(b Glasgow, 1948). Scottish composer and flautist. Won Nat. Young Composers' comp. 1969. Flautist with folk group The Whistlebinkies from 1973. Prin. works:
- operas:
- The Loving of Etain (1990);
- Cullercoats Tommy (1993);
- Cake Talk, children's opera (1996).
- ballets:
- Peter Pan (1989);
- The Spirit of Flight (1991);
- Defying Fate (2005).
- orch.:
- Calgacus (1977);
- Source (1979); gui. conc. (1988);
- A Glasgow Symphony (1990);
- Scottish Dances (1990); tb. conc. (1991);
- Symphonies of Scots Song (1992); acc. conc., acc., str. (1999);
- Ceòl Mor, Ceòl Beag, chamber orch. incl. bagpipes (2000); db. conc. (2000);
- Chinese Air and Dances, str. (2004).
- ens.:
- Rebirth (1967–74);
- Interregnum (1974);
- Liberation (1975);
- Euphoria (1980);
- Riverside, folk group, orch. (1991);
- Symphonies of Trains (1992);
- Sidesteps (1992);
- Zephyr (1993);
- Earthrise, brass band (2003).
- voice & instr(s).:
- Quest, sop., ens. (1978);
- Moonsongs, sop., db. (1979);
- Prelude 8, ten., tape delay (1981);
- 5 Songs, female v., va., pf. (1982);
- Citysongs, bar., pf. (1983);
- Life‐Songs, 12 solo vv., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1983);
- Songs of New Beginnings, mez., fl., ob., cl., bn., hn. (1984);
- Loonscapes, sop., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1986);
- The Web, sop., pf., fl., va., gui., perc. (1989);
- Cameron's Lament, ch., fl., pf. (1997);
- The De'il's Awa' wi' th' Excise Man, ch., cl., 2 vn., va., vc., hp. (2003).
- chamber music:
- 7 Modal Duets, va., vc. (1966–75);
- 3 Dialogues, fl., ob. (1966–78);
- 3 Dialogues, vc., pf. (1966–82);
- Trio, fl., ob., bn. (1967–71, rev. 1977–81);
- Chamber Music, 3 cl., hp., pf. (1968);
- Prelude 1, vc. (1975), 2, bcl. (1975), 3, fl. (1976–82), 5, gui. (1981), 6, va. (1981), 9, cl., tape delay (1972–82);
- Rant, vn. (1977);
- Divertimento, 20 vas. (1979);
- Movement, fl., va., hp. (1979); wind octet (1980); quintet No.1, pf., cl., vn., va., vc. (1981), No.2, fl., cl., vn., vc., pf. (1986);
- Fast Peace II, vc., org. (1982); str. qt. (1982);
- Fantasy Qt., pf., vn., va., vc. (1984); str. trio (1986);
- 3 Dialogues, va., db. (1987);
- Elegy, pf. trio (1991);
- Eastern Echoes, fl., gui. (1991);
- Fountain of Tears, fl., gui. (1992);
- Remembrance, ob. trio (1993);
- Air and Dances, vn., pf. (1995);
- Caprice, fl., pf. (1999);
- Chinese Knotwork, 4 cl. (2001);
- Aria, fl., pf. (2004).
- keyboard:
- 12 White‐Note Pieces, pf. (1971);
- 12 Studies in C major, pf. (1971);
- Reflections, 2 pf. (1979);
- Prelude 4, org. (1980);
- Fast Peace I, pf. (1980);
- Prelude 7, pf. (1981–2).
