 He was a prize-winning student, notably the 1970 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for his orchestral work "Xumbu-Ata", which was broadcast by the BBC.Pert's other orchestral compositions include "Missa Festiva" for choir and orchestra, "Omega Centauri" for chamber orchestra and tape, "Sun Dragon" for large orchestra and tape, "Sonores" for solo piano, "Andromeda Link" for solo violin and tape, "Eoastrion Op.30" for E-flat clarinet, piano and tape, "The Rising of the Moon" for large orchestra (Premiered by Hiroyuki Iwaki and the Waseda University S.O.