Opera

MASQUE (2003-5) ca. 100'
an African Opera, Libretto by Ilija Trojanow
commissioned by the National Arts Council & Pro Helvetia
premiere: Cape Town, 28.10.2005

Concerto

Concerto for an African Cellist (2012/13) 29'
solo cello, mbira, marimba and orchestra 
1(1).1.1(1).1. - 1.0.0.0. - timp, perc (5) - 6.6.4.3.2.
commissioned by the SAMRO Foundation
first performance: Bloemfontein, 19.3.13
Chamber Concerto for Harp and Strings (1997) ca. 25'
commissioned by the Int. Fredener Musiktage
first performance: Freden, 24.8.97

Works for Orchestra

Ciacona & Tshikona (2007) 20'
Tshikona Ensemble, kuduhorns and orchestra 
2(1).2.2.2. - 4.2.3.0. - timp, perc (1) - 8.8.6.4.3
commissioned by the MIAGI Festival 2007
first performance: Johannesburg, 8.5.07 
Proteus Variations (2006) 22'
full orchestra
2(1).2.2.2(1). - 4.2.2.1. - timp, perc (4) - 10.8.6.4.3
commissioned by Radio Deutsche Welle
first performance: Cape Town, 13.7.06
als flögen wir davon... (2000) ca. 20'
string orchestra & snare drum 
0 - 0 - snare - 10.8.6.4.2
commissioned by the Münchener Kammerorchester
first performance: Munich, 8.3.01
Audite Africam! (1997) ca. 25'
'African" suite for string orchestra 
0 - 0 - 0 - 10.8.6.4.2
commissioned by the Audi Cultural Trust
first performance: Neuburg, 22.6.97
Lassus-Fantasy (1993/94) ca. 11'
full orchestra 
2.2.2.2. - 4.3.3.1. - timp, perc(3) - 10.8.6.4.3
first performance: Munich, 18.5.95
4 Britting-Songs (1994/95) ca. 10'
text: George Britting
baritone & orchestra 
3.3.3.2. - 4.3.3.1. - harp, piano, timp, perc (2) - 0.0.6.4.3
first performance: Munich, 3.3.95

Cantata

Mein guten Werk, die gelten nicht (2017) ca. 30'
Reformation Cantata 
for soloists (SATB), mixed 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 soloists (SATB), 
5-part mixed choir (SSATB), Baroque orchestra: 
2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc
commissioned by the Heinrich Schütz Ensemble
first performance: Munich, 8.3.98

Ensemble (instrumental)

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'
set of recorders (one player) & Baroque cello
first performance: Stellenbosch Festival, 30.9.99
'The cattle have gone astray' (1999) ca. 10'
Trio for fl, pno & vc 
incorporating a Sena Tonga herding song
commissioned by the SAMRO Foundation
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) (1996) ca. 5'
solo cello
commissioned by the SAMRO Foundation
Love Song Quartets (1995) ca. 12'
three movements based on traditional German folk songs
string quartet
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
Love Song Trios (1993) ca. 7'
three movements based on traditional German folk songs
vn, va, vc
first performance: Schloß Bernstein (A), 8.4.93
Evocation or Escapade (depending on the point of view) (1992) ca. 9'
violin and piano
first performance: Munich, 20.6.95
Parable (1992) ca. 12'
for string quartet
first performance: St. Petersburg, 21.11.92
Zeitverlust (Piece on a Poem) (1992) ca. 14'
musical 'translation' of a poem by Hans Günter Saul
solo cello
first performance: Salzburg, 6.3.95
Love Song Duos (1990) ca. 5'
three movements on traditional German love songs 
vn, vc
first performance: Spier, Lynedoch, 29.9.90

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
vocal ensemble (SATB)
first performance: Cambridge, 28.7.94
"no more..." (1994) ca. 11'
musical scene on text by George Byron
soloists (SATB), 2 tp, 2 trb, 4 perc, piano, synthesizer
first performance: Munich, 10.11.94
Sonnet for Good Friday (1992) 5'
text: Andreas Gryphius (from "Sonn- and Feiertagssonette", 1639)
counter tenor (alto), oboe d'amore, viola
first performance: Salzburg, 19.6.92
"Die Stimmen" (1992) ca. 18'
song cycle on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke
baritone & guitar
first performance: München, 8.2.98
‘Deuntjie’ (1992) ca. 4'
song on a poem by Elisabeth Eybers
sop, vn, vc (db), pno
commissioned by Konstanze Harms
first performance: Lynedoch, ?.?.1992

