Michael Blake

Performances

1971 ‧ 1975 ‧ 1976 ‧ 1977 ‧ 1980 ‧ 1981 ‧ 1983 ‧ 1984 ‧ 1985 ‧ 1986 ‧ 1987 ‧ 1988 ‧ 1989 ‧ 1990 ‧ 1991 ‧ 1992 ‧ 1993 ‧ 1994 ‧ 1995 ‧ 1996 ‧ 1998 ‧ 1999 ‧ 2000 ‧ 2001 ‧ 2002 ‧ 2003 ‧ 2004 ‧ 2005 ‧ 2006 ‧ 2007 ‧ 2008 ‧ 2009 ‧ 2010

1971

»   1971

Two Pianos 1 (1971)

Shirley Hoffmann piano, Michael Blake piano.
Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 26 August 1971

Two Pianos 2 (1972)

Shirley Hoffmann piano, Michael Blake piano.
Wits Great Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1975

» 10 June 1975

Two Centenaries: Canon for Arnold Schoenberg & Quodlibet for Charles Ives (1974)

for flute, clarinet, violin and cello
Orion Ensemble, Michael Blake conductor.
South African Association of Arts, Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1976

»   1976

Stravinsky Collage, after Larry Scully (1976)

for cello and piano
Kálmán Richter cello, Michael Blake piano.
Wartenweiler Library, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
»  August 1976

Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Piano (1976)

Fires of London.
Dartington Summer School, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1977

» 17 July 1977

Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor BWV867 (from The 48, Book 1) (1975)

Moonchild, Michael Blake conductor.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 24 July 1977

Night Music (1977)

for chamber ensemble (flute/alto flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion (1 player), piano/celeste, violin/viola, cello)
Moonchild, Michael Blake conductor.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Review ]
» 25 September 1977

Songs (without words) (1975)

for cello and piano
Kálmán Richter cello, Michael Blake piano.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 25 September 1977

Fantasia on One Note (1977)

Moonchild, Michael Blake conductor.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1980

» 25 March 1980

Spring in New X (1979)

for large chamber ensemble (flute/piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello)
Goldsmiths Contemporary Music Ensemble, Michael Blake conductor.
Goldsmiths College, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 7 December 1980

Chorales (1979-1980)

for alto flute, cor anglais, bells, harmonium, viola and cello
Moonchild, Michael Blake conductor.
Market Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1981

» 23 March 1981

Sub-Saharan Dances (1980-1981)

for large chamber ensemble (2 flutes, 2 clarinets, marimba, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello)
Moonchild, Michael Blake conductor.
Studio M1A, SABC, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1983

» 7 July 1983

Two Studies for Prepared Piano:
1. Gang o' notes (1983)

Shirley Hoffmann prepared piano.
First SABC Contemporary Music Festival, SABC, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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1984

» 29 November 1984

Taireva (We were talking) (1978-1983)

for viola (or flugelhorn), cello, prepared piano (or harpsichord) and 4-track tape
Metanoia: Jonathan Impett flugelhorn, Helen Verney cello, Michael Blake prepared piano, John Whiting sound projection.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1985

»  May 1985

Spirit (1985)

for solo flute
Tessa Swade flute.
London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1986

» 26 April 1986

Self Delectative Songs (1986)

for clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet/flugelhorn, marimba/vibraphone, piano, amplified cello
Metanoia.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Review ]
» 23 June 1986

Let us run out of the rain (1986; rev. 1993)

for two to play at one piano or harpsichord
Roy Stratford piano, Michael Blake piano.
British Music Information Centre, London, England.
— First performance of first version —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Video ]
» 23 June 1986

Praeludium (1986)

Roy Stratford piano, Michael Blake piano.
British Music Information Centre, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1987

» 1 March 1987

JSB – Chaconne (1974; rev. 1985-1986)

for orchestra: 2.2.ca.2.2-4.2.2.1-perc(1)-strings
Woking Symphony Orchestra, Roy Stratford conductor.
Woking, Surrey, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1988

