Concert Music

Most compositions listed here have already been performed and are readily available. Pieces that have been performed can be borrowed or purchased from the Canadian Music Centre.

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An die Musik II
“Zany, but profound”

~ Barnaby Page, The Edmonton Journal

The Angels’ Share
“. . . understated . . . beautiful effects”

~ Larry Beckwith, Confluence Concerts

Kaleidoscope
” . . . a brilliant expression of colour and seemingly endless variety.”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Hail
“Each is a gem”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Càol MacAoidh
” . . . sheer beauty . . . haunting”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Child of the Manger 
“contemplative and exquisitely beautiful”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

In the Gatineau Woods

(2023) for Soprano solo

In the Gatineau Woods was written for Rebecca Gray to perform at the 2023 Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition. Rebecca is an extraordinary musician and she requested that the piece be really difficult.

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Afterword

(2022) for Mezzo-soprano and piano

Afterword, for mezzo-soprano and piano completes my “cycle of cycles” on word sonnets by Seymour Mayne. This project began with Hail, commissioned by Doreen Taylor-Claxton in 2003 and continued with On the Cusp (2014) for baritone and piano and Wind and Wood (2022), written for Yanik Gosselin.

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Wind and Wood

(2022) for Tenor and Piano

Wind and Wood, for tenor and piano, is the third in my “cycle of cycles” setting word sonnets of Seymour Mayne. This project began with Hail, commissioned by Doreen Taylor-Claxton in 2003 and continued with On the Cusp (2014) for baritone and piano and Wind and Wood (2022), written for Yanik Gosselin.

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I just don’t know . . .

(2022) for Mandolin solo

I just don’t know . . . was commissioned by German mandolinist Daniel Ahlert with funds from the Canada Council. It is a short, single movement that tries to capture the essence of the mandolin without too much in the way of extended techniques.

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Games

(2021) for Guitar Trio

Games was commissioned by the Ottawa Guitar Trio – Nathan Bredeson, François Lacelle and Alexandre Bougie — with funds from the Ontario Arts Council.

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Five Elements

(2020) for Violin and Guitar

Five Elements was commissioned by Duo46 in 2019 with the generous assistance of the Ontario Arts Council. I started with a musical fragment from Five Inspirations for solo guitar, written for Daniel Ramjattan in 2017, and developed that into Water”, the third movement.

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The Angels’ Share

(2019) for Marimba and Piano

The Angels’ Share was written for the Shhh!! Ensemble, Edana Higham, piano and Zac Pulak, marimba and percussion. The title refers to the amount of Scotch Whisky lost to evaporation during the aging process.

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Kindred Spirits

(2019) for String Orchestra

Kindred Spirits was written for Ottawa’s The Thirteen Strings. It was designed to be played on a Christmas concert, in between Corelli’s Christmas Cantata and Scarlatti’s Cantata Pastorale.

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What Happens in Vegas . . .

(2019) for Solo Harp

What Happens in Vegas . . . was written in 2019 for Michelle Gott. It was inspired by video game music. There is a lively tune that emerges and repeats, but the piece uses the whole register of the harp, and a wide variety of sounds and techniques.

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Light

(2018) for Womens Choir (SSAA)

Light is a three-movement set of pieces for Women’s chorus (SSAA), inspired by the poetry of long-time collaborator Susan McMaster. In her words “In “Autumn Woods”, I wander through the complexities of love dying with the leaves in an Edmonton park, the shifting light that casts shade still whispering spring’s return.

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An die Musik II
“Zany, but profound”

~ Barnaby Page, The Edmonton Journal

The Angels’ Share
“. . . understated . . . beautiful effects”

~ Larry Beckwith, Confluence Concerts

Kaleidoscope
” . . . a brilliant expression of colour and seemingly endless variety.”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Hail
“Each is a gem”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Càol MacAoidh
” . . . sheer beauty . . . haunting”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen

Child of the Manger 
“contemplative and exquisitely beautiful”

~ Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen