Christopher Fry's radio play One Thing More, with its heightened prose and poetic emotions, became the chamber opera Caedmon given by the newly-found Garden Venture of the Royal Opera House in 1989. Since revised, a recording of the original version, which starred Christopher Gillett, is archived in the Barbican Library.

Another commission followed, this time to write a piece for schools. The Button Moulder was written for a Northamptonshire comprehensive school with the title role taken by John Dobson, the famous tenor singing alongside the children. The Dream That Hath No Bottom is another full-scale community piece.

All in the Mind was for a large cast of talented teenagers which meet annually to form the W11 Opera company in West London; their productions are professionally mounted to widespread acclaim. The accompaniment is for a small band of professional players.

There are one or two earlier works which were written for dance: the Invention for Violin and Piano and a vocal piece (which became Maxims, Hymn, Riddle) were choreographed by Jonathan Burrows while Ephialtes was commissioned by the touring arm of Scottish Ballet.