Incidental Music

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Choral Music
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Featured work
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Radio Plays
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NB: Unless otherwise stated, the organisation that makes the recording owns the broadcast rights.
Superceded or revised editions of scores are not to be sold or given out without the express permission of the composer.

Menotti

1980

For mixed ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, viola) (20') 

First performance     
Date: 1980 for ABC Television Drama Series, 29 April, 1981
Violin: Jill Pereira
Cello: Anthea Scott-Mitchell
Flute: Geoffrey Collins
Clarinet: Alan Vivian

Episode titles, as follows:
Episode 01 – Menotti: Horses for Courses
Episode 02 – Menotti: The Church Mice
Episode 03 – Menotti: The Company They Keep
Episode 04 – Menotti: Friend or Foe
Episode 05 – Menotti: Far From Home
Episode 06 – Menotti: An Iron in the Fire
Episode 07 – Menotti: Mother Church
Episode 08 – Menotti: The Old Faith
Episode 09 – Menotti: One Way Conversation
Episode 10 – Menotti: Southern Exposure

Mungo to Makarata

1982

For a set of six talks on Aboriginal issues, produced by Kirsten Garrett (30') 

First Broadcast: 1983

Two Journeys to the Same End

1983

For percussion and mixed ensemble (36' 30') 

First performance ABC FM February 29, 1984

Mereki

1984

For mixed ensemble A play for youth theatre by Bob Maza (30') 

First performance     
Date: October 8, 1984
Venue: Toe Truck Theatre, Ultimo, Sydney 
Percussion: Michael Askill & Moya Henderson 
Clarinet: Murray Khouri 
Didgeridoos: Charlie McMahon & Ernie Dingo 

Six Stings

1985

(1')

Written for ABC radio program, Practicalities First Broadcast: 1985

Small Poppies A play by David Holman

1986

Small Poppies A play by David Holman
Original music for the play by Moya Henderson
For string quartet and percussion (25')

I Pavane for the Little Boat Kids (Str quartet) 
II Sailor Song: A Round (voices and jaw harp)
III First Day at School Music (Str quartet)

First Performance    
Date: 1986
Venue: Adelaide Festival  

Commissioned by Magpie Theatre, South Australia

The Winter’s Tale (Shakespeare)

1987

For voices, organ, violin & cello (30') 

First performance: 
Date: July, 1987
Venue: Adelaide Festival Theatre

Commissioned by State Theatre Company of Sth Aust