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Description

Instrumentation

In Flanders Fields
2020
Duration: 3 minutes
SATB choir and string ensemble

Steel Drum Concerto
2020
Duration: 24 minutes
Composed for J. S. Lacombe and the Kanata Symphony Orchestra
symphony orchestra

Sonix
2020
Duration: 9 minutes
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This piece is an orchestral arrangement of the quintet Sonix.
symphony orchestra

Brass Dance
2018
Duration: 5 minutes
Recordings: Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)

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This piece is an orchestral arrangement of the second movement of the Symphony for Brass and Percussion. First performed at the Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa on October 7, 2019 by the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alain Trudel. 
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
symphony orchestra

Three Percussion Duets
2018
Duration: 22 minutes
percussion duet

Quasi una Sinfonia
2017
Duration: 27 minutes
Each of the four movements is an orchestral arrangement of an existing chamber music work.
symphony orchestra

Three Moments in Canadian History
2017
Duration: 21 minutes
for cello and piano in three movements, a Canada 150 project. ​City of Ottawa Arts Grant​
cello and piano

Street Music
2016
Duration: 4:30 minutes
Recordings: Dimensions Vol 2. (2019, Navona Records), 
Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)
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A Canada 150 project first performed on April 21, 2017 by the Parkdale United Church Orchestra directed by Angus Armstrong at the Plante Community Centre, Ottawa. This piece is an orchestral arrangement of the last movement of the Symphony for Brass and Percussion.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
symphony orchestra

Sonix
2016
Duration: 9 minutes
Composed for the Onix Ensamble of Mexico.
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano

In Memoriam
2016
Duration: 7 minutes
Recordings: Tomorrow's Air (2017, Navona Records), 
​Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)
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Dedicated to the composer's late brother. First performed by the Junior Thirteen Strings ensemble conducted by Brigitte Amyot at École Trille des Bois, Ottawa, Canada on June 30, 2017. The quintet version was first performed on July 11, 2017 at the Music and Beyond festival by Marc Djokic and Jasper Wood - violins, David Marks - viola, Julian Armour - cello, and Paul Mach - string bass. That event took place at First Baptist Church, Ottawa, Canada.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
string quartet or string orchestra

Trio No. 4
2015
Work in progress. ​
flute, English horn, electric guitar

Light in Fog and Daylight
2015
Duration: 10 minutes
First performed on March 30, 2016 by trombonist Dale Sorensen and percussionist Rob Power at D. F. Cook Recital Hall, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
trombone and percussion

Blinded by Love
2015
Duration: 4 minutes
​For viola d'amore. First performed on February 19, 2015 by Jennifer Thiessen in the Kildare Room of St. Brigid's Centre in Ottawa, Canada.
viola

Quintet 2014
2014
Duration: 23 minutes
banjo and string quartet

Trio No. 3
2013
Duration: 21 minutes
​First performed on July 13, 2015 at Dominion-Chalmers United Church as part of the Music and Beyond Festival. The performers were Jasper Wood - violin, Thaddeus Morden - cello and Frederic Lacroix - piano. ​City of Ottawa Arts Grant
violin, cello, piano

Seagulls
2013
Duration: 5 minutes
​The alto flute part may also be played by viola, violin, clarinet or English horn. First performed on October 11, 2013 by Jeffrey Ray Miller - flute, Pascale Margely - alto flute, and Jan Jarvlepp - electric guitar at Salle Fernand-Graton, Gatineau, Québec.
flute, alto flute, electric guitar

Follow the Leader
2013
Duration: 3:30 minutes
​Commissioned by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (Canada) in partnership with the Making Music Project, Dr. B. W. Andrews, Principal Investigator, University of Ottawa. First performed on May 16, 2013 by the Broadview Avenue Public School Grade 7-3 Band directed by Ginger Jacobson in the school's gymnasium in Ottawa. 
Score available from J.W. Pepper
elementary school band

String Quartet No. 2
2012
Duration: ​20 minutes
An OAC commission for the Chamber Players of Canada at the Music and Beyond Festival.
string quartet

Symphony for Brass and Percussion
2011
Duration: 24 minutes
in four movements for 4 trumpets, 2 French horns, 2 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba and 2 percussionists. First performed on June 12, 2012 by Capital BrassWorks directed by Angus Armstrong at Parkdale United Church, Ottawa, Canada. City of Ottawa Arts Grant
4 trumpets, 2 French horns, 2 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, 2 percussionists

