Cantata
Mein guten Werk, die gelten nicht (2017) ca. 30' Reformation Cantata for soloists, choir, brass, strings & bc commissioned by St. Martini, Cape Town, for the 5th Reformation Centenary first performance: Cape Town, 29.10.17
Unerläßliches Leid (1997/8) ca. 40' Lent Cantata for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir, Baroque orchestra [2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc] (commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Ensemble); first performance: Munich, 8.3.98
Ensemble
Nonet (2018) ca. 20' for period instruments of the Classical era traverso, clarinet/basset horn, horn, bassoon, forte-piano, vn, va, vc, db commissioned by così facciamo; first performance: Munich, 9.6.18
Eistau-Trio (2011) 30' incidental music for Ilija Trojanow's novel EisTau saxophones (S, A, T), violin (viola) & cello first performance: Vienna, 6.9.11
Kudzumira (in the spirit of Mbira...) (2009) ca. 5' cello & harpsichord first performance: Grahamstown, 6.7.09
Southern Nocturnal (Trusting the moon to sing) (2003) ca. 10' solo guitar commissioned by Stefan Stiens; first performance: Munich, 9.3.03
'I fistula nomine ricordo' (1999) ca. 7' recorders & Baroque cello first performance: Stellenbosch Festival, 30.9.99
The cattle have gone astray (1999) ca. 10' flute, piano & cello incorporating a Tsonga herding song commissioned by SAMRO for the Trio Hemanay; first performance: Columbus, Ohio, 18.8.00
Amadinda – Prelude and Fugue (1997) ca. 10' two pianos first performance: Würzburg, 2.3.98
Responsorium (1996) ca. 6' Solo violin and (sampled recordings of) African birdcalls first performance: Stuttgart, 23.2.97
Ugubhu (rising and falling... and rising) (III/1996) ca. 5' solo cello commissioned by the Southern African Music Rights organization, SAMRO
Love Song Quartets (1995) ca. 12' 3 pieces for string quartet on traditional love songs commissioned by the Cima Quartet; first performance: Puchheim, 8.3.96
Variations for bassoon and temple blocks (1994) 6' first performance: Munich, 13.3.94
Little Portrait of the World (1994) ca. 20' wind quintet & sampled voices first performance: Schloß Leitheim, 5.7.96
Parable string quartet (1992) ca. 12' first performance: St. Petersburg, 21.11.92
Zeitverlust (Piece on a Poem) (1992) ca. 14' Setting (without words) of a poem by Hans Günter Saul solo cello first performance: Salzburg, 6.3.95
Ensemble with Voice
Floral Miniatures (2020) ca. 5' settings of five Haikus by Antoinette Huyssen S & Vc
Was brauchst du? (2015) ca. 6' multilingual setting of a text by Friederike Mayröcker S, S, A, T, B & Vc commissioned by Linde Waber first performance: Cape Town, 7.2.15
GAN meets Ursula (2006) ca.20' chamber version of act II, scene 2 from MASQUE soprano, tenor, clarinet, piano, strings and traditional African instruments: akadinda, mbira, kudu horns, percussion commissioned by Cape Classic; first performance: Stellenbosch, 27.2.06
The Songs of Madosini (2002) ca. 25' for Latozi Mpahleni (alias Madosini: uhadi, umrhubhe, isitolotolo, voice), clarinet, string quartet & narrator first performance: ICMF Pretoria, 15.8.02
Silence where a song would ring (2000) ca.12' song cycle on /Xam texts baritone, violin & percussion commissioned by the Gasteig Kulturverein); first performance: Munich, 3.5.01
A propos du malheur (1999) ca. 8' text: Simone Weil soprano, flute, vc first performance: Vienna, 16.8.99
Incantation (to open/close the concert) (1998) ca. 8' text: Alexander Pope soprano, harpsichord, lute & Baroque cello first performance: Tübingen, 30.1.99
Iedere Liedere (1998) ca. 5' Afrikaans folk song arrangements tenor, piano
Nursery Songs (1998) ca. 5' nursery rhymes for soprano, lute & cello first performance: Salzburg, 16.6.98
"Brunnenränderlieder" (1984/95) ca. 10' Texts: Trakl, Weinheber, Domin 4 Songs for soprano & string quartet first performance: Stellenbosch, 1984; first performance of revised version: Munich, 10.3.95
"Sommerlieder" (1994) ca. 15' Song cycle on poems by Georg Britting baritone, accordion, vc
So we'll go no more a-roving (1994) ca. 4' text: George Byron S, A (CT), T, B first performance: Cambridge, 28.7.94
"no more..." (1994) ca. 11' musical scene on text by George Byron S, A, T, B; 2 tp, 2 trb; 4 perc, piano, synthesizer first performance: Munich, 10.11.94
"Die Stimmen" (1992) ca. 18' song cycle on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke baritone & guitar first performance: München, 8.2.98
Sonnet for Good Friday (1992) 5' text: Andreas Gryphius (from "Sonn- and Feiertagssonette", 1639) counter tenor (alto), oboe d'amore, viola (suitable for period instruments) first performance: Salzburg, 19.6.92
Choir
Weggewerp (2020) ca. 12' cycle of settings of Afrikaans texts for mixed choir a cappella texts by W.E.G.Louw, C.L.Leipoldt, anonymous commissioned by VOX Cape Town
'Pamplierbos' (2009/16/20) ca. 5' setting for 4-part mixed choir a cappella on a text by Boerneef (I.W. van der Merwe) first performance: Gambier, Ohio, 5.12.09
Wir sind Verlassene in der Zeit (2001) ca. 10' motet for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir a cappella commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Society, South Africa; first performance: Dresden, Kreuzkirche, 16.3.02
