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Eve de Castro-Robinson  

A Resonance of Emerald

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1988, r. 1990
for mixed chamber ensemble

Christopher Blake  

Clairmont Triptych

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1988
for wind quintet and piano

  • Instrumentation
    flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano
  • Programme Note

    Clairmont Triptych was written in fulfilment of a commission by Chamber Music New Zealand for the Auckland Wind Quintet with pianist David Guerin to perform on a New Zealand tour in 1988.

    The music derives its inspiration and impetus from the work of the New Zealand painter Phillip Clairmont (1949 – 1984). He was something of an enfant terrible of the New Zealand art world, living his life and his painting with a reckless passion and energy. His work is vibrant and strong, conveying an intense and energetic power. Aspects of these elements are captured in the music, although it is not programmatic, but connects with paintings through analogy and allusion. Amongst the profusion of themes and ideas there are two prominent recurrent subjects in Clairmont’s work – the domestic interior and the self portrait. These form the thematic base of the first two of the three inter-linked movements of the work. The first movement, Interiors, mirrors the fractured vibrancy of the Clairmont interiors by use of a very fast toccata-like movement in sequences of fluctuating tempo. This creates a continuously “flexing” aural effect which reflects the unsettling quality of the images. The second movement, Self Portraits, uses a recurring three note motif C-B-Bb. These are the composer’s initials (C-H-B in German), thus the self portrait becomes ambiguous. The music seeks to realise to an extent the technique and viewpoint of the self portraits. The third movement, Jimi Rocks, refers to the influence of rock music on Clairmont’s painting, particularly during his studies and the early part of his career in Christchurch. The three movement formal structure is a musical equivalent of the triptych format Clairmont often used in his painting.

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Eric Biddington  

Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1987
for flute and string orchestra

Eve de Castro-Robinson  

Conundrums

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1987
for solo percussionist

John Rimmer  

De Motu Naturae

Duration: 16' 00" Year: 1985
electronic music

John Elmsly  

Dialogue III

Duration: 18' 00" Year: 1989
for cello and piano

Jonathan Besser  

Duo for Violin and Piano

Duration: 18' 00" Year: 1989
for violin and piano

Lyell Cresswell  

Eight Shaker Songs

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1985
song cycle for soprano and piano

Dorothy Buchanan  

Five Vignettes of Women

Duration: 18' 00" Year: 1987
for flute and SSA choir

Dorothy Buchanan  

Mary Magdalene and the Birds

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1989
a song cycle for mezzo and clarinet