Music for Young Violinists
2010-2011
for student violinists. The movements The Return of the Batmobile (3 minutes) and The Trek (3 minutes) were premiered on March 12, 2011 at Trinity Anglican Church, Ottawa by violinists Nara Roske-Soda and Karen Jarvlepp accompanied by the composer on cello. The Tennis Game (3 minutes) was premiered by the same violinists on May 22, 2011 at Sunnyside Wesleyan Church, Ottawa, Canada. The same violinists first performed The Ping Pong Game (3 minutes) on December 17, 2011 at Trinity Anglican Church, Ottawa.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
student violin

String Quartet No. 1
2010
Duration: 20 minutes
​First performance on March 23, 2014 by the Strathcona String Quartet (Jennifer Bustin and Shannon Johnson - violins, Laura Vreeze - viola, and Josephine van Lier - cello) at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton, Alberta as part of the New Music Edmonton Festival.
string quartet

Atlantic Salmon Quintet
2009
Duration: 21 minutes
​First performance on March 8, 2010 by the Chamber Players of Canada (Manuela Milani - violin, Guylaine Lemaire - viola, Julian Armour - cello, Murielle Bruneau - bass and Andrew Tunis - piano) at St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa. City of Ottawa Arts Grant
violin, viola, cello, string bass, piano

Suite for Strings
2009
Duration: 15 minutes
Recordings: Legends and Light (2018, Navona Records)
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​First performance on May 2, 2010 by the Intermediate Strings of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy under the direction of Pauline McCombe at the Technical Learning Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Norman Burgess Memorial Fund commission.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
youth string orchestra

Double Concerto
2008
Duration: 32 minutes
​First performance on March 21, 2009 by the Gatineau Symphony Orchestra at La Maison de la Culture, Gatineau, Canada. Pascale Margely - flute, Frederic Hodgson - English horn and Yves Léveillé - conductor.
flute, English horn, and symphony orchestra

Quintet 2007
2007
Duration: 17 minutes
​First performance August 1, 2007 at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa as part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. Performers were J. S. Lacombe - vibraphone, Donnie Deacon and David Thies-Thompson - violins, Sally Benson - viola and Leah Wyber - cello. Ontario Council commission
vibraphone and string quartet

Three Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
2005-2006
Duration: 41 minutes
For narrator and string ensemble (quintet or string orchestra). First performed on July 31, 2006 at the Glebe Community Centre, Ottawa as part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. The narrators were Lori Jean Hodge and Doreen Taylor-Claxton. The string players were Paule Préfontaine and Sophie Drouin - violins, Lisa Moody - viola, Mark Fraser - cello and Murielle Bruneau - double bass. City of Ottawa Arts Grant
string ensemble with narrator

Three Cello Duets
2005
Duration: 12 minutes
​First complete performance by cellists Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Jan Jarvlepp in an ONMC café concert at the Pressed Café, Ottawa on June 1, 2014.
cello duet

Pre-Concert Announcement
2005
Duration: 1 minute
for live or pre-recorded voice. First heard on October 23, 2005 at Kanata United Church, Kanata, Ontario. Text by the composer
voice

Quintet 2005
2005
Duration: 25 minutes
​First performed at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival on August 2, 2005 at St. John's Church, Ottawa. The perfomers were David Bourque - bass clarinet, Stephen Sitarski and Marie Bérard - violins, Nicolò Eugelmi - viola and Denise Djokic - cello. City of Ottawa Arts Grant
bass clarinet and string quartet

Procession and Auction
2004
Duration: ​11 minutes 
First performed on November 17, 2004 at  The Fourth Stage, Ottawa by the Nishikawa Ensemble (Kohei Nishikawa - piccolo, Hideko Nara - piano, Patrick Graham - percussion and guest artist Jan Jarvlepp - cello) . Nishikawa Ensemble commission
piccolo, piano, Japanese percussion, cello

Quintet 2004
2004
Duration: 27 minutes
​First performed on August 2, 2004 at Dominion-Chalmers United Church as part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. The performers were Lori Gemmell - harp, Stephen Sitarski and Sophie Drouin - violins, Sally Benson - viola and Leah Wyber - cello. City of Ottawa Arts Grant
harp and string quartet

Laser Bells
2003
Duration: 6:30 minutes
carillon

Quintet 2003
2003
Duration: ​21 minutes
First performed on August 5, 2003 at Tabaret Hall, Ottawa as part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. Performing were Stephen Sitarski, Mark Fewer and Mark Friedman - violins, Nicolò Eugelmi - viola and Paul Marleyn - cello. Ontario Arts Council commission. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
3 violins, viola, cello

