| Category | Title | Year | Instrumentation / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestra | New Work | 2026–2027 |
3333 3330 2 perc, pn, hp, Strings, Mohawk dancers and musicians
(25 minutes) Commission: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Created in collaboration with Barbara and Michael Diabo |
| Motion Is The Default State | 2013–2014 |
3322 4331 3perc timp. pn hp, strings
(18 minutes) Commission: Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
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| SOMA | 2011 |
4444 6431 5perc, pn, 2hp, strings
(7 minutes) Commission: National Youth Orchestra of Canada |
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| Whirling Dervish | 2010 |
2222 4221 5 perc, pn, hp strings, Sufi Whirling
(18 minutes) Commission: Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Barlow Foundation |
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| Symphonies in Slanted Time | 2005 |
2222 4221 timp 2 perc pn hp strings
(14 minutes) Commission: Indianapolis Symphony and American Composers Orchestra |
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| Disappearing Waters | 2002 (rev. 2006) |
2232 2221 2perc hp. pn. strings (66442)
(15 minutes) Commission: Esprit Orchestra |
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| For the Time Being | 2000 |
1121 1110 perc pn. strings
(12 minutes) Commission: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne |
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| This Isn't Silence | 1998 (rev. 2001) |
3343 4330 3 percussion, piano, strings (11 minutes) | |
| Orchestra with Chorus and soloist |
Three Fires; Three Rivers of Light (Part VII of the River of Light) |
2018 |
2222 2220 3 perc, pn, hp, strings, Chorus (SATB), Soprano solo, tenor solo
(12 minutes) Commission: Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Opera |
|
Naka (Part III of the River of Light) |
2017 |
2222 2220 3 perc, pn, hp, strings, Chorus (SATB), Narrator
(10 minutes) Commission: 21C Festival and Koerner Hall, sponsored by Kris Vikmanis and Denny Creighton |
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The Seven Heavenly Halls (Part I of the River of Light) |
2016 |
2222 2220 3 perc, pn, hp, strings, Chorus (SATB), Tenor Solo
(27 minutes) Commission: Azrieli Commissioning Prize, Montreal Symphony Orchestra |
|
| Orchestra with soloist |
Heaven’s Eye (Part II of the River of Light) |
2017 |
2222 2220 3 perc, pn, hp, strings, Soprano Solo
(10 minutes) Commission: Fromm Foundation (Harvard University) |
| Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra | 2008 |
Solo Accordion and Orchestra, 2222 2221 2perc hp pn Strings
(15 minutes) Commission: Symphony Nova Scotia |
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| Concertino | 2003 |
Solo flute, strings, and 3 flutes at the back of the hall
(7 minutes) Commission: New Music Concerts |
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| Chamber Orchestra | Sungods | 2012 |
1011 1000 2perc, pn, org, 11111
(8 minutes) Commission: The Banff Centre |
| Strata II | 2012 |
1121 1110 perc pn. 11111
(15 minutes) Commission: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne |
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| For the Time Being | 2000 |
1121 1110 perc pn. 11111
(12 minutes) Commission: Nouvel Ensemble Moderne |
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| Chamber Opera | Clarence and Anita | 2022, 2026–2029 |
10 voices, chamber orchestra
(100 minutes) Commission: Soundstreams, Volcano Theatre and Maniac Star Written with Neema Bickersteth, Anton Piatigorsky and Ngozi Paul |
| Gould’s Wall | 2021–2022 |
6 voices 1021 1110 perc 5 pianos 11111
(60 minutes) Commission: Maniac Star Libretto by Liza Balkan |
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| Missing | 2017 |
7 voices, chamber orchestra
(90 minutes) Commission: City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria Libretto by Marie Clements |
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| Airline Icarus | 2001–2005 Rev. 2010 |
fl, cl, 2 perc. Pno, 5 solo voices (Sop, Mez, Ten, Bar. Bass-Bar), 2 vlns, vla, vlc, electronics
(50 minutes) Commission: Opera Breve Vancouver |
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| Inventory | 2006 |
Amplified voice, fl, ob, cl, bsn, perc, vln, vln2, vla, vlc, db
(13 minutes) Commission: Soundstreams |
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| Choral |
Magnificat (Part V of the River of Light) |
2018 |
SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB
(4 minutes) Commission: Ora Singers, UK |
| Inventions on Et in terra pax | 2007 |
Mixed choir
(6 minutes) Commission: St. Lawrence Choir |
