Musical Works

2012 - Piano Concerto (20 mins)
Commissioned by the City Philharmonic Orchestra

2010 - Dialogue for alto recorder and birdsong (9 mins)
Premiered by Rachel Barnes

2009 - Three Songs for soprano and large orchestra (12 mins)
Poems by Primo Levi and Sri Aurobindo

2009 - Variations for violin or clarinet and piano (6 mins)
Premiered by Mifune Tsuji and Paul Jackson

2008 - Autobuslied II for recorded sounds and three musicians (6 mins)
Premiere at Kettles Yard

2004 - Blue Rondo for quartertone alto flute and piano (3 mins)
Premiered by Carla Rees

2003 - Two Motets for choir and organ (5 mins)

2002 - Two Motets for choir and harp (3 mins)

2002 - Hommage à Bartok for solo cello (10 mins)
Premiere: Rohan de Saram

2001-2 - The Fruits of One Tree for flute, viola, horn, harp (12 mins)
Commissioned by the Arpège Ensemble: Philippa Davies, Louise Williams, Stephen Stirling, Christina Rhys

2001 - Mass for unison choir and harp (3 mins)

2001 - Two Preludes for flute, clarinet, violin and cello (6 mins)

2001 - Caspar's Song for solo violin (5 mins)
Commissioned by Darragh Morgan

2001 - Dialogue for clarinet and birdsong (15 mins)
Shortlisted by SPNM
Premiere: Andrew Sparling

2000 - The Cornerstone for SSAATB choir and organ (4 mins)
Commissioned by John Cruse, for the Worshipful Company of Paviours
Premiere: Allegri Singers

1999 - Five Preludes for piano (12 mins)
Commissioned by Reading University & Southern Arts
Premiere: Ian Pace

1998-99 - Four Pieces for Clarinet (15 mins)
Premiere: Andrew Sparling

1998 - Autobuslied for cello solo (6 mins)
Premiere: Anton Lukoszevieze

1997 - O Son of Spirit for soprano, two clarinets, violin and cello (2mins)
Commissioned by SPNM
Text - Baha'u'llah
Premiere: Jane Manning, conducted by Roger Montgomery

1997 - Cantata of Praise for SATB choir, soprano solo, organ, harp (11mins)
Commissioned Putney Choral Society. Revised 2007
Premiere: Rebecca Lodge, Peter Barley, Christina Rhys

1997 - Jesu Lord! for SATB choir and organ/string quartet (3 mins)
Christening Motet, Commissioned by Roger & Catherine Preece

1996 - Piano Trio for piano, violin and cello (15 mins),
Commissioned by the Moto Perpetuo Festival, Italy
Premiere: Steven Neugarten, Yuko Nishino, Rebecca Gilliver

1995 - Gloria for SSATB choir, soprano solo, orchestra & organ (25 mins)
Commissioned by the Putney Choral Society. Revised 2000
Premiere: Jane Manning, conducted by Stephen Rhys (St James' Piccadilly)

1995 - Not I for solo piano after Samuel Beckett (15 mins)
Commissioned by the Annenberg-Beckett Foundation
Premiere: Ian Pace

1995 - Trio for three alto flutes (8 mins)

1994 - For Ed & Emily for piano, alto flute/concert flute and violin (4 mins)

1993-94 - String Quartet No.1 (16 mins) revised 1998
Premiere: Lyric Quartet

1992-93 - Three Songs for soprano and piano (10 mins) revised 1998
Poems by Primo Levi and Sri Aurobindo

1992 - Mill Green Music for 2 pianos & bass guitar (8 mins)

1991-92 - Chicago Fall for 10 players (11 mins)
Shortlisted by SPNM

1990 - Chamber Concerto for 18 players (16 mins)
Shortlisted by SPNM
Premiere: Music Projects London, conducted by Martyn Brabbins

1989 - Ebb & Flow, computer-generated stereo tape (11 mins)
Awarded Bourges Residency Prize 1990

Publications

2000 Samuel Beckett and Music, Modern Languages Review: 95.2

1989 A Self-Similar Score Generating Program
Software for granular synthesis published by the Composers' Desktop Project

Conference Presentations

Rhys, P (2009) Performance by Ian Pace of Not I for solo piano and conference address at the Symposium on Beckett and Music, Sussex University.

Reviews

1998 Bryden, M. (1998) 'Reflections on Beckett & Music, with a case study: Paul Rhys' 'Not I' in Oppenheim L. & D. Allbright eds. (1998) Samuel Beckett and the Arts: Music, Visual Arts, and Non-Print Media, New York, Garland Press.

Discography

2012 Dialogue Parts I, II played by Andrew Sparling on the Lorelt CD Label