»   1988

Pythagoras Redoubled (1988)

for two pianos
Joseph Misquita piano, Michael Blake piano.
London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 29 February 1988

Grey Clouds (in memoriam Morton Feldman) (1987)

London New Music.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 29 February 1988

The Seasons at Home (1987-1988)

for guitar and chamber ensemble (2 clarinets/bass clarinets, percussion: 2 rattles/2 woodblocks/4 small drums (1 player), violin, cello)
Simon Wynberg guitar, London New Music.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Review ]
» 4 March 1988

Strange Land (1988)

for countertenor, clarinet/bass clarinet, harmonium/accordeon, guitar and violin
Scott Clark and Dancers, Michael Blake and Musicians.
The Place, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
»  June 1988

Thirteen Inventions (1988)

for two pianos
Joseph Misquita piano, Michael Blake piano.
London, England.
— First performance as music for the dance Pythagoras Redoubled by Mark Lintern Harris —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 24 July 1988

Beamish Grace (1987)

for SAB a cappella
Choir of the University of Durham Weekend Course for Singers, Murray Brown conductor.
Beamish Hall, Durham, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1989

» 15 March 1989

For the Off (1989)

for flute and piano
Tessa Swade flute, Michael Blake piano.
London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 3 May 1989

Cum martelli incrudena (after 13th century anon) (1987)

Arrangement of 13th century anonymous for elastic scoring (2 clarinets or trumpets in Bb, guitar or harpsichord or piano, vibraphone or marimba or glockenspiel, violin or viola, cello)
London New Music.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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1990

» 20 April 1990

Hindewhu (Whistle Duet) (1989-1990)

for 2 classical clarinets in Bb (or 2 soprano saxophones)
Lesley Schatzberger classical clarinet, Sharon Lyons classical clarinet.
Purcell Room, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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1991

» 7 March 1991

Quintet for Basset Clarinet (or Clarinet in A) and String Quartet (1990)

for classical (or modern) instruments
Commissioned by Yorkshire Arts.
Lesley Schatzberger basset clarinet, Fitzwilliam String Quartet.
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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1992

» 11 July 1992

Five Traditional Animal Poems of the Khoikhoi (1992)

for SATB a cappella
Brighton Chamber Choir, Guy Richardson conductor.
St Augustine's Church, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 17 October 1992

Kwela (1992)

for chamber orchestra: 2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-perc(1)-strings
Brighton Chamber Orchestra, Guy Richardson conductor.
St Augustine's Church, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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1993

» 17 June 1993

Let us run out of the rain (1986; rev. 1993)

for two to play at one piano or harpsichord
Sally Rose piano, Michael Blake piano.
Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia.
— First performance of second version —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Video ]
» 11 December 1993

Carol of the Three Outas (1993)

for SSA a cappella
Brighton Youth Choir.
St Luke's, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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1994

» 11 May 1994

Hommage à MDCLXXXV (1985; rev. 1994)

for harpsichord (in meantone tuning ad lib) or clavichord
Paul Simmonds harpsichord.
Brighton Festival, Chapel Royal, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
» 22 May 1994

The Ballad of Poui (1994)

Cantata for soloists, children's chorus SSA, string quartet or piano and percussion
Commissioned by Brighton International Festival.
Brighton Youth Choir.
Brighton Festival, Brighton, England.
— First performance of excerpts —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
» 16 July 1994

Cadenzas for Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor K466 (1994)

Sally Rose piano, Brighton Chamber Orchestra.
St Luke's, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

Out of the Darkness (1994)

for solo piano and small orchestra
Sally Rose piano, Brighton Chamber Orchestra, Guy Richardson conductor.
St Luke's, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
»  August 1994

Karaoke Minus One (1994)

Music Theatre Summer School, Chichester, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 26 November 1994

French Suite (1994)

for solo piano
Sally Rose piano.
St Luke's Concerts, Brighton, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]

