sacred choral music
Mixed Voices (SATB etc)
LUX AETERNA (1979) SSAATB
ODE TO THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOUR (1979) SATB
PSALM OF THANKSGIVING (1980) AB, organ
THE MAIDEN'S SONG (1980) SSATB
CHRISTMAS LULLABY (1981) SATB
STABAT MATER (1981) solo alto, semi-chorus (SSAATB), 2 SSAATB choirs (commissioned by the NZ National Youth Choir)
BE WE MERRY (1982) SSATB
DIDN'T IT RAIN (1982) SSATB
LULLABY CAROL (1983) SATB or SSATB unacc., or SATB with organ
LITANY 2 (1983) solo tenor, SSAATTBB (commissioned by the Jubilate Singers, Christchurch)
CAROL OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD (1984) SATB
CAROL OF THE NATIVITY (1984) SATB
TYDYNGES, TYDYNGES (1984) SATB
NUNC DIMITTIS (1984) SATB, or 2-part with organ
PSALM 148 (1984; revised 1994) SATB, organ
CAROL OF JOSEPH AND MARY (1986) SATB
SING WE TRIUMPHANT (1990) 2 SATB choirs, organ (commissioned by Peter Godfrey)
AGNUS DEI (text in English) (1986/90) SATB or SSAA, organ (commissioned for the celebration of Mass by Pope John Paul II in Auckland)
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU (1990) SATB and organ, TB and piano, SATB, TTBB, or SSAA
FOUR CAROLS (1991) SATB
A SONG OF RUTH (1991) SAB (or SSA), organ (available for oboe and strings)
A NEW ZEALAND DOXOLOGY (1991) solo soprano, SATB, organ
LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS (1991) SAB, organ
WIND THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES (1991) 2-part mixed voices, organ
O VOS OMNES (1991/92) SSAA or SSATB
O SING TO THE LORD (1992) SATB, organ, piano (commissioned by the Festival Singers)
THREE SPIRITUALS (1993) SSATB
WALK YOU IN THE LIGHT (1993) SSATB or SSAA
THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS (1993) SATB and organ, or SSAA and piano (commissioned by the Ars Nova Choir, New Plymouth)
A DORIAN FANFARE (1994) SAATBB (commissioned by Auckland Dorian Choir)
A CELTIC BLESSING (1995) SSAA or SSATB
WHEN THE LIGHT OF GOD’S GRACE (1996) SATB, organ (commissioned by the Many Choirs Festival, Auckland)
CHRISTMAS CRADLE SONG (1996) SA or SATB, organ (or piano)
AN IRISH BLESSING (1998) SATB, piano (or organ)
MA TE ATUA (1998) SSAA or SATB
GOING TO WRITE TO MASTER JESUS (1998) SSA or SAB, piano
SET ME AS A SEAL (1999) SSATB
A STAR IS DANCING ON THE SNOW (1999) SA(B), piano, perc. (optional)
A GRACE OF PEACE (2000) SATB
CHRISTMAS PROCESSIONAL (2000) SATB, organ
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS (2000) SSATB
WHO WILL COME ON CHRISTMAS MORN? (2001) SSATB
MAGNIFICAT (2002) SATB (commissioned by Wellington Cathedral of St Paul)
A NEW COMMANDMENT (2003) SATB (commissioned by All Saints Church Palmerston North)
TWO ADVENT CAROLS (2003) SATB (commissioned by Choros, England)
SOFTLY THE NIGHT IS SLEEPING (2004) SAB, piano
CAROL (2004) SATB
DEUS, DEUS MEUS (2004) SSAATTBB
SUNDAY MORNING BAND (2005) SAB, piano (also available for SSA)
WITNESS FOR MY LORD (2005) SSAB, piano
DO, LORD, REMEMBER ME (2005) SSATB, congas
ÁR NATHAIR (2005) SSAATB (commissioned by Peter Mannion, Galway, Ireland)
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN (2005) SATB
O NATA LUX (2005) SSAATB
FESTIVAL GLORIA (2006) SAB, piano
MAGNIFICAT (2006) solo soprano, SATB (commissioned by Christ’s College Canterbury)
PRAYER FOR PEACE (2006) SATB