The Lord's Prayer
2002
Duration: 1:30 minutes
First performed on December 15, 2002 by the Ottawa Finnish Singers (Anna Dalvi, Eija Gardner, Mirja Kapsalis, Marja-Leena Majeed) accompanied by Anna Hall - flute, Lisa Taras - violin, Jan Jarvlepp - cello and Mai-yu Chan - organ. The event took place at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Ottawa during a church service of the St. Michael’s Finnish Lutheran Congregation.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
SATB choir, 2 treble instruments, bass instrument, keyboard

Quintet 2002
2002
Duration: 20 minutes
​Composed for the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival where it was first performed on August 6, 2002 at Tabaret Hall. The players were Philippe Magnan - English horn, Mark Friedman and Leah Roseman - violins, Sally Benson - viola and Carole Sirois - cello.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
English horn and string quartet

Comet
2002
Duration: 2-3 minutes
​First performed by Pascale Margely on January 10, 2004 at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa as part of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society's Winter Festival of Canadian Music.
flute

Shinkansen
2001
Duration: 10 minutes
First performed on January 19, 2002 by the Nishikawa Ensemble and guest cellist Jan Jarvlepp at the University of Ottawa's Perez Hall. Nishikawa Ensemble commission. 
shinobue/flute, cello, percussion, piano

Suite for Viola and Strings
2001
Duration: 25 minutes
First performed on November 25, 2001 by violist Kevin James and the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra under David Thies-Thompson at the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa. Kevin James commission. 
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Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
viola and string orchestra

Quintet 2001
2001
Duration: 22 minutes
First performed at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival on July 30, 2001 by Richard Green - mandolin, Mark Friedman and David Thies-Thompson - violins, Sally Benson - viola and Leah Wyber - cello. The Laidlaw Foundation commission. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
mandolin and string quartet

Street Scene
2000
Duration: 7 minutes
First performed at an Espace Musique concert on Feb. 11, 2001 at the National Gallery Rideau Chapel in Ottawa by Kevin James, viola and Jan Jarvlepp, electric guitar. Kevin James commission.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
viola and electric guitar

Quintet 2000
2000
Duration: 20 minutes
​First performed on August 1, 2000 at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival by Martin Riseley and Manuela Milani, violins, Steve Larson, viola, Julian Armour, cello and Jean Desmarais, celesta. Canada Council commission. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library. 
celesta and string quartet

Concerto 2000
2000
Duration: 25 minutes
Recordings: Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed on November 4, 2000 by flutist Pascale Margely with Yves Léveillé conducting the Hull Conservatory Orchestra at Église Saint-Benoît-Abbé in Hull. Canada Council commission.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
flute and orchestra

Dilemma
1999
Duration: 7:30 minutes
Words by the composer. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
voice (female) and jazz ensemble

Overture
1999
Duration: 8 minutes
Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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​First performed on April 23, 1999 by the Ayorama Wind Quintet at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa in an Espace Musique concert. The Laidlaw Foundation commission.
woodwind quintet

Five-Way Crossover
1998
Duration: ​8 minutes
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
jazz quintet

Earth Song
1998
Duration: 7 minutes
Words attributed to U.S. Indian Chief Seattle but actually by Ted Perry. First performance on May 13, 2000 at St. Anne's Church in Ottawa by the Centennial Choir directed by James Caswell.
mixed SATB choir

Trio No. 2
1997
Duration: 18 minutes
Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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First performance on November 23, 1997 by Pascale Margely - piccolo, Kevin James - viola and Jan Jarvlepp - cello at Rideau Park United Church, Ottawa.
piccolo, viola, cello

Saxophone Quartet
1996
Duration: 12 minutes
​Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed on May 21, 1998 in an Espace Musique concert held at Academic Hall, Ottawa by Saxart. This is an arrangement of the Bassoon Quartet.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones

Bassoon Quartet
1996
Duration: 12 minutes
Recordings: Patterns (2019, Navona Records)
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For 4 bassoons with one doubling on contrabassoon.
First performed by the Caliban Quartet on August 3, 1998 at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa. Canada Council commission.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
4 bassoons

Tarantella
1996
Duration: 2 minutes
Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed on April 3, 1997 by Mark Friedman - violin and Jan Jarvlepp - guitar at an Espace Musique concert held at the National Gallery Auditorium in Ottawa.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
violin and electric guitar