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1995

» 11 June 1995

Three Toys No 1 (1995)

for solo piano
John Tilbury piano.
Evenings of New Music, Moyzes Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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1996

»   1996

Rule, Britannia! (1996)

"Forty Fingers" Piano Quartet.
King's House School, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 1 March 1996

Let us run out of the rain (1986; arr. 1995)

for vibraphone and marimba (4 players)
Commissioned by Chris Brannick for Ensemble Bash.
Ensemble Bash.
The King's School, Canterbury, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 31 March 1996

Reverie (1995-1996; rev. 1999)

for two pianos
Sally Rose piano, Antony Gray piano.
Africa 95, ICA, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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1998

» 13 July 1998

Buskaid Remix (1998)

for two solo violins and string orchestra
Requested by Rosemary Nalden.
Buskaid Soweto String Project, Rosemary Nalden conductor.
SABC, Cape Town, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 27 September 1998

San Polyphony (1998; rev. 1999)

Commissioned by the National Arts Council of South Africa.
Gerrit Jordaan organ.
Commemoration Church, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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1999

» 5 August 1999

Nightsongs (1997-1999)

for solo piano
Michael Blake piano.
Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
»  October 1999

Birthday Fanfare (1998)

for four tubas or tuba and tape
Bruce Stevens tuba.
Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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2000

» 25 March 2000

38a Hill Street Blues (2000)

for solo piano
Marcel Worms piano.
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Review ]
» 28 April 2000

Honey Gathering Song (1989; rev. 1999)

for flute and piano or harpsichord or fortepiano
Anne La Berge flute, Michael Blake piano.
Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt ]
» 9 June 2000

Strings and Electric Guitar (2000; rev. 2009)

for baroque violin, baroque viola, viola da gamba, baroque cello, violone, harpsichord and electric guitar
Musica aeterna, Karol Kompas electric guitar, Marián Lejava conductor.
Evenings of New Music, Bratislava Castle, Bratislava, Slovakia.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 8 July 2000

Erotikon (2000)

for flute, bass clarinet, viola and piano
Commissioned by the National Arts Festival.
Michael Blake Ensemble.
National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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2001

» 29 June 2001

String Quartet No 1 (in Memory of William Burton) (2001)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet.
National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 10 September 2001

Ruri (2001)

Michael Blake piano.
Festival Encuentros, Conservatorio Nacional de Musica, Buenos Aires.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 10 September 2001

Umantindane (2001)

Michael Blake piano.
Festival Encuentros, Conservatorio Nacional de Musica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]

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2002

»  March 2002

Quartet for Flute and String Trio (1989; rev. 1999)

Europe-Asia Festival, Kazan, Tatarstan.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
» 16 May 2002

BWV Fragments (1999)

for solo piano
Jill Richards piano.
Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 16 May 2002

Remembering Stravinsky…Morges, Autumn 2001 (2001)

for solo piano
Jill Richards piano.
Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 30 June 2002

Ways to put in the salt (2002)

for solo piano
John Tilbury piano.
New Music Indaba 2002, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 5 July 2002

Voice and String Quartet (2002)

for tenor and string quartet
Musa Nkuna tenor, Sontonga Quartet.
New Music Indaba 2002, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 12 July 2002

Untitled (2000)

for clarinet in A and piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Ensemble Opera Nova Zürich: Robert Pickup clarinet, Jean-Jacques Dünki piano.
Basílica Menor San Francisco de Asís, Havana, Cuba.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 21 December 2002

Kwela (1992; transcr. 1998)

for string orchestra (violins 1 & 2, violas, cellos 1 & 2, double bass(es))
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Bernd Ruf conductor.
Mozartsaal, Stuttgart, Germany.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt ]

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2003

» 6 March 2003

38a Hill Street Blues (2002)

for marimba and vibraphone (2 players)
Adam Bushell vibraphone, Tom Norell marimba.
Oxford, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 24 May 2003

