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Douglas Mews  

A New Zealand Christmas (The imprint of His little feet)

Duration: 03' 00" Year: 1993
for a cappella SATB choir with soloists

Lyell Cresswell  

Atta

Duration: 20' 00" Year: 1993
for cello

David Hamilton  

Ave Maria

 Year: 1993
for soprano solo, SA chorus and piano (or organ)

Gillian Whitehead  

Awa Herea (Braided Rivers)

Duration: 22' 00" Year: 1993
a song cycle for soprano and piano

Christopher Blake  

Bitter Calm

Duration: 1h 30' 00" Year: 1993
opera in two acts for soloists, chorus and orchestra

  • Instrumentation
    2sop,1ten,2bari,SATB chorus and orchestra: (2)22(2)2(2); 2220; 2perc,timp,2keyb; strs.
  • Programme Note

    Bitter Calm is a full length opera for five principals, chorus and orchestra in two acts. It is based on an incident at Motuarohia Island in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand in the 1840s. It is a drama of human passions in the contexts of land alienation and tensions between Maori and new settlers. Premiered at the New Zealand International Festival for the Arts in 1994 and filmed for television.

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Helen Fisher  

Bone of Contention

Duration: 1h 20' 00" Year: 1993
a dance work for mezzo-soprano and ensemble

Gareth Farr  

Cadenza

Duration: 12' 00" Year: 1993
for piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion

  • Instrumentation
    piccolo (doubling flute), clarinet in B flat, violin & cello (both preferably amplified), piano, percussion (4 tomtoms, Chinese cymbal, bongos, 2 break drums, metal plate, cowbell, foot operated bass drum, finger cymbals)
  • Programme Note

    I The remote control – You are in a small, sparsely furnished room. The curtains are a lurid green-and-orange striped pattern. A TV sits in the middle of the room – you are strangely drawn to it. A remote control is in your hand, and as you tentatively push the red button marked ‘on’, the TV erupts in an angry blare of noise. Flustered, you turn down the cacophony, and flick through a few channels. But it seems the remote has a mind of its own – it starts changing the channels by itself, at first slowly, then faster and faster. The volume roars, the bizarre programmes fly past, and you can’t stop it no matter what you do…

    II The derivation of musical wisdom – Suddenly the remote stops. The picture blurs – you stare at the screen to try to make out a vaguely familiar silhouette. A thick Parisian accent crackles through the speaker. ‘…Sound and Chaos – Hell’s Eternal Rhythm…’ The picture snaps into focus – Pierre Boulez is hosting a cooking show. He is dropping long rows of notes into a pan with herbs, garlic and white wine. He turns, looks straight into the camera, gives you a knowing wink, and mouths ‘Et violà…’

    III The game show – The channel abruptly switches to a frenetic daytime game show, where the contestants are competing for fabulous prizes beyond their wildest dreams. An hysterical woman spins the giant wheel, laughing wildly. Bells ring, lights flash – the host shrieks excitedly in a nasal voice ‘It’s the grand prize! Four weeks in a small hotel room with your family of nine!!’ The woman stops laughing.

    IV The rachenitza – The channel switches once more. Musicians are playing and people are dancing. There is barbed wire surrounding them. A man with his ribs showing stares mournfully at you. Suddenly he shouts ‘Roll up – the greatest show in the world is here! Experience horrors beyond the limits of your imagination!’ You watch, fascinated, reassured in the knowledge that there is a button marked ‘off’ on your remote control.

    Notes from Promethean Editions

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Gary Daverne  

Concert Waltz

 Year: 1993
for solo accordion and string orchestra

  • Programme Note

    Concert Waltz was originally composed, as a commissioned work, for Kevin Friedrich, one of New Zealand’s leading accordionists. It was premiered by him, in Auckland, June 1993, with String Silhouette, an all female string ensemble, as guests at the New Zealand Accordion Championships.

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Dorothy Freed  

Deserted Beach

Duration: 08' 00" Year: 1993
for soprano and string quintet

John Psathas  

Drum Dances

Duration: 12' 00" Year: 1993
for drum kit and piano