Garbage Concerto
1995
Duration: 28 minutes
Recordings: Garbage Concerto (2000, BIS)
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a percussion concerto for 5 soloists and orchestra.
First performed by the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Currie with soloists Jon Wade, Paul Vaillancourt, Ken Simpson, David Stachon and Eric Vaillancourt at the National Arts Centre Opera, Ottawa on January 22, 1996. The Laidlaw Foundation commission. (also known as Transformations) ​ 
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Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
percussion and orchestra

Woodwind Quintet
1995
Duration: 15 minutes
​Recordings: Windswept (2019, Navona Records)
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for woodwind quintet including alto flute and English horn doubling. First performed by the Bel Canto Wind Quintet in a CBC concert on November 25, 1995 in Ottawa. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation commission. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
woodwind quintet

Robot Dance
1994
Duration: 9 minutes
Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed by Diaphony (Sara Seck - flute and Tracy Mortimore - double bass) on July 11, 1994 in Guelph, Ontario. The flute and bass guitar version was first performed on November 21, 1999 by Pascale Margely - flute and Jan Jarvlepp - bass guitar at Rideau Park United Church, Ottawa. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
flute and double bass

Pierrot Solaire
1994
Duration: 13 minutes
Recordings: Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)
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Orchestral version arranged in 1998. First performed on August 20, 2014 by the Spokane Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eckart Preu at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars in Spokane, Washington, USA.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
symphony orchestra

Pierrot Solaire
1994
Duration: 13 minutes
Recordings: Flights of Fancy (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed by the Denis Schingh Ensemble at the Music Gallery, Toronto on November 21, 1994. ​
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
flute, violin, double bass, percussion, piano

Moonscape
1993
Duration: 8 minutes
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994)
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First performed by Angela Casagrande - English horn with the composer on guitar on April 10, 1994 at SAW Gallery, Ottawa. Alternate versions also exist where the English horn is replaced by viola, alto flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, voice and saxophone. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
English horn, electric guitar

Music from Mars
1993
Duration: 8:45
​Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994)
Commissioned by flutist Sara Seck who gave the first performance at SAW Gallery, Ottawa on April 10, 1994 with Paul Zelmer on guitar. Canadian Council commission. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
flute and electric guitar

Underwater
1992
Duration: 10 minutes
First performed by Paula Quick on January 10, 1993 in an Open Score concert entitled Underwater Concert at the Museum of Nature, Ottawa. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
voice (soprano) and tape

Encounter
1991
Duration: 7 minutes
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994)
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First performed by Kevin James - viola and Ken Simpson - congas in an Open Score concert on January 10, 1993 at the Museum of Nature, Ottawa.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
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Score available from J.W. Pepper
viola and conga drums

Life in the Fast Lane
1990
Duration: 15 minutes
For two pianos in three movements including Dream.
First performed on January 10, 1993 in Ottawa by Nancy Belisle-Pescatore and Sonia Pescatore in an Open Score concert.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
piano duet

Dream
1990
Duration: 4 minutes
for solo piano or the original two piano version.
First performed by Nancy Belisle-Pescatore and Sonia Pescatore on June 12, 1991 in an Open Score concert held at Perez Hall, Ottawa. The solo version was premiered by Nancy Belisle-Pescatore on Sept. 20, 1991 at the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Centre, Ottawa in a CBC concert.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
piano

Camerata Music
1989
Duration: 8 minutes
Recordings: Prisma Vol. 2 (2019, Navona Records), 
​Concerto 2000 (2020, Navona Records)
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First performed by the University of Ottawa Orchestra conducted by David Currie on November 18, 1990 at Tabaret Hall, Ottawa.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
​Score available from J.W. Pepper
symphony orchestra

Camerata Music
1989
Duration: 8 minutes
Original octet version for flute, guitar, cello, harpsichord, accordion, synthesizer and 4-hands piano. First performed on June 12, 1991 in an Open Score concert at Perez Hall, Ottawa by Lynne Morrison - flute, Greg Prest - guitar, Jan Jarvlepp - cello, Adele Rouselle - harpsichord, Laurie Rosewarne - accordion, Paula Quick - synthesizer, Nancy Belisle-Pescatore and Sonia Pescatore - four hands piano.
flute, guitar, cello, harpsichord, accordion, synthesizer, 4-hand piano

Liquid Crystals
1988
Duration: 8:21
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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First played in an Open Score concert at the Museum of Nature, Ottawa on January 25, 1989.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
digital FM synthesizers on tape

Trio No. 1
1987
Duration: 15 minutes
First performed in an Open Score concert in Ottawa on March 15, 1989 by Lynne Morrison - flute, Angela Casagrande - oboe, and Sonja Deunsch - piano. Canada Council commission. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
flute, oboe, piano

