Key Works
- The Whale (1966; soloists, speaker, SATB choir, children's choir, orchestra)
- Celtic Requiem (1969; soprano solo, SATB choir, children's choir, ensemble)
- Thérèse, opera, 1973
- The Protecting Veil (1988; cello, strings)
- Mary of Egypt, opera, 1991
- Ikon of the Nativity (1991; SATB choir, a cappella)
- Song for Athene (1993; SATB choir)
- Fall and Resurrection (2000) (Dedicated to The Prince of Wales)
- Lamentations and Praises (2001; 12 male voices, string quartet, flute, bass trombone, percussion)
- The Veil of the Temple (2002; soprano, SATB choir, boys' choir, ensemble)
- Schuon Lieder (2003; soprano, ensemble)
- Laila (Amu) (2004; soprano, tenor, orchestra)
- Lament for Jerusalem (2006; soprano, countertenor, SATB choir, orchestra)
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