Works for the stage •
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (1987), ballet •
Earth Poem / Sky Poem (1993), a music theatre work for Aboriginal dancers and musicians, orchestra and electronic sounds •
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1996), opera in two acts,
libretto by
Peter Goldsworthy after the
play by
Ray Lawler •
Batavia (2001), opera in three acts, libretto by Peter Goldsworthy •
The Love of the Nightingale (2007), opera in two acts, libretto by
Timberlake Wertenbaker •
Galileo (December 2023), libretto by Malcolm Angelucci
Vocal and choral works •
Festival Folk Songs (1985) for
mezzo-soprano,
tenor,
boy soprano, large mixed chorus, children's chorus, 2 brass choirs (optional) and orchestra •
Voyages and Visions (1988) for
soprano,
alto, tenor,
bass, boy soprano, choir and large orchestra, texts by
James McCauley, written for the
Australian Bicentenary •
Sappho Monologues (1991) for
soprano and orchestra, texts after
Sappho, edited by the composer •
Symphonic Poems (2001), setting of
David Campbell and
James McAuley poems for soprano, mezzo-soprano,
bass, large mixed chorus, 3 brass bands •
The Little Mermaid (2005) for children's chorus, narrator, orchestra; text after
Hans Christian Andersen •
Four Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin (2 September 2005, at the Ospedaletto ,
Venice) for tenor and organ • ''Songlines of the Heart's Desire'' (2007), commissioned by the
Ian Potter Trust, to poems by an anonymous fourth-century Chinese poet, Bengali
Rabindranath Tagore, American
Kenneth Patchen, French Tunisian
Amina Said, and Australians
John Shaw Neilson and
Judith Wright.
Concertos • Trumpet Concerto (1982) for trumpet and orchestra (written for Bruce Lamont) •
Soundscapes for Percussion and Orchestra (1983) for percussion solo and orchestra •
Fantastic Pantomimes (1987) for flute, oboe, clarinet,
horn, trumpet and orchestra • Cello Concerto (1990) for cello and orchestra (written for
Raphael Wallfisch) • Flute Concerto (1990) for flute and orchestra (written for
James Galway) • Violin Concerto (1992) for violin and orchestra • Concerto for Violin and Viola (1993) for violin and viola solo and chamber orchestra (written for and premiered by
Dene Olding and
Irina Morozova) • Double Concerto (2002) for violin and clarinet (written for
Walter and
Elsa Verdehr from
Michigan State University) • Double Concerto (2018) for two violins and strings (written for
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra)
Orchestral •
Bamaga Diptych (1989) •
Tenebrae (1992) •
Pages from a secret journal •
Symphony of Nocturnes (2008)
Chamber works •
Sonata for
Brass Quintet (1985) •
String Quartet No. 1 (1990), revised (2007) •
Four Miniatures (1992) for violin, clarinet and piano •
Here where death and life are met (no year) for high voice and piano, text by
Judith Wright •
Requiem Diptych for Brass Quintet (1997) •
Songs without Words (1998) from the poems of
Ern Malley for oboe and string quartet •
Jamaican Entertainment (2002) arrangements of music by
Arthur Benjamin for flute, clarinet, soprano and piano, see:
Two Jamaican Pieces). •
A Little Diary (2002) for clarinet and string quartet •
Woman to Man (2004) song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano, text by Judith Wright • String Quartet No. 2 (2007) • String Quartet No. 3 • String Quartet No. 4,
Glimpses from My Book of Dada (2010) •
Impromptu, after Schubert (2014) •
Lachrymae, Chorales… Postlude (2014) for string octet
Instrumental works •
Epithalamium (1985) for solo organ •
Pastoral for Solo Oboe (1993) • Six
Preludes for Solo Oboe (1991)
Educational works •
Little Suite for Orchestra (1983) for student orchestra •
Miniatures and Refrains (1986) for student string quartet •
Sonatina for String Quartet (1986) for student string quartet ==Awards and nominations==