MISSA SEMPLICE (2006) SAB, piano (or organ, or chamber orchestra)
PSALM 121 (2007) SATB , 2 fl, ob, cl, pf (or piano solo) (commissioned by Saint Kentigern College)
WHAKARONGO KI TE REO (2007) SATB, organ (or piano)
ECSTASY (2007) SAATB
BLESSING (2008) SATB
THE HIDDEN (2008) SATB, organ (or piano) (commissioned by the Many Choirs Festival)
A BLESSING FOR SAINT KENTIGERN (2008) 2-part treble voices, SAB, piano
BLESSING OF THE TRINITY (2008) SAB, piano (or organ)
CAROL OF COLD COMFORT (2008) SATB
THIS BREAD I BREAK (2008) SATB
FATHER, BLESS ME TO THE DAWN (2009) SSAA or SATB
ANGELE DEI (2011) SSAATTBB
ECCE BEATAM LUCEM (2012) SSAATTBB
SALVE REGINA (2012) SATB
A BLESSING OF LIGHT (2013) solo baritone, SATB, piano
A WEDDING BENEDICTION (2013) SATB, organ
A TRAVELLER’S PRAYER: KA U KI MATANUKU (2013) 2 mixed-voice choirs (or SATB choir with unison choir) (commissioned for Sing Aotearoa 2013)
ST LUKE’S MAGNIFICAT (2013) SATB, organ (or piano)
GIVE ME YOUR HAND (2014) SAB, piano
SOUND OVER ALL WATERS (2015) SATB, organ
SPIRITUS SANCTUS (2012/2015) SSAATTBB
SLEEP IN THE CALM OF CALM (2015) solo mezzo-soprano, SATB, piano (or organ)
AVE VERUM CORPUS (2015) SSAATTBB (commissioned by the New Zealand Youth Choir)
MAY THE LIGHT THAT SHOWS THE WAY (2016) unison voices and/or choir, piano (or organ) (commissioned by The Community of St Luke, Auckland)
CHRISTMAS DAY (2017) SSAATTBB
GOD BE IN MY HEAD (2017) SSAATB
REGINA CAELI (2017) SSAATTBB
A PRAYER FOR MOTHER EARTH (2018) SSAB, handbells and traditional Maori instruments (commissioned by the 18th International Handbell Symposium, Cairns, Australia)
A WESTLAKE MASS (2018) 5 pieces with various voicings
CAROL OF THE POHUTUKAWA (2018) SATB, piano
LOVE ME, I LOVE YOU (2018) solo soprano, SATB
Equal Voices - treble voices (SSA etc) and male voices (TTBB etc)
NUNC DIMITTIS (1984) SATB, TTBB, or 2-part with organ
ALLELUIA (1984) antiphonal men's voices, horn, organ
CAROL OF THE FLOWERS (1985) unison. piano, organ (optional), or SATB
ALLELUIA (1985) SSAA
MY MASTER HATH A GARDEN (1985) SSAA, flute
HOW BEAUTIFUL (1986) unison voices, flute, organ
AGNUS DEI (text in English) (1986/90) SATB or SSAA, organ (commissioned for the celebration of Mass by Pope John Paul II in Auckland)
TWO VISIONS OF THE HOLY CITY (1988/90) SSAA
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU (1990) SATB and organ, SA and piano, TB and piano, SATB, TTBB, or SSAA (optional guitar)
A SONG OF RUTH (1991) SAB (or SSA), organ (available for oboe and strings)
COMPANIONS LET US PRAY TOGETHER (1991) unison hymn, organ
WIND THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES (1991) 2-part mixed voices, organ
O VOS OMNES (1991/92) SSAA or SSATB
FANTASY ON 'WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD?' (1992) SSAA, congregation, flute and organ
WALK YOU IN THE LIGHT (1993) SSATB or SSAA
AVE MARIA (1993) solo sop., 2-part choir (or SSA), piano (or organ)
ANTHEM OF PRAISE (1993) 2-part voices, organ
A STABLE LAMP (1993) SSA, piano duet
THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS (1993) SATB and organ, or SSAA and piano (commissioned by the Ars Nova Choir, New Plymouth)
MAKER OF THIS EARTH (1994) 2-part voices, piano and organ
A CELTIC BLESSING (1995) SSAA or SSATB
NUNC DIMITTIS (1995) SA, organ
NUNC DIMITTIS (1996) 2-part voices, organ (commissioned by Diocesan School for Girl, Auckland)
