Houston Dunleavy
Composer and Conductor
Chamber music
Chamber music
Clarinet Quartet No.1: For Sherrill three clarinets and bass clarinet (1983)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011424
Premiered by The University of Melbourne Clarinet Quartet, Melbourne, Vic., September 1984
Prologue for an Evening Trombone Choir or Trombone Quartet,(1989)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720041537
Premiered by Cleveland Institute of Music Trombone Ensemble, Cleveland, OH, 1990.
String Quartet No 2 ...And the World is a Colder Place String Quartet (1992)
Written for June In Buffalo Festival, and premiered by Boston Composers’ String Quartet, Buffalo, NY 1992
I Saw My Lady Weep String Quartet,(1995)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011417
Premiered by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra String Quartet, Hoy, Scotland, June 1995.
NB String orchestra version ot be premiered Wednesday 27th October, 2010 by Southern Cross PHilharmonic, Gerald Gentry con. Melba Hal, University of Melbourne.
Andy's Tune - for string quartet String Quartet,(1995)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720060170
Written at the request of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies for the Hoy Composers’ Course, 1995. Premiered by Scottish Chamber Orchestra SQ, Hoy, June 1995.
Night Music Piano for 4 hands, (1996)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011721
Premiered by the Manes Duo, Buffalo, NY, USA June 1999
Garden Music Clarinet Duet - Bb and Bass. (1997)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011578
Commissioned and recorded by Touchbase (Ros Dunlop, clarinet and Sue Newsome, bass clarinet) for ABC Classic FM, July 2000
Lafayette Snow #1 Violin and Trombone, (1997)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720041162
Lafayette Snow - #2 Violin, Trumpet, (1997)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720041179
Premiered by Sarah Chan, violin, and Mark Parker, piano, Boston MA, USA March 1998
Meditation and Dances from Arcadia Piano for 4 hands, (1998)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011738
Premiered by Bethany Morris and Bonnieanna Mitchell, Wollongong, NSW August 1998
Earth Music 1 Saxophone quartet (1999)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011899
Earth Music 2 - for flutes 3 flutes and bass flute, (1999)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065557
Scheduled premiere:
University of Melbourne Flute Ensemble (tentative) TBA
Jennifer’s Song Viola and piano, (2001)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011868
Recorded by Luke Spicer, viola and David Miller, piano, Sydney NSW, August 2005
CD Number Wirr 003
On the Wire Flute ensemble (2 picc, 4 fl, 2 A.fl, bass fl), (2001)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011196
Commissioned and premiered by The Stables Flute Ensemble, Coffs Harbour, NSW, April 2005
Clarinet Quartet No.2: For the Girl in the Window Three clarinets and bass clarinet (2001)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011462
Fireball Bb Clarinet and Piano (2001)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720011141
Recorded by Mark Walton, clarinet, David Miller, piano. Wollongong, July 2006
CD number Wirr 003
Lament and Dance Flute, Guitar and Cello, (2004)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720041155
Milford Fall Flute ensemble - 2 Piccolos, 4 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, Bass Flute, (2005)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720060200
Commissioned by The Stables Flute Ensemble, premiere TBA
Song and Dance (2005) Violin, Cello and Piano (2005)
1. Mourning Song 2. Morning Song
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720060224 (2005)
Commissioned by Kingfisher Trio, Premiere TBA
Elegy Violin and piano, (2006)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720060996
Music for Foul Play #1 Three Bassoons and contrabassoon, (2006)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065816
Commissioned and premiered by Theatre MAX ensemble, Wollongong NSW, December 2006
Music for Foul Play #2 3 flutes and bass flute, (2006)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065823
Tentative premiere scheduled by University of Melbourne Flute Ensemble
Music for Four Play #3 Two Euphoniums and two tubas, (2006)
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065830
Music for Four Play #4 Alto Flute, Bass Flutes, Contrabass Flute and Subcontrabass Flute.
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065830
Premiered by the Low Flutes Ensemble, San Diego, Ca, USA, 2010.
Postcards from America Four pieces for violin and cello, (2008)
- L.A. 2. Grand Canyon 3. Chicago Bean 4. NYC
Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720060767
Premiered by Charisma (Christopher Kimber, violin, Julia Ryder, cello), Sydney, NSW, May 2006
Sideling Hill Flute and piano, (2006) Wollongong, NSW, Publications by Wirripang ISMN M720065489
Recorded by Emma Knott, flute, and David Miller, Piano, Sydney, 2008
CD number Wirr 016
A Full Moon Tonight and I’m Awake on a Train (Goodin) for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2007)
Commissioned and premiered by Kammer, Wollongong, NSW, August, 2008
Waltzes From Arcadia arr. for two guitars (2007)
for Slava and Leonard Grigorian Premiere TBA
Farewell for flute and organ (2009)
Commissioned and premiered by Jean Penny and Andrew Blackburn, January 2010, Ballarat, Vic., recorded by 3MBS
Just Before It Snows for viola and piano (2009)
Commissioned by Brett Deubner. Premiere scheduled for April 2011, Taipei, Taiwan
Skeletal Dance for trumpet and piano (2010)
Commissioned by Helen Linn (Taiwan/USA). Premiered July 2010, Taipei, Taiwan
Six Clumsy Dances for piccolo and subcontrabass flute. (2010)
Commissioned and premiered by Peter Sheridan (Melbourne) in San Diego, Ca, USA, April, 2010
To Fill This Emptiness for bassoon and piano (2010)
Commissioned by Sohpia Rhee (Sydney). Recorded by Sophia Rhee and Diana Blom, April 2010. Release date TBA