Choir (a cappella)

Kwarantyn Kwatryne (2020) ca. 9’ 
cycle of settings of Afrikaans poems by Ina Rousseau
for 6 part mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Weggewerp (2020) ca. 12'
cycle of four settings of Afrikaans texts 
by W.E.G.Louw, C.L.Leipoldt, anonymous
for 4-11 part mixed choir (SSSAAATTTBB) a cappella 
commissioned by VOX Cape Town
'Pamplierbos' (2009/16/20) ca. 3'
setting for 4-part mixed choir (SATB) 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 4-part mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
on texts by Simone Weil
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'
bilingual setting of a dialogue from St Exupéry's The Little Prince
for two mixed choirs (SATB/SATB) a cappella
commissioned by the SAMRO Foundation
first performance: Grahamstown, 1.7.01
3 Wunderhorn-Lieder (1992) ca. 10'
on poems from 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
mixed choir a cappella, with S, A & baritone soloists
'Herbstliches' (1990) ca. 5' 
aleatoric setting of a text by Hans Günter Saul
for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Motets, Introits & Hymns
for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
   Ich bin gewiss (2018)
   Dein Wort sei meines Fußes Leuchte (2018)
   Ein Weiser rühme sich nicht seiner Stärke (2015)
   Kommt her zu mir, alle (2015)
   Bittet, so wird euch gegeben (2014)
   Die Einigkeit im Geist (2004)
   Ich freue mich und bin fröhlich (2002)
   Menschen der Stille (1985)
   Weise mir, Herr, deinen Weg (1982)
   Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit (1982)

Choir (accompanied)

Meguru – trad. Oshivango (2020) ca. 5’
for mixed choir (SATB) & orchestra 
3.0.3/sax.0 – 0.1.1.0 – strings
Christ ist erstanden (2019) ca. 2’
Easter Introit for mixed choit (SATB) 3 tr & organ
first performance: Cape Town, 21.4.19
Improperien (1996) ca. 6'
liturgical music for Good Friday
cantor, choral schola (men's voices), 
5-part mixed choir (SSATB), 3 solo violins
commissioned by the Kantorei Wies (Steiermark, Austria)
first performance: Wies, Austria, 5.4.96
Ostermusik (1987) ca. 20’
SATB soloists, mixed choir (SATB), brass, strings & organ 
commissioned by Heinz Böhmer 
first performance: Salzburg, 3.4.88
Passionsmusik (1984) ca. 10’
mixed choir (SATB), strings & organ
first performance: Stellenbosch,1.4.83

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)
Obermenzinger Weihnachtsmusik (2000) ca. 25’
liturgical music for a Christmas service
first performance: München, 23.12.00
Autopol-Musik (1997)
first performance: München, 25.11.97

incidental music for the online novel Autopol by Ilija Trojanow

Schmuck-Stück (1996)
incidental music for an exhibition of jewellery by Aninka Harms 
first performance: München, 7.12.96

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

Electronic Music

4 Fibonacci Pieces (1990/95) ca. 5′
sequencer
first performance: Munich, 20.6.95
10 sequencer Pieces (1990/95) ca. 20′
sequencer, sampler
Prelude and Fugue for a critic (1995) ca. 5′
sequencer, sampler
first performance: Munich, 10.3.95

Radio Play

EisTau (2014) 57'
Integrated rendition of text and music from Ilija Trojanow’s novel EisTau and excerpts of the EisTau Trio 
for narrator, saxophones (S/A/T), violin / viola & cello
commissioned by the ORF (Austrian Radio); first broadcast: Vienna, 2.9.14

Arrangements

STRING ENSEMBLE PIECES 
intermediate level arrangements for 2-4 vn parts & bass
   Bele Mama – trad. Cameroonian (2021) 
   Siya Hamba – trad. isiXhosa (2021)
   Ave Maria – Schubert (2020)
   Ibambeni (2020) 
   Santema – trad. Ghanaian (2020)
   Uthando lundahlule – Madosini (2020) 
   Meguru – trad. Oshivango (2020) 
first performance: Cape Town, 15.12.20
ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS
for intermediate level school orchestra
   Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (2020) 
2.0. 2/sax.0 – 1.1.1.0 – xyl, pno, perc – strings, guit
   Mama Tembu – Margaret Singana (2019)
2.0.2/sax.0 – 0.1.0.0 – strings, guit
first performance: Cape Town, 29.10.19
   Fiddle Tunes (trad.) (2019)
2.0.2/sax.1 – 0.1.1.0 – strings, guit
first performance: Cape Town, 29.10.19
   Worried Man Blues (trad.) (2019)
2.0.2/sax.0 – 0.1.1.0 – strings, guit
   Variations on Greensleeves (2018) ca. 5'
2 fl, 2 cl, pno, strings
first performance: Cape Town, 1.9.18
   Weeping – Bright Blue (2018) 
cl, strings
first performance: Cape Town, 29.10.19
   Pavane, op. 50 – Gabriel Fauré (2018) 
3 fl, 2 cl, strings 
first performance: Cape Town, 24.5.18