'Bonjour', dit le renard. 'Good morning', the little prince replied. (2001) ca.7' dialogue for double choir a cappella commissioned by SAMRO; first performance: Grahamstown, 1.7.01
Unerläßliches Leid (1997/8) ca. 40' Lent Cantata for S, A, T, B, 5-part mixed choir, Baroque orchestra [2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc] (commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Ensemble); first performance: Munich, 8.3.98
'3 Wunderhorn-Lieder' (1992) ca. 10' texts from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" mixed choir a cappella, soloists: S, A, baritone
Music for Young Persons
Olifant en Konijn (2005) ca.7' solo violin & narrator commissioned by the 'Stichting Masterclass Apeldoorn'; first performance: Apeldoorn, 24.8.05
'Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Tango' (1992) ca. 5' school orchestra [fl, 2 cl, bn, Styrian accordion, xyl, bongos, db] first performance: Deutschlandsberg, 18.10.92
6 Pieces for a Pianist and a Child (1989/91) ca. 13' piano, 3 & 4 hands first performance: Munich, 20.6.95
Occasional Music
Cadences for the Boccherini Cello Concerto in Bb-maj (1986) for the Haydn Cello Concerto in C-maj (1989)
Rounds 12 German Grace Canons (1981-2002) Birthday Canons (1986-2002) ‘Brückenkanon’ (2004)
Chorale Preludes (organ) Vom Himmel hoch (2016) O du fröhliche (2000) Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (1985) Werde munter mein Gemüte (1985)
Motets, Introits & Hymn settings Ein Weiser rühme sich nicht seiner Stärke (2015) Mögen sich deine Wege (2014) Ich freue mich und bin fröhlich (2002) Menschen der Stille (1985) Gelobt seist du Jesu Christ (1984) Weise mir, Herr, deinen Weg (1982) Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit (1982) Bis hierher hat mich Gott gebracht (1982) Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (1982) Lobet den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren (1981)
Obermenzinger Weihnachtsmusik (2000) ca. 25’ liturgical music for a Christmas service first performance: München, 23.12.00
Ostermusik (1986) ca. 20’ liturgical music for an Easter service first performance: Salzburg, 30.3.86
Passionsmusik (1983) ca. 15’ liturgical music for a Lent service first performance: Stellenbosch, 1.4.83
Music for Period Instruments
Nonet (2018) ca. 20' for period instruments of the Classical era traverso, clarinet/basset horn, horn, bassoon, forte-piano, vn, va, vc, db commissioned by così facciamo; first performance: Munich, 9.6.18
Kudzumira (in the spirit of mbira…) (2009) ca. 5' cello & harpsichord first performance: Grahamstown, 6.7.09
A propos du malheur (1999) ca. 8' trio on a compilation of texts by Simone Weil for soprano, flute, vc first performance: Vienna, 16.8.99
I fistula nomine ricordi (1999) ca. 7' set of recorders & cello first performance: Stellenbosch Festival, 30.9.99
Nursery Songs (1998) ca. 5' songs on nursery rhymes for soprano, lute and cello first performance: Salzburg, 16.6.98
Incantation (to open and close the concert) (1998) ca. 8' ‘musical frame’ on a text by Alexander Pope for soprano, harpsichord, lute and cello first performance: Tübingen, 30.1.99
‘Unerlässliches Leid’ (1997/8) ca. 40' Lent cantata for S, A, T, B, five part mixed choir, Baroque orchestra [2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc] commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Ensemble; first performance: Munich, 8.3.98
Lovesong-Quartets (1995) ca. 12' three movements for string quartet on traditional love songs commissioned by the Cima Quartet; first performance: Puchheim, 8.3.96
Andreas Gryphius Karfreitags-Sonett (1992) ca. 5' setting of a sonnet from Sonn- and Feiertagssonette (1639) by Andreas Gryphius counter tenor, oboe d'amore, viola first performance: Salzburg, 19.6.92
Brunnenränderlieder (1984/95/2003) ca. 10' four songs on texts by Trakl, Weinheber and Domin soprano & string quartet first performance: Stellenbosch, 1984; revised version: Munich, 10.3.95
Stage Adaptations
Monteverdi: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (2016) arrangement of Venice MS for a staged production by così facciamo first performance: Schweinfurt, 4.2.16
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2013) arrangement for a staged production by così facciamo first performance: Schweinfurt, 5.2.13
Händel: Ariodante (2011) arrangement for a staged production by così facciamo first performance: Minden, 30.1.11
Monteverdi: L’Orfeo (2008) arrangement for a staged production by così facciamo first performance: Schweinfurt, 29.10.08
Händel: Acis & Galatea (2004) arrangement for a staged production by così facciamo first performance: Munich, 14.2.04
Arrangements
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, op. 50 (2018) arrangement for school ensemble (3 fl, 2 cl, pno, strings) first performance: Cape Town, 24.5.18
Jannie du Toit/Koos du Plessis: Somerkersfees (2017) arrangement for mixed choir a capella first performance: Cape Town, 25.12.17
Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend (2017) arrangement of selected pieces for cello & piano