Chamber, instrumental

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Meditación No 1 (1985) Fl. Ob. Cl. Sax Eb. Perc(3) Pno Harpsichord 10 min 2 May 1985 Opus; Eleanor Rathbone Theatre, Liverpool.

Pájaro negro (1986) Fl 2Cl(I=BCl) Pno Sop Strings(1.1.1.0) Poem by Agustín Fernández 14 min 20 November 1986 City Lights; New Hall, City University, London.

Botanic Spider (1991) Piano and string quartet 18 Min P 12 October 1991 Sequenza and Ulster Youth Dance, with choreography by Royston Maldoom; Harty Room, Belfast. Nuove Forme Sonore, Teatro Politecnico, Rome 1993. Rev. version 26 May 2004 members of Northern Sinfonia, Newcastle. Recording in preparation by Mr McFall’s Chamber.

The Falcon’s Kiss (1994) Soprano Saxophone and Piano 8 min Commissioned Gerard McChrystal 7 November 1996 Gerard McChrystal & Kathryn Page, Welsh College of Music, Cardiff.

Munirando (1994) Clarinet and piano 10 Min Commissioned by Park Lane Group. 12 January 1995 Paperhaus Duo, Purcell Room. Trio Aperto, International New Music Week, Bucharest, 23 May 1999. Nuove Forme Sonore, Goethe Institut Rome 2001.

Peregrine (1996) 1(pic).1.1(bcl).1(cbn) 1.1.0.0 Perc Harp Piano 1.1.1.1.1 12 min New Juilliard Ensemble cond Joel Sachs; Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York. Music in a Summer Garden, New Juilliard Ensemble, Bryton Park, New York 2001. 2005 version perf by same ensemble 22 November 2005 at Alice Tully Hall.

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Munirando II (2009) Violin and piano 14 min Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea, Schott Recital Room, London 4 February 2009

Trío (2003) Violin, cello, piano 14 min Commissioned by Fundación Arnold Schwimmer, 19 September 2003 Trío Apolo, Teatro Achá, Cochabamba

A to Z (2006) Ten-string guitar (charango), Flutes 20 min Stefan Östersjö and Terje Thiwång, Nutida Musikdagar, Malmö Rådhus, Malmö 29 October 2000. Extended version (2002) performed by same at King’s Hall, Newcastle, 25 April 2002. Complete version performed 5 December 2006 at Nybrokajen, Stockholm.

Fantasia on a Theme by Kathryn Tickell (2007) Northumbrian pipes, flute/piccolo, Oboe/cor anglais, Bass clarinet, Horns x 2, Double bass 7 min Mr McFall’s Chamber, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20 February 2007.

String Quartet No. 1 ‘Montes’ (2007) 18 min Momenta Quartet, Rock Hall Auditorium, Temple University, Philadelphia, 28 November 2007.

Souvenir de Teoponte (2011) double bass and piano 11 min James Rapport (double bass) and Eduard Lanner (piano), Festsaal, Diplomatische Akademie, Vienna, 7 December 2012.

String Quartet No. 2 ‘Sin Tiempo’ (2013) 22 min A Koussevitzky Commision. Momenta Quartet, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 13 November 2013.

After the Gathering (2015) 6 min Northumbrian pipes, accordion, lever harp, cello. 7 May 2016 Kathryn Tickell and The Side, Alwinton Church Summer Concerts.

Río Bravo (2016) 10 min large chamber ensemble (1(pic).1.1.1(cbn) 1.1(pic).1.1 Hp Pf Perc 1.1.1.1.1. 21 April 2016 by New Juilliard Ensemble conducted by Joel Sachs, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York.

Aqua Tinae (2016) 4 min cello and lever harp. Rec. Kathryn Tickell and Friends: Water of Tyne (Magnetic Northeast, 2016). Apple Music

…and, best of all, Agustín Fernández’s singularly beautiful cello-and-harp duet Aqua Tinae  that paraphrases and develops elements of the actual Water of Tyne melody.” (https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2016/10/kathryn-tickell-friends-water-tyne/)

James’s Fire (2016) 3 min flute, harp, piano, violin, viola, cello. Pixel Ensemble, 18 November 2016 Capstone Theatre, Liverpool.

Souvenir de Teoponte (version for cello and piano, 2017) 11 min.

LoA (2018) 10 min for 9 instruments: Head Space instrument, Oboe/cor anglais, Soprano/alto saxophone, lever harp, electric guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass 10 min. Commissioned by North Music Trust for the 60th anniversary of Royal Northern Sinfonia. Première scheduled 22 September 2018 at 4pm in Sage Two, Sage Gateshead, United Kingdom, by players from RNS and guests.

LoA (2018) version for 10 instruments: oboe/cor anglais, Soprano/alto saxophone, Bassoon, Trumpet (Bb/Eb/Pic Bb), Lever harp, electric guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass 10 min.  Audio

Pájaro negro (2020) 14 min version for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, piano.