Ensemble
Composition for percussion, loops, blips and flesh (2002)14'
commissioned by Amsterdam Fonds Voor der Kunst for Slagwerkgroep Den Haag 
6 marimbas (bowed and struck), electronics, video 
Go here to hear an excerpt
 
derailed (2000)14'
commisioned by Project Theatre, Dublin 
fl cl vn vc db hpd soundtrack 
 
Glamour Sleeper II (2003)10'
version of I made for Ensemble Integrales 
sax, perc, prep. piano, vn, soundtrack 
Full recording available on NMC CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here
 
Junk Box Fraud (1997)12'30
premiered by Crash Ensemble 
cl, trb, 2 pf, 2 speakers, tape, video [video by Hugh Reynolds and Gerry O'Brien] 
Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here
 
Streetwalker (2003)12'
commissioned by WNYC for Bang On A Can 
cl/b cl, elec. guit, pno, perc, cello, bass 
Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here
 
Table Manners (2004)15' - 30'
commissioned by Percussion Group of the Hague 
4 percussionists 
Go here to see an excerpt
 
The Pale (2003)11'
Saxophone Quartet + Percussion Sextet 
Premiered by Percussion Group of the Hague and Aurelia Saxophone Quartet
 
Orchestra
Crane (in progress) (2008)c. 20'
Commissioned by RTE 
orchestra 
(in progress)
 
Elastic Harmonic (2005)c. 13'
Commissioned by RTE for the National Symphony Orchestra and Ioana-Petcu Colan. Premiere on TV, 5 September 2005. First public concert performance given on 30 January 2007 by Darragh Morgan and the National Symphony Orchestra. 
Violin and Orchestra (vn-solo, 2431 4321 hrp pf 3 perc str) 
Full recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic", downloadable here
 
HIVE (2005)c. 17'
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the National Chamber Choir for the Ulster Orchestra and National Chamber Choir 
Voices and Orchestra (satb 2230 4221 timp 3 perc hrp pf str) 
 
O (2002)11'
commissioned by Trinity College, premiered by NSOI 
4042 2 sax 4440 4 perc 2 hrp str  

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The Vandal (2000)11'
commissioned by RTE for NSOI 
3330 3331 pf str [16.14.12.10.8] 
 
Smaller Ensemble (2-5 Players)
A Game for Gentlemen Played by Thugs (1999)5'
premiered 2003 by London Sinfonietta 
oboe, trumpet, harpsichord or for alternative instrumentation of picc, trumpet or trombone, and piano 
 
Bulb (2006)12-14'
Commissioned by the Fidelio Trio (with funds provided by the Irish Arts Council) 
piano trio (vln, vlc, piano) 
Hear an excerpt here: http://www.fideliotrio.com/music.html
 
Counting (2000)12'
commisioned by Music Network 
string qt + soundtrack [4-channel or 2-channel] 
 
Ecstasis, full stop (1999)5'
commissioned by RTE 
string qt, soundtrack 
 
flashbulb (2006)1'30
3 melody instruments and 1 struck instrument 
 
Fold (2008)c. 12'
Commissioned by New Noise with funds provided by the Arts Council of Ireland 
oboe, bass clarinet, percussion (vibes, bass drum), piano and electronics 
 
Glamour Sleeper (2002)10'
commissioned by Up North Festival 
cl, perc, vn, db, soundtrack 
 
Mild, Medium-Lasting, Artificial Happiness (2004)2'
A present for Prism Sax Quartet 
Saxophone Qt or any quartet of similar sounding instruments 
 
Pluck, Stroke and Hammer (1997)6'
commissioned by Music Network for RTE Vanbrugh Quartet and Hugh Tinney 
string quartet and piano 
 
Pushpulling (2007)6'
Commissioned by the Printing House Festival for the Con Tempo Quartet 
String Quartet 
 
STAMP (to avoid erotic thoughts) (2008)8'-10'
Commissioned by Music Network (with funds from Arts Council of Ireland) for Smith Quartet 
String Quartet 
 
The Blotting (2004)c. 14'
commissioned by the Bath Festival with funding by the Arts Council England for the Tate Ensemble 
b cl, vln, cello, piano 

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Tilt (2006)8'
4 electric guitars 

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To Herbert Brun (2002)20'
commissioned by Daghda Dance 
voice, sax, trb, db, live electronics 

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4th part can be done on its own 6'
 
Larger Ensemble (6+ Players)
Grá agus Bás (2007)26'
Crash Ensemble + Iarla O'Lionaird (voice + fl/picc, cl/b-cl, trb, elec guit, perc (vibes+kick drum), samples (max patch), vln, vla, cello, bass) 

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You can find another excerpt on myspace, a video clip taken by CMC on YouTube and the full thing online from WNYC's streaming service. The New York Times Review of NY premiere available here.
 
