SELECTED COMPOSITIONS /// 2010-2020

Duration: 80’00”

Instrumentation: rock god (voice, guitar keys), rock band and electronics

First Performance: by Strange James (James Hullick) for JOLT Sonic Festival 2019 at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 20 September 2019.

Recorded: by James Hullick and BOLT Ensemble at Bakehouse Studios, Hullick Studios and HotHouse Studios 2018-19. Release/Launch Show date: 2020.

Scene 1 /// Scene 2

Duration: 17’00”

Instrumentation: percussion, electronics, bass trombone

Commission: Ossicle Duo /// Australia Council for the Arts

First Performance: by Ossicle Duo, at Temperance Hall, 18 February 2018.

Duration: 70’00”

Instrumentation: 2 voices and electronics for an audiovisual interactive interface designed by Jonathan Duckworth and CiART Labs, RMIT University.

First Performance: by The Duckworth Hullick Duo for Tura New Music 2018 at Meat Market, North Melbourne, 29-31 October 2018.

Duration: 47’00”

Instrumentation: 2 percussionists, electronics and voice

First Performance: by Hamish Upton and James Hullick at Melbourne Recital Centre, Salon, Southbank, 23 May 2018.

Duration: 12’00”

Instrumentation: nontet and rock god with electronics

Commission: Written for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor & Artistic Director David Robertson.

First Performance: conducted by Brett Dean and performed by James Hullick and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra CarriageWorks, Sydney, 15 October 2017.

Duration: indefinite

Instrumentation: voice and electronics for an audio visual interactive interface designed by Jonathan Duckworth and CiART Labs, RMIT University.

Commission: Creative Victoria

First Performance: by The Duckworth Hullick Duo for Melbourne Music Week 2017 at Meat Market, North Melbourne, 17-18 November 2017.

Duration: 30’00”

Instrumentation: A solo show: amplified prepared piano, electronics, voice, guitar, video

First Performance: by James Hullick at Tura’s Scale Variable Concerts, Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre, Perth Cultural Centre, 27 August 2016.

Duration: 15’00”

Instrumentation: for one percussionist, electronics video, interactive score. Animation by ZZAA.

First Performance: by Louise Devenish at Tura’s Scale Variable Concerts, Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre, Perth Cultural Centre, 27 August 2016.

Duration: 30’00”

Instrumentation: 4 amplified percussionists and the RESONANCE musical instrument created by Jonathan Duckworth and CiART Labs at RMIT University.

First performance: by James Hullick on the RESONANCE instrument, BOLT Ensemble percussionists at RMIT Design Hub Gallery, 6-7May 2016

Sound composed by James Hullick. RESONANCE interface creation and visuals by Jonathan Duckworth and CiART RMIT University.

Duration: 60’00”

Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass

First Performance: by BOLT Ensemble, berni.m.janssen, James Hullick at the Minerva Room Ballarat, Festival of Slow Music Ballarat, 29 August 2015.

Duration: 7’45”

Instrumentation: for amplified ensemble: flute, 3 clarinets, French horn, 2 trombones, 3 percussion, 2 pianos, 2 violins, cello, double bass

First Performance: by Australian National Academy of Music students with the BOLT Ensemble and James Hullick (piano) at the Melbourne Recital Centre, for the ANAM Australian Voices series, 3 August 2015.

Duration: 9’00”

Instrumentation: for amplified ensemble: flute, 3 clarinets, French horn, 2 trombones, 3 percussionists, 2 pianos, 2 violins, cello, double bass

First Performance: by Australian National Academy of Music students with the BOLT Ensemble and James Hullick (piano) at the Melbourne Recital Centre, for the ANAM Australian Voices series, 3 August 2015.

Duration: 9’00”

Instrumentation: 3 amplified percussionists

First Performance: by Australian National Academy of Music students at the Melbourne Recital Centre, for the ANAM Australian Voices series, 3 August 2015.

