Orchestral

• Abstract Variations (1976)
• Danzostinata (1978)
• Venti Eventi (1978)
• Symphony No. 1 (1985)
• Concerto for Guitar and Strings (1991, rev. 1997)
• Symphony No. 2 (1994)
• Violin Concerto No. 1 (2008)
• Corkamesca (2014) for string orchestra
• A Lay for a Light Year (2014)

Chamber music

• Frenetics (1971) for 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, guitar, drumkit, double bass
• String Quartet No. 1 (1971)
• Rotastasis (1975) for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 violins, viola, cello, guitar
• Parameters (1976) for flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano
• String Quartet No. 2 (1977)
• Prelude for Viola and Piano (1977)
• Brass Quintet No. 1 (1979)
• Magister (1981) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello
• Vespertine (1981) for flute and guitar
• Wind Quintet (1983)
• Quondam (1985) for flute, violin, viola, piano
• Brass Quintet No. 2 (1986)
• Torna un Suono (1992) for oboe, viola, cello
• Gym (1999) for mixed ensemble (10 musicians)
• Serenade (2005) for oboe/clarinet and double bass
• Baroque Restorations (2006) for accordion and piano
• Augury (2009) for violin and guitar
• Few Get to the Orient (2009) for 4 percussionists
• Noon (2009) for clarinet and piano
• Brass Canons (2014) for 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba
• Farewell Fair Friend (2014) for flute, clarinet, accordion, violin, cello

Solo instrumental

• Anno (1969) for guitar
• Gemini (1970) for guitar
• Benthos (1974) for piano
• Xasolos (1975) for any treble instrument
• Moto Impetuo (1977) for organ
• Flux (1981) for harpsichord
• Undulations (1984) for piano
• Three Fresh Pieces (1989) for piano
• Two Ladies Dancing (1998) film score, for piano
• Guitar Sonata No. 1 (1999)
• Gerousia (2006) for guitar
• Charlie's Lonesome Violin Blues (2009) for violin
• Fright Fight or Flight (2009) for viola
• Party Games (2009) for violin
• Pseudo Fugue and Presumptuous Postlude (2009) for cello

Vocal

• Dirge from Donne's Devotions (1975) for mixed choir
• Bláth an Aitinn (1976) for mixed choir
• Iomramh (1978) for mixed choir
• Hy Brasil (1980) for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed choir, small orchestra
• Joy (1982) for soprano, baritone, mixed choir
• Music for No Myth (1992) for mezzo, spoken chorus, flute, horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello
• New Lands (1993) for soprano, mezzo, baritone, piano
• The Assize of Sighs (1993) for mezzo and piano
• Clear Light and Thunder (1996) for medium voice and piano
• Lynch Triptych (1998) for mixed choir
• Ring Out Ring In (2006) for mixed choir
• Bridal Song (2008) for mezzo, tenor, bass (solos)
• In Youth is Pleasure (2008) for mezzo, tenor, bass (solos)
• My Prime of Youth (2008) for mezzo, tenor, bass (solos)
• The Dawning (2008) for mixed choir
• The Quip (2008) for mixed choir
• Love's Gleaning Tide (2009) for mixed choir
• Our Hands Have Met (2009) for mixed choir
• Not Yet Begun (2011), versions for a) soprano, viola, cello, double bass; or b) soprano, clarinet, violin, piano
• I Breathe a Drug (2013) for soprano, cello, organ
• Gaelic Prayer (2014) for mixed choir