Death, life, birth for baritone and piano

Death, life birth for baritone (Bb2-E4) and piano – three songs to texts by WH Auden (c) and DH Lawrence (1995/2002/2020).

Sacred songs for soprano or mezzo-soprano unaccompanied

Sacred songs – 4 songs for soprano (D4-A5) or mezzo-soprano (C4-G5) unaccompanied to texts by Anon, Phineas Fletcher and Edmund Spenser (1995-2002).

The pilgrim’s song for unison choir and organ

The pilgrim’s song for unison choir and organ to a text by John Bunyan (2009). I adapted the original poem (in which case the title should probably be The pilgrims’ song), but have included both to give the choice. The hymn version (He who would valiant be) can also be used.

… it tolls for thee for baritone and piano

… it tolls for thee for baritone (Bb2 – F4) and piano (2004-2020) is a continuous cycle of songs to bell-themed texts by John Donne, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edgar Allan Poe and Christopher J Brennan. This work was published by Wirripang Pty Ltd in 2024. Individual songs and some pairs or groups can be sung

The Circling Year for unaccompanied choir SATB to SSAATTBB

This collection of anthems and solos, originally written between 1989 and 1995, traces the life of Jesus as celebrated in the Church’s year, using poems from Tudor and Stuart England. It can be presented as a (loose) cycle, or individual items or brackets can be selected. The title is taken from the English translation by