songs

Three Birds (2017)

soprano, clarinet, cello & piano

words by Emily Dickinson, Matsuo Basho, Judith Wright

commissioned by Norma Hawkins

First performance: 13 August 2017, Clancy Auditorium, Sydney

Sara Macliver (soprano), David Griffiths, Julian Smiles, Ian Munro

(10′)

Letter to a Friend (2009)

mezzo-soprano & piano

words by Judith Wright

commissioned by Kangaroo Valley Arts

First performance: 1 May 2009, Kangaroo Valley

Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo), Ian Munro

(10′)

13 Ways of looking at a Blackbird (2001)

high voice & piano

words by Wallace Stevens

(8′)

The Forest (1994)

voice & piano

words by Judith Wright

(5′)

Return (1994)

voice & piano

words by Judith Wright

(5′)