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| Youth Choir | 1997 |
Youth Choir
(8 minutes) Commission: Ottawa Regional Youth Choir |
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| Psalm 150 | 1995 |
One hundred children's voices and piano
(6 minutes) Commission: PSBGM combined choirs |
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| Chamber Music | Chlorisflora | 2022 | Solo Cello Commission: Matt Haimovitz |
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Flora’s Song (From Gould’s Wall) |
2021 |
Mezzo Soprano, piano
(3 minutes) Commission: Maniac Star |
|
|
Mother’s Aria (From Missing) |
2019 |
Indigenous Mezzo Soprano and Piano
(3 minutes) Commission: City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria Libretto by Marie Clements |
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| Serenade for three trumpets | 2019 | 3 trumpets Commission: Soundstreams | |
| Far Beyond Things Finite | 2018 | Solo Piano Commission: The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition | |
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If Love is Woe (Part IV of the River of Light) |
2018 |
Soprano solo, amplification, delay pedal, optional soundfiles or women’s chorus
(4 minutes) Commission: Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Opera |
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| Shout, Sisyphus and Flock | 2015 |
Fl, cl, vln, vlc, pn, perc
(16 minutes) Commission: Transmission Ensemble |
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| Duet for Cellos | 2007 (rev. 2015) |
2 Cellos Commission: New Music Concerts | |
| Quartet on the Name of Schafer | 2014 |
String Quartet
(3 minutes) Composed for Soundstreams |
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| Birefringence and Extreme Positions | 2013 |
Soprano Voice, Piano
(7 minutes) Commission: Canadian Art Song Project, Jeunesses Musicales |
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| These Begin to Catch Fire | 2011 |
Vln, Vlc, Piano
(16 minutes) Commission: Gryphon Trio |
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| Strata | 2010 |
fl, cl, vln, vlc, pn, perc
(15 minutes) Commission: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players |
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| Rounds, for String Quartet | 2009 |
String Quartet
(9 minutes) Commission: St. Lawrence String Quartet |
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| Piano Piece No. 3 “Leaps of Faith” | 2009 |
Solo Piano
(10 minutes) Commission: Honens International Piano Competition |
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| Sungods | 2007 |
Solo Piano
(15 minutes) Commission: Winston Choi and Prairie Debut |
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| Piano Piece No. 2 “banjo/continuum” | 2007 | Player Piano or solo piano (3 minutes) | |
| Duet for Cellos | 2007 |
2 cellos
(12 minutes) Commission: New Music Concerts |
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| Faster Still | 2004 |
Violin, Piano and String Quartet
(15 minutes) Commission: Duo Concertante and Blue Engine String Quartet |
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| The Star-Spangled Banner in Slanted Time | 2003 |
Violin, Cello, Piano
(4 minutes) Commission: Gryphon Trio |
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| Piano Music for Two | 1999 | 2 pianos, 4 hands (10 minutes) | |
| For Puffer's Shore | 1997 | Trp. Pn. Perc. Db. (14 minutes) | |
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Quintet, Op.5 “Circus Songs” |
1996 | Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (11 minutes) | |
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Tannu Tuva, Op.3 Withdrawn – not to be performed |
1995 | Male Voice, Overtone Singing, Bassoon, Banjo and Piano (10 minutes) | |
| Day #8036, Op.2 | 1994 | Flute and Piano (20 minutes) | |
| Trio, Op.1 | 1994 | Flute, Cello and Piano (12 minutes) | |
| Music Advocacy | The Adventurous Listener | 2026–2027 |
2222 2220 pn, hp, 2 perc, Strings, Narrators, Fula Flute, Guzheng, Metis Fiddle, Sarode
(45 minutes) Commission: Maniac Star |
| A Young Person‘s Guide to New Music for Symphony Orchestra | 2006–2008 |
Symphony Orchestra 2222 4221 2perc, hp.pn. Strings, Narrator, electronic soundfiles
(48 minutes) Commission: Esprit Orchestra |
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| Music By Way of You | 2000 |
Flute, Harp and the participation of children from the audience
(variable) Commission: Karen Gotleib |
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| YOU ARE | 1997 | String quartet, lighting and the participation of children in the audience (4 minutes) | |
| Soloist with electronics | Infantry | 2022 |
Solo snare drum and audio track
(9 minutes) Commission: Ryan Scott |