Duration: 10’00” (duration variable)

Instrumentation: for amplified ensemble: flute, 2 clarinets

First Performance: by Australian National Academy of Music students with the BOLT Ensemble at the Melbourne Recital Centre, for the ANAM Australian Voices series, 3 August 2015.

Duration: 8’00”

Instrumentation: for amplified string quartet

First Recording: by Silo String Quartet at Sing Sing South Recording Studios, 10 July 2015.

Duration: 37’00

Instrumentation: for amplified string quartet

First Performance: by BOLT Ensemble at DDCA Symposium, The Outstanding Field, Clemenger Auditorium, National Gallery of Victoria, 19 March 2015.

Duration: 17’40”

Instrumentation: flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, contralto clarinet, bassoon, French horn, Bb trumpet, trombone, harp, 2 percussionists, 4 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, field recordings.

Commission: Julian Burnside through ABAF

First Performance: Arcko Symphonic Ensemble and BOLT Ensemble, at Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios, 15 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 20’20

Instrumentation: flute, shakuhachi, oboe, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, Bb trumpet, trombone, harp, 4 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, electronic sound

Commission: Julian Burnside through ABAF

First Performance: by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble and BOLT Ensemble, at Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios, 15 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 48’05”

Instrumentation: flute, shakuhachi, oboe, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, Bb trumpet, trombone, harp, 4 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, electronic sound

Commission: Julian Burnside through ABAF

First Performance: by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble and BOLT Ensemble, at Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios, 15 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 21’10”

Instrumentation: voice, clap sticks, flute, shakuhachi, oboe, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, Bb trumpet, trombone, harp, 2 percussionists, 4 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, field recordings.

Commission: Julian Burnside through ABAF

First Performance: by Pansy Nulgit (Gubuda), who is a Ngarinyin Elder and song woman from the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia. And also performed by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble and BOLT Ensemble, at Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios, 15 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 48’05

Instrumentation: flute, shakuhachi, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, harp, prepared piano, percussion, voice, violin, viola, cello, double bass, electronic sound

First Performance: by James Hullick (voice/piano) and BOLT Ensemble, at Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Studios, 15 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 12’00

Instrumentation: flute, 2 woodwinds, harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass, electronics

First Performance: by BOLT Ensemble at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 23 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 13’30

Instrumentation: flute, 2 clarinets, harp, percussion (sound machines), violin, viola, cello, double bass. Sound machines used were: Gotholin, Crankamaphone, Whirling Dervishes

First Performance: by BOLT Ensemble at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 23 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 30’00 (duration variable)

Instrumentation: amplified chamber orchestra — orchestration variable

First Performance: by BOLT Ensemble — flute, 2 woodwinds, harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and sound machines: Gotholin, Crankamaphone, Whirling Dervishes — at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 23 October 2014, for the Melbourne Festival.

An album of solo piano works written and performed by James Hullick

Instrumentation: Piano and electronics

Tracks: 

HYPNO-KENSHO (2012-14), for prepared piano and field recordings

THE BALLAD OF JAMIE WHITE (2008), for piano

AND SHE SAID “WE ARE BANDIDOS OF LIGHT FLUNG AGAINST THE NIGHT (2014) for prepared piano

GOOD NIGHT MUNKENS (2012)

FERRET MIND (2008/2014)

SCATTERMAN PRELUDE (2012)

TILL HUMAN VOICES WAKE US (2012)

Duration: many hours (duration variable)

Instrumentation: variable – multiple musicians and sound artists playing instruments of their choice

First performance: by multiple sound artists and musicians at The Atrium, Federation Square, 12-13 October 2013, Melbourne Festival. Artists: The Amplified Elephants (Sound Art), Noise Scavengers (Sound Art), Richard Allen (Sound Art), Ros Bandt (Sound Art), Carolyn Connors (Voice), Rod Cooper (Sound Art), Dale Gorfinkle, (Sound Art), Timothy Phillips (Percussion), Judith Hamann (Cello), Michael Hewes (Sound Art), Miranda Hill (Double Bass), Albert Mishriki (Sound Art), Tarab (Eamon Sprod) (Sound Art), Belinda Woods (Flute), James Hullick (percussion and voice).