   Happy Birthday... (1992) ca. 4'
musical jest for the given occasion
2.2.2.2 - 2.2.2.0 - 2 perc - strings
first performance: Vienna, 30.7.92

CHORALE & HYMN SETTINGS
for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
   Ja, ich will singen (2021)
   Meguru (2020)
   Dass du mich einstimmen lässt (2019)
   Vater unser (2019)
   Somerkersfees (2017)
first performance: Cape Town, 25.12.17
   O komm, o komm du Morgenstern (2017)
   Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (1984)
   Bis hierher hat mich Gott gebracht (1982)
   Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (1981)

CHORALE PRELUDES
   Nun danket alle Gott (2019)
   Vom Himmel hoch (2016)
   O du fröhliche (2000)
   Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (1985)
   Werde munter mein Gemüte (1985)
for organ
   Ich lobe meinen Gott (2018)
   O Tod wo ist dein Stachel nun (2018) 
for vc trio
Album für die Jugend – Robert Schumann (2017) 
selected pieces arranged for cello & piano
first performance: Cape Town, ?.?.17
BAROQUE OPERA ARRANGEMENTS
for così facciamo stage productions
   Händel: Giulio Cesare (2020)
   Monteverdi: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (2016)
first performance: Schweinfurt, 4.2.16
   Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2013)
first performance: Schweinfurt, 5.2.13
   Händel: Ariodante (2011)
first performance: Minden, 30.1.11
   Monteverdi: L’Orfeo (2008)
with additional music for original libretto
first performance: Schweinfurt, 29.10.08
   Händel: Acis & Galatea (2004)
first performance: Munich, 14.2.04

Transcriptions

Mbira pieces in a traditional Shona idiom performed by Tinashe Chidanyika
Nhemamusasa
Karanga
Pfumvu
Chemtengure
Mahororo
Venda Tshikona dances performed by Thikundwi kha Sialala
Shango
Murula
Uhadi, umrhubhe & isitolotolo music in an idiomatic Mpondo style 
performed by Latozi Mpahleni:
Uthando lunda hlule
Umjeko
Imfihlelo
Nokuba ndilihule
Loliwe
Ndibona uMadiba
Hlakula ntokazi
performed by Nofoniishi Dywili:
Beer Song 
Whistling Song
Sena Tonga herding song played on a Mujanji pipe by Kajori (recorded by Andrew Tracey)
Ngororombo
Buganda children’s song performed by Janet Kyeyune
Kitaffe yatuzaala abaana

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

Kudzumira (in the spirit of mbira…) (2009) ca. 5'
vc & harpsichord

A propos du malheur (1999) ca. 8'
trio on a compilation of texts by Simone Weil
soprano, traverso, vc

I fistula nomine ricordi (1999) ca. 7'
set of recorders & cello
Nursery Songs (1998) ca. 5'
songs on nursery rhymes for soprano, lute and cello

Incantation (to open and close the concert) (1998) ca. 8'
‘musical frame’ on a text by Alexander Pope
soprano, harpsichord, lute and cello

‘Unerlässliches Leid’ (1997/8) ca. 40'
Lent Cantata for soloists (SATB), 5-part mixed choir (SSATB), 
Baroque orchestra: 2 recorders, traverso, 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, bc

Lovesong-Quartets (1995) ca. 12'
three movements based on traditional love songs
string quartet 

Lovesong-Trios (1993) ca. 7'
three movements based on traditional love songs
vn, va, vc 

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

Love Song Duos (1990) ca. 5'
three movements based on traditional German love songs 
vn, vc
Brunnenränderlieder (1984/95/2003) ca. 10'
four songs on texts by Trakl, Weinheber and Domin
soprano & string quartet

Passionsmusik (1984) ca. 10’
mixed choir (SATB), strings & organ