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Fritha Jameson  

A Fan of Nelson Fare

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2001
fanfare for orchestra

Maria Grenfell  

A Feather of Blue

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 2000
for piano trio

  • Programme Note

    Commissioned in 2000 by the NZTrio, A Feather of Blue takes its title from a phrase in a poem called A View From A Window by New Zealand writer Kevin Ireland. I have always admired the wry humour and brightness of Kevin Ireland’s writing and many years ago set three of his poems for soprano and mixed ensemble. As a kind gesture Mr Ireland sent me a copy of his book of poems Skinning A Fish, and I was particularly struck by the imagery of colours, flowers, feathers and birds in this poem, which illustrates rain pouring down a window pane and giving way to a burst of sunshine after a storm.

    Maria Grenfell

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Anthony Ritchie  

A Little Sleep

Duration: 09' 40" Year: 2009
for solo piano

  • Programme Note

    A Little Sleep was written for Tom McGrath, in 2009. It is a programmatic piece that evokes a bedtime scene. A child listens to a music box while she prepares for sleep. Her parents sings her a lullaby – the slower section – and she drifts off, but her sleep is disturbed by a nightmare, represented by the furious final section.

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Gary Daverne  

A Musical Party

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2001
for solo accordion and orchestra

  • Programme Note

    A Musical Party was commissioned by the New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) to commemorate their 30th anniversary in June 2001. The weekend and Musical Party was dedicated to Silvio De Pra, honouring him for his outstanding contribution to the accordion in New Zealand. He has chaired the Accordion Examination Board of NZ Inc. since its inception in 1972 and been chief examiner since 1992.

    A Musical Party was premiered by a massed accordion orchestra and conducted by the composer, Gary Daverne. It was later revised and arranged for solo accordion and symphony orchestra, which is the version that appears here.

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Eric Biddington  

A Piece for Maurice

Duration: 06' 06" Year: 2008
for piano and string orchestra

Elizabeth Jane Dobson (EJ / Lizzie)  

A Study in Scarlet

Duration: 05' 20" Year: 2009
for full orchestra

Eric Biddington  

Adagio for Bassoon and String Orchestra

Duration: 07' 30" Year: 2007

Chris Watson  

Adversaria

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2001
for full orchestra

Martin Lodge  

Aequora tuta silent (all the sea was quiet)

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2006
for viola, alto saxophone and electronic effects

  • Programme Note

    When Virgil penned his great story of national mythology for the Roman state and empire, he called it The Aeneid, since the poem recounts the travels and adventures of Aeneas, a latter day Ulysses. As Aeneas and his fleet are sailing from Carthage toward Italy they encounter a violent storm and seek shelter in the protected harbour of a small island off the coast of North Africa. Here rocky outcrips provide a haven. Aequora tuta silent Virgil writes – the water is calm and silent.
    Friendly sounds echo back and forth across the water between the cliffs.

    Notes taken from Toru, Atoll CD (ACD 143)

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