and premiered by Victoria Symphony

 

Chrysalis

Commissioned and premiered by Victoria Symphony

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2005

Symphony No.1 in Gm - The Coast Salish Symphony

Based on First Nations themes, commissioned and premiered in Powell River BC with the Taipai University Orchestra

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2004

The Perfect Vase (music/text)

Commissioned by the Powell River Academy, premiered at Kathaumixw 2004 with the Victoria Symphony,
massed choirs, and soloists

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CHAMBER WORKS:​

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Chamber Orchestra:

 

  - a number of short pieces composed for various chamber ensembles added to "Bits of Beauty" series (2019), premiered in Canada, with Victoria Choral Society/Victoria Symphony

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String Quartet:

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  2024:  Friends, commissioned/premiered/recorded by Emily Carr String Quartet LISTEN

 

  2014:  Feathers, commissioned/premiered/recorded by Emily Carr String Quartet LISTEN
 

  2011:  Stories from Klee Wyck - 3 mov’ts for string quartet, and one mov’t for string quartet and mezzo soprano

 

  1994:  Sir Galehad, premiered and recorded by Prague Philharmonic String Quartet LISTEN​​

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Various:

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    Entwined (for piano trio and percussion) (2026)

     - a new work built on the themes and revisions of an earlier commission

 

     Bits of Beauty (2023)

     - a number of short pieces composed for various ensembles 

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     Trio Lyrical (for trumpet trio)

     - commissioned and premiered (Banff 2010) by Reveille, recorded by Reveille Trio, published 2011

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     Concertino (for bass clarinet and strings) SAMPLE

     - commissioned/premiered 2010, recorded 2012

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     Impromptu (for student string trio)

     - commissioned by the Powell River Academy of Music

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     Theme and Deviations (for solo marinba)

     - commissioned and premiered (Taiwan) by percussionist Salvador Ferreras

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     El Sol Del Sur (for two percussionists, two pianists) WATCH 1st MOV'T

     - commissioned and premiered by Lark and Popov, recorded by CBC at Glen Gould Studio, Toronto​

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     The Adventures of John Ware (for brass quintet)

     - commissioned, premiered, and recorded by Foothills Brass, 2009

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     Leaning on the Wind (for brass quintet and narrator) (2009)

     - commissioned, premiered, and recorded by Foothills Brass, based on writings by Sid Marty, and narrated by same

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Music for Soloists:

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  - a number of art song commissions for solo voice and piano or chamber orchestra accompaniment

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