Sunset
1987
Duration: 7 minutes
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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First performed by Elizabeth Simpson - horn, and Ken Simpson - vibraphone in a CBC concert held at the National Arts Centre Opera, Ottawa on March 3, 1988. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
French horn and vibraphone

Sunrise
1987
Duration: 6 minutes
​Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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First performed by Laurie Rosewarne on May 21, 1987 at Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montreal.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
accordion

Afternoon Music
1986
Duration: 2 minutes
​Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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First performed by Gordon Slater in Ottawa on May 1, 1989. CD. Afternoon Music, Morning Music, Evening Music and Night Music together form Time Traveller which was first played as suite on July 2, 1989 by Gordon Slater in Ottawa. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
carillon

Morning Music
1986
Duration: 2 minutes
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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First played by Gordon Slater on May 1, 1989 on the Peace Tower Carillon, Ottawa. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
carillon

Guitar Piece
1985
Duration: 5:30 minutes
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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(two guitars version) for amplified guitar duo. First performed on November 30, 2005 by Keenan Comartin and Kieran Greeson at the University of Ottawa's Perez Hall, Ottawa.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
guitar duet

Guitar Piece
1985
Duration: 5:30 minutes
for amplified guitar or for amplified guitar with  prerecorded synthesizers. First performed in the guitar and synthesizer version by Douglas Reach on January 18, 1987 at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
guitar, or guitar with prerecorded synthesizers

Cadenza
1985
Duration: 3 minutes
​Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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for solo cello, or as the cadenza of the Cello Concerto.
First performed by the composer at Walter Hall, Toronto on June 11, 1985.
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
cello

Evening Music
1984
Duration: 6:30 minutes
First performed in Ottawa on the Peace Tower Carillon on January 1, 1985 by Gordon Slater, who commissioned it. Ontario Arts Council commission. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
carillon

Harpsichord Piece
1984
Duration: 6:30 minutes
First performed at Concordia University, Montreal on March 28, 1985 by Vivienne Spiteri, who commissioned it. Canada Council commission. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
harpsichord

Fanfare
1983
Duration: 2:30 minutes
First performed in Ottawa on December 6, 1983 by the Parkdale United Church Orchestra conducted by Gordon Slater 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library. 
organ and  symphony orchestra

Night Music
1982
Duration: 3:30 minutes
First performed on the Peace Tower Carillon at the Parliament Builings in Ottawa by Gordon Slater on October 27, 1982. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
carillon

Time Zones
1981
Duration: 17 minutes
for spatially dispersed 17-piece chamber orchestra.
First performed by New Music Concerts under Robert Aitken in Toronto on February 19, 1984. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
17-piece chamber orchestra

Cello Concerto
1980
Duration: 27 minutes
​Unperformed except for the middle movement, Fog, which was heard at a student performance at UCSD. 
Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
cello and symphony orchestra

Trumpet Piece
1979
Duration: 5 minutes
for trumpet and bass drum [one player] (5 minutes).
First performed by Louis Ranger on November 21, 1983 in Victoria, B.C.
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
Score available from J.W. Pepper
trumpet and bass drum

Transparency and Density
1978
Premiere of Transparency (16:30 minutes) at Pollack Hall, Montreal on March 2, 1978 by the McGill Percussion Ensemble under Pierre Béluse. Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library. (27 minutes)
percussion ensemble

Flotation
1978
Recordings: Soundtracks of the Imagination (1994, J&W)
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for 2-channel tape (short version 18 minutes, long version 25 minutes). First played on April 6, 1978 at Pollack Hall, Montreal. Created at the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. Compact disc recording available from the Canadian Music Centre.
2-channel tape

Buoyancy
1977
Duration: 14:30 minutes
First played at Pollack Hall, Montreal on April 27, 1977. Created at the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. Compact disc recording available from the Canadian Electroacoustic Community.
4-channel tape

Aurora Borealis
1976
Duration: 27 minutes
for 33-piece band. unperformed. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
band

Ice
1976
Duration:​ 16 minutes
First performed at the Odeon [now Alumni] Theatre, University of Ottawa campus, on February 26, 1976 by the University of Ottawa Orchestra conducted by Françoys Bernier. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
symphony orchestra

Lento
1975
Duration: 6 minutes
First performed at McGill University, Montreal on April 13, 1979 by violinists Susan Bell and Paula Wise, violist Peter Purich and cellist Gisela Depkat. 
​Available from the Canadian Music Centre Library.
string quartet

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