Ways of the Dance (2002-2003)

for piano and marimba/vibraphone
Ancuza Aprodu piano, Thierry Miroglio marimba/vibraphone.
Tage der Neuen Musik, Bamberg, Germany.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
» 27 June 2003

Travellers V (2003)

First Physical Theatre Company, Sontonga Quartet.
National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 2 July 2003

At Land (2003)

for flugelhorn, cello, fretless electric bass, piano, tape and video
Commissioned by National Arts Festival for "Mirroring Maya Deren" project.
Marcus Wyatt flugelhorn, Carlo Mombelli electric bass, Michael Blake piano, Helen Hacksley cello.
New Music Indaba 2003, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 17 July 2003

Oh Clare (2003)

for solo piano
Antony Gray piano.
Chiswick Music Society, London, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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2004

» 26 June 2004

Do you prefer red or white? (2004)

for violin and piano
Darragh Morgan violin, Mary Dullea piano.
Howard College Theatre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 27 August 2004

Untitled (2000)

for clarinet in A and piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Robert Pickup clarinet, Jill Richards piano.
Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— South African première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 29 September 2004

Three Toys Nos 2 and 3 (1997)

for solo piano
Mary Dullea piano.
Howard College Theatre, Durban, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 21 November 2004

Jesus, Our Mighty Lord (2004)

Commissioned by the Choir of Christ Church Arcadia, Pretoria.
Choir of Christ Church Arcadia, George King conductor.
Christ Church, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 26 November 2004

Their souls go waltzing on (2004)

for solo piano
Daan Vandewalle piano.
Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 12 December 2004

Quintet for Basset Clarinet (or Clarinet in A) and String Quartet (1990)

for classical (or modern) instruments
Commissioned by Yorkshire Arts.
Robert Pickup basset clarinet, members of the Zürich Opera Orchestra.
Zürich Opera House, Zürich, Switzerland.
— Swiss première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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2005

» 11 February 2005

Let us run out of the rain (1986; arr. 1995)

for vibraphone and marimba (4 players)
Commissioned by Chris Brannick for Ensemble Bash.
Unique[ju:nik] (Japan).
International Percussion Competition Luxembourg (semi-final round), Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 4 July 2005

Ways to put in the salt (2002)

for solo piano
Jill Richards piano.
New Music Indaba 2005, Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]

Their souls go waltzing on (2004)

for solo piano
Jill Richards piano.
New Music Indaba 2005, Beethoven Room, Grahamstown, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 23 September 2005

String Quartet No 1 (in Memory of William Burton) (2001)

Yasutaka Hemmi violin, Andrea Keeble violin, Jason Bunn viola, Caerwen Martin cello.
Connective, Brussels.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 26 September 2005

String Quartet No 1 (in Memory of William Burton) (2001)

Yasutaka Hemmi violin, Andrea Keeble violin, Jason Bunn viola, Caerwen Martin cello.
Amphitheatre, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]

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2006

» 19 February 2006

iKostina (2003)

for solo piano
Commissioned by Associated Board for 'Spectrum 4'.
Thalia Myers piano.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 30 April 2006

Quintet for Piano and Strings (Homage to Schumann) (2006)

Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Michael Blake piano.
Cambridge, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 22 May 2006

38a Hill Street Blues (2002)

for marimba and vibraphone (2 players)
Adam Bushell percussion, Tom Norell percussion.
Brighton Festival Fringe.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 4 June 2006

Let us run out of the rain (1986; arr. 1995)

for vibraphone and marimba (4 players)
Commissioned by Chris Brannick for Ensemble Bash.
Ensemble Bash.
Early Music Centre, York Late Music Festival.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 6 June 2006

38a Hill Street Blues (2002)

for marimba and vibraphone (2 players)
Adam Bushell percussion, Tom Norell percussion.
Adur Festival.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 2 July 2006

Song of the Bullfrogs (2005-2006)

for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and tape
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet.
New Music Indaba 2006, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
And CD production.
» 4 July 2006