CHRISTMAS CRADLE SONG (1996) SA or SATB, organ (or piano)
CHRISTMAS BELLS (1996) 2-part voices and piano
MAGNIFICAT (1996) unison (optional descant and tone chimes) piano or organ
GOT A HOME IN THAT ROCK (1997) solo soprano, SSAA
MA TE ATUA (1998) SSAA or SATB
GOING TO WRITE TO MASTER JESUS (1998) SSA or SAB, piano
BE WITH ME LORD! (1999) SSAA
A STAR IS DANCING ON THE SNOW (1999) SA(B), piano, perc. (optional)
HOLY NIGHT (2000) 8-part treble voice choir and pre-recorded sounds
THE CHRISTMAS STAR (2000) SA, flute, piano
MARY’S LULLABY (2001) SA, piano (with optional violin)
THE CIRCLE OF DAYS (2002) SSA, piano, string quartet (optional) (commissioned by the Youth Choir of Oulainen, Finland)
A PEACE PRAYER (2002) SSA, cello and piano
THREE CHRISTMAS MINIATURES (2003) SSA
BOUND FOR CANAAN LAND (2003) SSAA
DON’T YOU LET NOBODY TURN YOU ROUN’ (2004) SSAA
THE MIRROR (2004) unison voices, organ or piano (optional 2nd vocal part)
SUNDAY MORNING BAND (2005) SAB, piano (also available for SSA)
I’M A-GOING TO JOIN THE BAND (2005) solo bass, TBB, piano
A HYLANDER’S BLESSING (2005) SSA
DANIEL SAW THE STONE (2005) SSA
THIS SUMMER CHILD (2005) SA and SSA choirs, handbells, piano duet
A CHILD COMES FORTH (2006) SSA, percussion, harp
EVERY DAY’LL BE SUNDAY (2006) TBB, piano
TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM (2006) TTBarBB (or solo tenor with TTBB)
THE WONDER OF THE STORY (2006) SA, piano
DEAR SANTA (HOW’S IT LOOKING? (2006) SA, piano
TELL ME AGAIN (THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS) (2006) SA, piano
HOLD THE WIND (2006) SSAA
OHANA I RUNGA RAWA (2007) SSA, oboe
KINGS CAME RIDING (2007) 2-part treble voices, piano
KIA HORA TE MARINO (2007) 2-part treble voices, piano
DE ANGEL ROLL DE STONE AWAY (2007) SSA, piano
A TREBLE-VOICE LITURGY (2008) 2-part treble voices, organ (or piano)
BOW LOW, MARY (2008) SSAA
A BLESSING FOR SAINT KENTIGERN (2008) 2-part treble voices, SAB, piano
FATHER, BLESS ME TO THE DAWN (2009) SSAA or SATB
A BLESSING FOR THIS DAY (2009) SA, piano
EMBRACE THE NIGHT (2009) SSA, piano
PRAYER OF A WOMAN (2009) SSAA, 2 horns, harp
FAITHFUL CHOIR, REJOICING SING (2010) 2 two-part treble choirs, organ
RISE! SHINE! (2010) SSA, piano
WE SHALL WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY (2010) SSA, piano
THE SON OF THE VIRGIN (2011) SA, piano
THE CAPTIVES’ HYMN (2011) 2-part treble voices, trombone, piano
AVE MARIS STELLA (2012) SSAA, singing bowl
LITTLE LORD OF LIGHT (2012) SA, piano
MY SISTER THINKS SHE’S SANTA CLAUS (2012) SA, piano (with optional noise-makers)
WHEN SANTA CLAUS COMES (2013) 2-part treble voices, piano
KARAKIA OF THE WINDS (2014) 2 SSA choirs, piano
THE TREE OF LOVE (2015) SSA, flute and piano (commissioned by Woodford House)
TU RANGATIRA AI (2016) SSA, flute and piano (commissioned by Waikato Diocesan School)
THE LAMB (2018) SSA, piano
KARANGA POROPOROAKI (2018) 2 SSA choirs, 2 horns
LIFT UP, O LITTLE CHILDREN (2018) unison voices, piano
A BLESSING FOR ST CUTHBERT’S COLLEGE (2018) SA, cello and piano
HOW LOVELY IS YOUR DWELLING PLACE (2018) SSA, piano
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON (2018) TTBB, piano
KARAKIA MO TE ATA: MORNING PRAYER (2019) SSA semi-chorus, SSA choir, piano
DA PACEM DOMINE (2020) SSAA(TB), soprano saxophone