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Between Two Silences - Chamber Opera for three Sopranos, four Cellos and Piano (click on Between Two Silences tab for further details)

Threat Level - Chamber Opera for 6 Soloists and Orchestra

Commissioned by Scottish Opera as part of the Five:15 project. Due to premiere in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland, in February 2009.

Libretto by Carol S. Lashof

Orchestral

Sueno's Stone - for Solo Piano and Orchestra (duration: 8 minutes)

Programme Note: Sueno’s Stone is the tallest and most complex piece of early medieval sculpture in Scotland. On the east side of the stone there are carvings of soldiers and various bloody scenes of war. On the west side is a delicate and elaborate ring-headed cross. The thunderous opening of this piece is an evocation not only of the battles depicted on the stone, but also of the brute force that was required to fashion the stone itself. The lyrical gestures and tranquility of the central section of the piece are a depiction of the ring-headed cross, which acts as a lasting memorial to the dead soldiers. But we have not yet escaped the brutality of war, and the cataclysmic music of the opening returns with even more force and drags us back into a ferocious final battle.

CHASM - a dance for orchestra (duration: 10 minutes)

Chamber / Solo Instrumental

Lament - for String Quartet (duration: 7 minutes, 30 seconds)

Lament - revised version for String Orchestra (duration: 7 minutes)

Ballindalloch - for solo Clarsach (duration: 4 minutes, 40 seconds)
Commissioned by William Taylor. This score is available to buy at scotchsnap.com

You - for Piano and String Orchestra (duration: 4 minutes)

Randolph's Leap - for Piano and String Orchestra (duration: c.4 minutes)

Hushed Deep - for violin and piano

 Vocal / Choral

From the Song of Solomon - for three Sopranos, Mezzo-soprano and Clarsach (duration: 4 minutes)

The first performance was given by Canty (with Bill Taylor on Clarsach) at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, on 22 February 2007. Subsequent performances were given by the same ensemble at St Mary’s RC Cathedral, Aberdeen, on 23 February; St Salvator’s Chapel, St Andrews University, on 24 February; St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow, on 25 February 2007.