Ringtones (2006)

for solo violin, cellphone and video camera
Yasutaki Hemmi violin, Michael Blake cellphone caller, Aryan Kaganof video camera, Corinne Cooper sound engineer.
New Music Indaba 2006, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
» 7 July 2006

PNFT (2006)

for solo piano
Daan Vandewalle piano.
New Music Indaba 2006, Grahamstown, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 2 September 2006

Let us run out of the rain (1986; arr. 1995)

for vibraphone and marimba (4 players)
Commissioned by Chris Brannick for Ensemble Bash.
Ensemble Bash.
  • 2 September: Town Square, Arundel Festival.
  • 2 September: Nicholas Church, Arundel Festival.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 12 October 2006

Hindewhu (Whistle Duet) (1989-1990)

for 2 classical clarinets in Bb (or 2 soprano saxophones)
Lesley Schatzberger clarinet, Julie Beaman clarinet.
British Music Society of York 86th season, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, England.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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2007

» 16 May 2007

French Suite (1994)

for solo piano
Yukiko Fujieda piano.
Ohren auf Europa, Tonhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany.
— German première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
"Ohren auf Europa" festival, curated by Lukas Ligeti.
» 25 September 2007

Shoowa Panel (2007)

for vibraphone and marimba
Commissioned by Frank Mallows.
Frank Mallows vibraphone, Magda de Vries marimba.
Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 25 September 2007

Sonata for Two Pianos (Homage to Schumann) (2007)

Jill Richards piano, Michael Blake piano.
Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt ]
» 2 October 2007

Freihold (2007)

for mezzo-soprano and 11 players (flute/piccolo, oboe/cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet in C, bass trombone, 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos)
Elisabeth Lang mezzo-soprano, Ensemble Reconsil, Roland Freisitzer conductor.
Arnold Schoenberg Center, Vienna, Austria.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 2 October 2007

Rural Arias (2007)

for singing saw or soprano and 11 players
Commissioned by Ensemble Reconsil.
Maria Frodl singing saw, Ensemble Reconsil, Roland Freisitzer conductor.
Arnold Schoenberg Center, Vienna, Austria.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 10 October 2007

Reverie (2007)

New Music Indaba 2007, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 17 October 2007

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Rain Dancing) (2005-2006)

2+picc.2.2+Eflat.bcl.2-4.2.3.1-hp-perc(2)-str(min8.8.6.6.4)
Jill Richards piano, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury conductor.
Linder Auditotium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 24 November 2007

Gary and Elbé's Love Song (2007)

for organ
Cameron Upchurch organ.
Chapel of St John's College, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 24 December 2007

O when will we see that day (2007)

Motet for SATB choir a cappella
Commissioned by the Choir of Christ Church Arcadia, Pretoria.
Choir of Christ Church Arcadia, George King conductor.
Christ Church, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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2008

» 16 March 2008

Ways to put in the salt (Havana version) (2008)

for solo piano and tape
Michael Blake piano.
Basílica Menor San Francisco de Asís, Havana, Cuba.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 2 July 2008

String Quartet No 2 (2006)

Marselis Quartet (Copenhagen).
Summartónar 2008, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 20 July 2008

Piano Sonata ('Choral') (2008)

for solo piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Daan Vandewalle piano.
Gentse Feesten, Ghent, Belgium.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 14 August 2008

Solstice: Seven Poems of Don Maclennan (2004)

for tenor, horn and piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Musa Nkuna tenor, Shannon Armer horn, Christine Lucia piano.
Musiaon, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt ]
» 6 September 2008

Connectivity (2008)

for cello and piano
Chamber Music Company (London).
Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 2 November 2008

Sylvia (2008)

Arrangement of Michael Moerane for oboe and piano
Kobus Malan oboe, Michael Blake piano.
ZK Matthews Hall, Unisa Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

Leaf Carrying Song (1991; rev. 2002)

for oboe d'amore (or oboe or flute) and 10-string guitar
Commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Kobus Malan oboe, Michal George guitar.
ZK Matthews Hall, Unisa Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]