Severance (1999)14'
commissioned by Orkest de Volharding 
fl+picc, 3 sax, 3 tpt, 3 trb, pf, db, [all amplified] tape 
 
The Traces of a Revolutionary Song (1998)11'
commissioned by Music Network for London Brass 
4 tpt, hn, 3 trb, btrb, tuba 
 
Solo / Electroacoustic
Begobs I-IV (1995)18'
pf 
 
BRAT (2000/5) (2005)6'
Recorder and Tape (A version of FAT made for recorder in collaboration with the recorder player Susanna Borsch) 
Hear a very short excerpt here
 
Curves (1997)7'
commissioned by Irish Arts Council for Maria Cleary 
hrp [amplified], tape 
 
FAT (2000)6'
Flute and Tape 
 
GUBU (1995)7'
tape 
 
Mad, Avid, Sad (2000)3'
org 
 
Metropolis Mutabilis (1995)6'
tape and optional video [video by Hugh Reynolds] 
 
North Circular (2007)1'
piano 
 
North Strand (2007)1'
piano 
 
PADDY (2003)8'
premiered by Tatiana Koleva 
percussion (2 kick drums, 2 wooden boxes, junk metal) 
Recording available on NMC portrait CD 'Elastic Harmonic', downloadable here
 
pAt (2001)11'
commissioned by Music Network for Joanna Mac Gregror 
pf, tape  
 
Reservoir (2007)10'
piano 
 
Stainless Staining (2007)14'
commissioned by Lisa Moore (with funds by the Arts Council of Ireland) 
piano and soundtrack 

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You can hear the full premiere performance by Lisa Moore online at WNYC
 
Swerve (1998)8'
fl, soundtrack 
 
Voitures (1996)6'
ob, tape 
 
Work for Organ (1992)3'
commissioned by Joseph O'Gorman 
org 
 
Vocal / Choral
Aisling Gheal (A Spectral Sean Nós Setting) (2007)9'
Written for Iarla O'Lionáird and Crash Ensemble 
voice, fl, cl, vibes, elec guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass + electronics (MSP patch) 
 
Grá agus Bás (2007)26'
Crash Ensemble + Iarla O'Lionaird (voice + fl/picc, cl/b-cl, trb, elec guit, perc (vibes+kick drum), samples (max patch), vln, vla, cello, bass) 

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You can find another excerpt on myspace, a video clip taken by CMC on YouTube and the full thing online from WNYC's streaming service. The New York Times Review of NY premiere available here.
 
The Weathering (2004)14'
premiered by Electra at Lincoln Center, NY 
soprano, recorder, perc, vln (elec. or ord) and video [video by Mark Linnane, Colm Tobin and Aki Aro] 
 
To Herbert Brun (2002)20'
commissioned by Daghda Dance 
voice, sax, trb, db, live electronics 

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4th part can be done on its own 6'
 
Two Yeats Songs (1993)10'
S-solo, fl  
Text: W. B. Yeats
 
[H]interlands (2002)35'`
commissioned by Shobana Jeyasingh 
2 female vocalists and soundtrack 
See/hear an extract here: www.braunarts.com
 
String Quartet
Counting (2000)12'
commisioned by Music Network 
string qt + soundtrack [4-channel or 2-channel] 
 
Ecstasis, full stop (1999)5'
commissioned by RTE 
string qt, soundtrack 
 
Pushpulling (2007)6'
Commissioned by the Printing House Festival for the Con Tempo Quartet 
String Quartet 
 
STAMP (to avoid erotic thoughts) (2008)8'-10'
Commissioned by Music Network (with funds from Arts Council of Ireland) for Smith Quartet 
String Quartet