Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra
- Circular Ruins (1995): string orchestra [6-6-5-4-2]
- Dwarf Planets (2007) [2-2-2-2; 4-3-2-1; 3p; strings]
- Five Pieces for Orchestra (1987)
- Gravity and Light (1993): string orchestra [6-6-5-4-2]
- The Material Plane (1996) [2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; 3p-pno; strings]
- Meltwater Pulse (2019) [2-2-2-2; 4-3-2-1; 3p-pno; strings]
- Nazca Lines (1992): chamber orchestra [1-1-1-1; 2-1-1-1; 2p; 1-1-1-1-1]
- Scylla (2003) [2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; 3p-pno; strings]
- Wide Ties: fanfare for ancient instruments (1991): [0-1-1-1; 0-0-0-0; strings]
Solo(s) with Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra
- Arras: a Garden of Cinema (1992): mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, string quartet, harp, three percussion
- Cello Concerto (2007): cello solo & orchestra [2-2-2-2; 2-2-1-0; 2p-pno; strings]
- Double Concerto (2006): violin, cello & strings [3-3-3-2-1]
- The Rising Curve of Day (2006): soprano & orchestra [2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; 3p-pno; strings]
- Ritornello (2017): flute, oboe, violin & strings [4-4-3-2-1]
- The Straits of Messina (1999): piano solo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon; trumpet, trombone, bass trombone; two percussion; strings [1-1-2-1-1]
- Viola Concerto (2003): viola solo & chamber orchestra [0-1-1-0; 2-0-0-0; 1p; strings]
- The Widening Gyre (2008): soprano & strings [4-4-3-2-1]
Wind Ensemble
- Pluto’s Moons (2008) [4 flutes-2 oboes-8Bb, 2 bs, 1 cbs clarinets-2 bassoons; 2 alto, 2 tenor, 1 baritone saxophones; 4 horns-5 Bb trumpets-3 trombones-1 euphonium-1 tuba; 1 timpani-4 percussion]
Chamber Music
- After Miguel de Fuenllana (2006): guitar, flute, viola, percussion & soprano
- Archipelago (1990): flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano
- Arium (1989): flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
- At A Quiet Surface (1986): sop, fl/alto fl, Eng hrn/ob, vln, vc, hrpsd/pno, perc
- Balance (2004/12): violin & piano
- D’après les lignes de Guillevic (2011): three cellos
- Dark Flowers (1989): flute, alto saxophone, guitar, percussion
- Disordered Songs (2005): voice [soprano/mezzo & piano]
- Distance (1988): clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, percussion
- Dragons (1988): clarinet, bassoon, violin, bass, piano, percussion
- Epigrams (1992): oboe, clarinet, bassoon
- Five Short Songs (1988): alto voice, viola, piano
- Gang Related (2001): vibraphone, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, percussion–withdrawn
- Interlinear (2003): violin, viola, cello
- Love Songs and Interludes (1994): mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, piano–withdrawn
- Recipe for Tea (2003): soprano, flute, viola, piano, percussion
- Semblances (1985): oboe, violin, guitar
- Six Bagatelles (1985/88): violin & piano
- Songs from the Ringelblum Archive (2017): soprano, violin, cello, piano
- String Figures (2000): string quartet
- String Quartet #1 (1989)
- String Quartet #2 (2007)
- String Quartet #3: Light Garden (2008)
- String Quartet #4 (2018)
- String Quartet #5 (2022)
- Three Bagatelles (2006): cello and piano
- Test Patterns (1997): piano quartet
- Traffic (1994): two pianos & two percussion
- Trichotomy (1984): three guitars–withdrawn
- Variations (1986): clarinet & cello
- Velox et Sordida (2016): piano solo, ob, cl, trpt, trbne, perc, vln, vc, bs
- The Wood’s Edge (1986): clarinet, soprano/percussion–withdrawn
Vocal works
- After Miguel de Fuenllana (2006): guitar, flute, viola, percussion & soprano
- At A Quiet Surface (1986): soprano, fl/alto fl, Eng hrn/ob, vln, vc, hrpsd/pno, perc.
- Arras: a Garden of Cinema (1992): mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, string quartet, harp, three percussion
- Disordered Songs (2005): voice [soprano/mezzo & piano]
- Five Short Songs (1986): mezzo-soprano, viola, piano
- Love Songs and Interludes (1994): mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, piano–withdrawn
- Recipe for Tea (2003): soprano, flute, viola, piano, percussion
- The Rising Curve of Day (2006): soprano & orchestra [2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; 3p-pno; strings]
- Songs from the Ringelblum Archive (2017): soprano, violin, cello, piano
- The Widening Gyre (2008): soprano & strings [4-4-3-2-1]
Solo works
- Guitar Sonata (1984/87)
- Labrys (1990): viola solo
- Piano Variations (1990): solo piano
- Piano Variations II (2001): solo piano
- Three Little Piano Pieces (1986): solo piano
- Wind Sketch IV (1986): solo English horn
- Wind Sketch V (1987): solo flute
Choir
- Madrigals (2017): men’s chorus (TTBB)
- Make Haste–Psalm 70 (2002): SATB choir, organ–withdrawn
- Tranquility and Order (2005): SATB choir, viola and percussion
- White Field/Hvitur Akur (2018): women’s chorus (SSAA)
Electroacoustic
- Cages (1988): bass clarinet, tabla, soprano & tape
- Dreams of Sleep (1989): bassoon & tape–withdrawn
- Strictly Vestigial: in memoriam Frank Zappa (1994): Roland MT-32 Sound Module