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2009

» 25 April 2009

Song of the Bullfrogs (2005-2006)

for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and tape
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet.
Tingsryd, Sweden.
— European première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
» 31 May 2009

The Philosophy of Composition (in Memory of Don Maclennan) (2009)

for cello and piano
Berthine van Schoor cello, Albie van Schalkwyk piano.
Unisa Conference Hall, Sunnyside, Pretoria, South Africa.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 21 June 2009

Postcolonial Song (2008)

for elastic scoring: 4 parts, piano, percussion
Commissioned by CoMA (Contemporary Music-Making for Amateurs).
CoMA London, Gregory Rose conductor.
Corsham Festival, Corsham, England.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note ]
Contemporary Music-Making for Amateurs
» 19-31 July 2009

String Quartet No 3 (“Nofinishi”) (2009)

Nightingale String Quartet (Denmark).

The Bow Project Tour 2009 :

  • 19 July: Nederburg Concert Series, Manor House, Paarl, South Africa.
    — First performance —
  • 21 July: Miriam Makeba Hall, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • 22 July: Atrium, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • 24 July: Howard College Theatre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • 26 July: Odeion, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
  • 31 July: Beethoven Room, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Review ]
» 17 August 2009

A Fractured Landscape (in memoriam Edward Said) (2009)

for solo piano
Antony Gray piano.
The Firm, Adelaide, Australia.
— First performance —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]
+ Studio Recording: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
» 2 October 2009

Honey Gathering Song (1989; rev. 1999)

for flute and piano or harpsichord or fortepiano
Chamber Music Company.
New Music Indaba 2009, Sunnyside Concert Hall, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt ]
» 4 October 2009

The Philosophy of Composition (in Memory of Don Maclennan) (2009)

for cello and piano
Members of Chamber Music Company.
New Music Indaba 2009, Dr Miriam Makeba Theatre, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 22 October - 12 November 2009

The Philosophy of Composition (in Memory of Don Maclennan) (2009)

for cello and piano
Berthine van Schoor cello, Albie van Schalkwyk piano.
Tour of India.
— Asian première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 13 November 2009

French Suite (1994)

for solo piano
Jill Richards piano.
Windhoek, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Audio excerpt • Review ]
» 18 December 2009

Ways of the Dance (2002-2003)

for piano and marimba/vibraphone
Ancuza Aprodu piano, Thierry Miroglio marimba/vibraphone.
Auditorium Saint-Germain, Maison des Pratique Artistiques Amateurs (MPAA), Paris, France.
— French première —
[ Further info: Work details • Programme note • Review ]

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2010

» 20-28 March 2010

Piano Sonata ('Choral') (2008)

for solo piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Daan Vandewalle piano.

South African tour:

  • 20 March: Howard College Theatre, UKZN, Durban, South Africa.
    — South African première —
  • 23 March: Conservatoire of Music, University of the North West, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
  • 26 March: Arts on Main (in conjunction with Wits University), Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • 27 March: Enoch Sontonga Concert Hall, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • 28 March: Endler Hall, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
[ Further info: Work details ]
» 10-11 April 2010

Piano Sonata ('Choral') (2008)

for solo piano
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Daan Vandewalle piano.
  • 10 April: Dublin, Ireland.
    — Irish première —
  • 11 April: Dublin, Ireland.
[ Further info: Work details ]
»  May 2010

Solstice: Seven Poems of Don Maclennan (2004)

for tenor, horn and strings
Commissioned by SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Musa Nkuna tenor, Musicians of the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos.
Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos, Lisbon, Portugal.
— European première —
[ Further info: Work details ]

All Eleven (2010)

for tenor and string quartet
Musa Nkuna tenor, Musicians of the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos.
Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos, Lisbon, Portugal.
— First performance of excerpts —
[ Further info: Work details ]
Michael Blake will introduce the performance.

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