Duration: 9’28”

Instrumentation: instrumentation variable (4 musicians to orchestra size)

First performance: BOLT Ensemble using instruments made from recycled guns by Pedro Reyes, performed by 3 musicians from BOLT and James Hullick, at National Gallery of Victoria, 20 October 2013, Melbourne Festival.

Duration: 10’10”

Instrumentation: 11 gongs played by 11 percussionists

First performance: Victorian College of the Arts percussion students, at Victorian College of the Arts, 3 June 2013.

Duration: work unfinished

Instrumentation: 11 percussionists

First performance: not performed publically. Developed in workshops with Victorian College of the Arts percussion students.

Duration: variable (6’45”)

Instrumentation: voice, electronics, small percussion and chamber ensemble

First performance: by Arcko Symphonic Ensemble and James Hullick voice, electronics, small percussion, at Thornbury Theatre, 6 April 2013.

Duration: duration variable – approx 30 min

Instrumentation: amplified ensemble — flute, harp, percussion, cello

Commission: Julian Burnside through ABAF

First performance: by the BOLT Ensemble at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo 26 September 2012 for Extremities: JOLT Touring Festival 2012.

Duration: 30’00”

Instrumentation: amplified ensemble — flute, harp, percussion, cello

First performance: by the BOLT Ensemble at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo 26 September 2012 for Extremities: JOLT Touring Festival 2012.

Duration: 16’10”

Instrumentation: variable (from quartet to orchestra)

First performance: by the BOLT Ensemble (flute, harp, cello) and James Hullick (voice), at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo 26 September 2012 for Extremities: JOLT Touring Festival 2012.

Duration: 60’00”

Instrumentation: amplified ensemble — found sound objects, harp, percussion, violin, cello, double bass

First performance: The Amplified Elephants and BOLT Ensemble, at Footscray Community Arts Centre 13-15 July 2012.

Duration: 40’00”

Composed with: The Amplified Elephants, Sean Baxter and James Hullick)

Instrumentation: synthesizers, guitars, bass guitar, voice, electronics

First performance: by The Amplified Elephants, Sean Baxter, Timothy Phillips, James Hullick at The Atrium, Federation Square, 4-6 May 2012.

Duration: 8’40”

Instrumentation: contralto clarinet and ensemble (variable instrumentation in ensemble)

First performance: by BOLT Ensemble, 10 November 2011, Gare du Nord, Basel, Switzerland, JOLT Swiss Festival 2011.

Duration: 14’23”

Instrumentation: amplified prepared piano and amplified ensemble (variable instrumentation)

First performance: by BOLT Ensemble, at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 21 May 2011.

Duration: variable (6’00” – 9’00”)

Instrumentation: amplified prepared piano and voice

First performance: by James Hullick, at Footscray Community Arts Centre, 21 May 2011.

Duration: approx. 7’00”

Instrumentation: contralto clarinet

First performance: by Adam Simmons at JOLT Space, August 2010, recorded shortly thereafter

Recording: recorded by James Hullick at Shed Studios September 2010. 

Duration: approx. 10’00”

Instrumentation: cello

First performance: by Will Martina at JOLT Space, August 2010

Score written and burnt in the performance

Recording: recorded by James Hullick at Shed Studios, August 2010, not yet released. 

Duration: approx. 10’00”

Instrumentation: cello

First performance: by Will Martina at Shed Studios, August 2010

Score written and burnt in the recording.

Composed by Buggatronic (sound duo featuring Daniel Buess and James Hullick)

Duration: approx. 40’00”

Instrumentation: percussion, sound machines, no-input mixing desks, sound gadgets

First performance: JOLT Space, August 2009

Recording: recorded by Daniel Buess and James Hullick at JOLT Space, August 2010.