Vocal

Lamentation  for High Voice and Piano  – 1993  This is a setting of the last chapter of Lamentations.

‘I think continually of those who were truly great’ for Voice, Horn and Piano ‘ (poem by Stephen Spender) – 2001

Psalm 147 (Hal’luya. Ki-tov zamra Eloheinu (Praise the Lord: for it is good to sing praises to our God) for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano – 2002

Limericks From Lear for Medium Voice and Piano – 2003

‘A Slash of Blue’ for vocal duet and piano (poem by Emily Dickinson) – 2005

Kaddish for High and Medium voice,  and Piano – 2006

Siren Song  for Mezzo Soprano or Baritone – 2012  Poem by Margaret Atwood. Composed in 2010 the flexible, almost improvisational style of this song helps to evoke a vivid sense of beauty tinged with sadness and loneliness. In Greek mythology the Sirens were creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird. They were the daughters of the muse Melpomene, herself the daughter of Zeus. They were Pisinoe, Aglaope and Thelxiope, companions of Pesephone, who was carried off by Hades. The sirens begged Zeus for wings to enable them to look for her and consequently they became half woman and half bird. They lived on an island and with the irresistible charm of their song they lured mariners to their destruction on the rocks surrounding their island. Once a sailor heard their song, he would be in their control. He would attempt to get as close to them as possible, steering the ship into the rocks and wrecking it.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments (Sonnet by William Shakespeare) for High Voice and Piano – 2013

Sh’ma for High and Medium voice, and Cello – 2014  A setting of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, the first section of The Shema, a central prayer in Jewish Liturgy

Rachamana for Voice and Piano – 2015  This prayer, towards the end of the S’lichot service, was composed in Aramaic by Rav Amram Gaon (821-875) in the ninth century.  This setting, originally composed for choir (SATB), here is arranged for voice and piano.
May the All-merciful, who answers the poor, answer us; may the All-merciful, who answers the broken-hearted, answer us; may the All-merciful, who answers the lowly in spirit, answer us. All-merciful, answer us; All-merciful, have pity; All-merciful, redeem; All-merciful, save; All-merciful, have mercy on us, now, speedily, and very soon.

Mi Shebeirac for Tenor and Piano – 2013  A Mi Sheberach is the prayer said in synagogue, blessing a particular person or group. The name comes from the opening of the prayer, which means May the One who blesses. The first Mi Shebeirach appears in the Machzor Vitrih 

Eishet Chayil (A Woman of Valour) for Voice and Piano – 2016  A setting from Chapter 31 of the book of Proverbs

The Cave for Voice and Piano (Poem by Mabel Orford) – 2016

Pa-amonim m’tzaltz’lim (Bells are riinging on the Banks of the river Jordon) for High Voice and Piano – 2019

Nafshi amdah dumam badad (My soul stood still) for Medium Voice and Piano – 2019

Sha-alu sh’lom Y’rushalaim (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Psalm 122 V6-7) – 2019

Ish hashana sheli Hani char (My man of the year) for Medium Voice, Cello and Piano – 2019

Koach L’ha-amin (Force to Believe – Poem by Shelley Rau) for High Voice  Cello and Piano – 2019

 Haiku for Medium Voice and Cello – 2019

Girl Soldier for Medium Voice and Cello – 2021

Psalm 147 for Voice, Flute and Piano – 2024