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A 2CD set from Atoll showcasing the 2007 Asia Pacific Festival, with more than 150min of musical performance from the festival – held in Wellington over 9 days in 2007 – which brought together composers & musicians from Asia, the… more »

Brass bands form an essential component of New Zealand’s musical heritage, and can be traced back to the country’s colonial roots. Before the event of recording technology it was in the form of bass band arrangements that… more »

This polished recording of music by New Zealand composers for solo brass and brass ensemble includes Lilburn’s Quartet for Brass Instruments of 1957, a work declared unplayable when written but magnificently rendered here. The… more »

Landscapes features the music of Douglas Lilburn, Ross Harris, Lyell Cresswell, Maria Grenfell, Martin Lodge, David Hamilton and Anthony Ritchie. The recording brings together a programme of works marked by a diversity of… more »

New Zealand’s leading brass ensemble performs a wide selection of repertoire from their Auckland base. The ensemble comprises five professional musicians from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony… more »

A diverse and fascinating collection of works for string quartet by NZ composers. Winner of Best Classical Album at Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011. more »

From the gentle sounds of David Downes’ Painting with Breath to the full-on power of Volume Pig this CD, which won the 2001 Tui for best classical CD at the New Zealand Music Awards showcases percussion ensemble Strike in a… more »

New Zealand composers have written numerous outstanding works for flute, and this album brings together a selection of those works on a double CD. Bridget Douglas (flute) and Rachel Thomson (piano) are held in the highest regard,… more »