Heliotropes⁴ (1986) 8'
solo horn
Premiered in a version for solo soprano by Amanda Crawley at the British Centre, Berlin on 4 December 1987.

A Kind of Prayer (1986) 35'
2 pianos
Premiered by two pianists in the 1987 Insel Musik (Berlin) series; the first representative performance was given by Hildegard Kleeb and Jacques Demierre in the Cour de l'Hotel de Ville, Geneva on 21 July 1988 as part of the 'Made in the USA' festival.

Heliotropes² (1986) 9'
trumpet, trombone, harp, vibraphone, double bass

Heliotropes¹ (1985-6) 10'
2 violins
The first part of a projected cycle of seven works, originally intended for Ensemble Köln. The cycle was completed in 1990 but consists of just six works; the 'missing' work would have brought together the fifteen instruments used in the rest of the cycle.

Dead Fingers Talk (1985) 14'
solo percussion
Written for Martin Allen; premiered by Nachiko Maekane on 8 November 1987 in the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California. The title is a quotation from William Burroughs.

The Missouri Harmony (1985) 18'
organ
Written for Huub ten Hacken and premiered by him on 28 August 1985 in St Janskathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch. Recording by EXAUDI on NMC D114

auf dem Zweig (1984) 10'
piccolo, glockenspiel, mandolin
Written for Aldo Brizzi and the Antidogma Ensemble; premiered by the Antidogma Ensemble (dir. Robert HP Platz) in Turin on 2 October 1985. The title is taken from a drawing by Paul Klee.

...or just after (1984) 6'
solo harp
Written for Gabriele Emde; premiered by Frances Kelly on 11 May 1985 in a Soundpool concert in St John's College Chapel, York The title is taken from Wallace Stevens' 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird'.

...or just after (1984) 6'
solo clarinet (or bass clarinet)
Written for Roger Heaton and premiered by him in the Feedback Studio, Köln on 3 June 1985.

Broadway Boogie (1984) 9'
3 cors anglaises (or cor anglais + tape)
Written for Nora Post and premiered by her on 1984 in the Aula, Georg BŸchner Schule, Darmstadt as part of the Darmstadt Ferienkurse. The title is taken from a painting by Mondrian.

Winds of Heaven (1984) 12'
amplified tenor recorder and 12 second delay
Two movements which may be performed separately; delay is used only in the first. Commissioned by Peter Hannan with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain and premiered by him in the Almeida Theatre, London on 1 July 1984 as part of the Almeida Festival. Recorded by Peter Hannan on SRI Classics (currently available from Artifact Records, Toronto).

Threnos (1983) 7'
amplified male voice
Written for John Potter and premiered by him on 18 January 1984 at the Midlands Arts Group, Nottingham.

Etwas Lebhaft (1983) 16'
flute/alto flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, violin, viola
Commissioned by Odaline de la Martinez with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain and premiered by Lontano, under her direction, in the Purcell Room, London on 2 November 1983. Dedicated to the memory of Anton Webern.

Missa est (1983) 22'
counter-tenor (or mezzo-soprano), tenor, 4 viols, rebec, recorder, portative organ, bells
Commissioned by the Landini Consort with funds from Yorkshire Arts and premiered by them on July 14 1983 in the Chapter House of York Minster as part of the York Early Music Festival. Recording for Metier with Sara Stowe, John Potter and the Rose Consort, for release autumn 2000.

Contraflow (1983) 7'
amplified bass flute
Written for Nancy Ruffer and premiered by her in a Soundpool concert in the Chapel of St John's College, York on 13 May 1983.

Reeling (1983) 8'
clarinet, hi-hat cymbal
Written for Roger Heaton and premiered by him with Nigel Shipway (percussion) on 28 April 1983 in the Purcell Room, London. Dedicated to Roger Heaton.

Recirculation (1981-2) 12'
bass trombone and tape
Written for Barrie Webb and premiered by him in the Recital Hall, Huddersfield Polytechnic on 29 November 1982 as part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Bewegung (1981) 10'
3 bamboo pipes (music-theatre)
Premiered by Peter Stacey, Amanda Crawley and the composer in a MediaMix concert in the Lyons Concert Hall, York University on 20 May 1981.

Alleluia (1981/1997) 4'
5 male voices (ATTBB)
Written for Quodlibet and premiered by them in Gloucester Cathedral on 5 May 1982: the revised version was premiered by the Orlando Consort in the Lecture Theatre of the Victoria and Albert Museum on 18 August 1997 as part of the 1997 BBC Promenade Concerts.

darkly (1981) 11'
4 performers playing non-instruments and wine glasses (music-theatre)
Written for students on the Performing Arts degree at Ilkley College and premiered by them in the College Hall, Ilkley on 10 February 1982. Dedicated to Mauricio Kagel 'zum seinem funfzigsten Geburtstag'.

L (1980) 10'
4 male voices (ATTB)
Written for Quodlibet and premiered by them in St Margaret's Church, Ilkley on May 20 1980.

DaNCE (1980) 18'
alto flute, clarinet, viola, cello
12 movements which may be performed complete or in shorter versions consisting of 6, 7 or 9 movements Commissioned by the ICA (London) and premiered by Gemini at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in a MusICA concert on 22 February 1981. Dedicated to the memory of Igor Stravinsky. Recorded by Yorkshire Arts for the promotional cassette 'New Music from the North'.

American Choruses (1979-81) c.40'
16+ voices (SATB) and 2 electric organs
Texts: Allen Ginsberg 4 movements which may also be performed separately First complete performance: Soundpool Singers, Chapel of St John's College, York. Dedicated to Wilfrid Mellers. Recording by EXAUDI on NMC D114

Magnification (1978-80) 8-12'
female voice and tape
Written for Amanda Crawley and premiered by her in the church of St Michael-le-Belfrey, York on 25 October 1980. The text is based on the Magnificat.

Second Eight (1978-80/1982) 8'30
solo piano
Written as the final part of The Piano Catalogue, a music-theatre work (subsequently withdrawn); premiered by Christopher Norton in a MediaMix concert at York University. Recording by Ian Pace on Metier, MSV CD92031.