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  Work-in-progress: First Symphony (2007).

One Year Lighter a setting of three of Ewa Sonnenberg’s poems for soprano and guitar (Polish and English versions available – the latter translated by Katarzyna Jakubiak), dur c.9 (2006)

Morning a setting of Pablo Neruda’s Mañana for Baroque soprano and string quartet, dur c.12’ (2006)

Agnus Dei eight-part choir, dur: c.9’ (2004)

Perpetuo fl,cl,pf,str qnt. dur: 3’ (2004)

Linear Suite fl,cl,tpt,vla,vc,pf. dur: 9’ (2004)

Come Heavy Sleep soprano/counter-tenor and ‘cello/viol, dur: c.6’ (2003)

Untitled (for 14 players) 1.1.1.1. 1.1.0.0. vib, ar, pf, 1.1.1.1.1. dur: 6’ (2003)

Untitled orch: 2.2.2.2. 2.2.0.0. timp. 6.5.4.4.2, dur: c.11’ (2003)

Four pieces for String Quartet dur: c.10’ (2003)

Concertina Music string quartet, dur: c.2’ (2002)

3rd Cantata counter-tenor, fl, cl, pf, str qnt. (text: Thomas Heywood/Pierre de Ronsard), dur: c.10’ (2002)

Nothing Twice (Cantata No.2) a setting of Wyslawa Szymborksa for soprano, clarinet, violin, viola and piano, dur: c.9’ (2002)

Non Tenuto - Tenuto solo ‘cello, dur: c.2’ (2002)

Three Minute Symphony oboe and piano (2002)

Parallel Invention violin and piano, dur: 10’ (2001)

Returns and Retorts ‘cello and piano dur: 7’(2001)

Cantata K.42 (1st Cantata) a setting of texts from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and Kakfa’s Aphorisms for soprano, baritone, solo viola, harp and string sextet, dur: 8’ (2001)

The Snow Queen a setting of Hans Christian Andersen for soprano, clarinet, guitar and vibraphone, dur: 13’ (1999)

Dedalus (after Joyce) based on interior monologue of Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses, solo piano, dur: c.12’ (1998) (Revised version 2001)

Prose and Parallel Invention clarinet and piano, dur: 8’ (1998)

Violin Concerto large orchestra: 3.2.2.3.1, 4.2.2.1, 4 perc, 2 harps, piano, solo vln, 16.14.12.8.6. dur: 20’ (1996)

Prelude and Fugue clarinet, piano, violin and ‘cello, dur: c.8’ (1998) Winner of John Longmire Prize for Composition, Royal College of Music, London,1998.

Cause and Reaction chamber orchestra, dur: 8’ (1996)