ash relics (2009) 18’
flute/bass clarinet/violin/cello/guitar/percussion
Commissioned by the Ossian Ensemble and first performed at the Royal College of Music – 24/11/09
Assassin Hair (2002) 16’
Mezzo Sop -1/afl.picc.1.1/bcl.1/cbsn – 1.1.1.0. perc.hp. – 1.1.1.1.1
Commissioned by the BBC and premiered by the London Sinfonietta conducted
by Oliver Knussen with Jean Rigby (mezzo) at QEH - 16.5.02
“..extraordinary imagery is balanced with instrumental writing that veers from introspective brooding through expressionist violence to wild, delirious extroversion.” Andrew Clements – The Guardian
Caught (1998) 7’
Flute, clarinet, piano, vibraphone, viola, cello
Commissioned by the Brighton Festival and premiered by the Composer’s
Ensemble at St Nicholas Church, Brighton - 16.5.98
“Caught is a 6-minute 'chord study' that consistently beguiles the ear with its nocturnal lyricism and the imaginative textures" Colin Anderson - classicalsource
Ouroboros II (1999) 19’
1/afl.1.1/bcl.1 – 1.1.1.0 – perc.hp.pf – 1.1.1.1.1
Commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society and premiered by the London Sinfonietta conducted by Pierre- Andre Valade at the QEH - 16.4.00
"remarkably well imagined" Andrew Clements - The Guardian
Penumbra (2003, revised 2004) 13’
2,2,2,1 – 2,1,1 – perc, harp, piano, strings
Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra with additional funds from
the Britten-Pears Foundation. Premiered by the LSO conducted by George
Benjamin 13.2.03 at the Barbican Centre London. Revised version first
performed by the London Sinfonietta conducted by Oliver Knussen at the QEH
London - 2.4.04
“an uncommon eloquence of instrumental speech” John Fallas – classicalsource
Tafos (2001) 16’
for chamber ensemble : 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 violins, 2 cellos, double bass
Commissioned by the Purcell School with funds provided by the Vaughan
Williams Trust. Premiered by the Purcell School Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham - 25.6.01
Temporale Distante (2003) 13’
4fl, 2ob, 4cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tmb, tuba, perc, harp, strings
Commissioned by RAI Torino and premiered in Torino, conducted by
Pascal Rophé - 26.2.04
Testament (2005) 12’
2 Clars, 2 Trpts, 2 Perc., 3.2.2.1
Commissioned by the Ojai Festival, Sue Knussen Commissioning Fund and the
London Sinfonietta. First performance by the Ojai Festival Orchesyta
conducted by Brad Lubman, Ojai, USA - 12.6.05
“the 12-minute piece ended in reflective mode, its European premiere confirmation of Cole's powers.” Anthony Holden - Observer 11/12/05