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David Hamilton  

A Blessing for this Day

Duration: 02' 00" Year: 2009
for two-part treble voices and piano

Alex Taylor  

antiphony

Duration: 02' 30" Year: 2009
brass fanfare

David Hamilton  

Clouds over Aoraki

 Year: 2009
for piano

David Hamilton  

Concertino For Percussion and Chamber Orchestra

Duration: 07' 55" Year: 2009
for percussion and chamber orchestra

  • Instrumentation
    for solo percussion: triangle (medium size), cow bell, three suspended cymbals (small, medium and large), four temple blocks, a pair of bongos, four roto-toms and xylophone (or marimba); 3120; tenor sax; 0221(opt.); strings
  • Programme Note

    This short work was written for the orchestra of Auckland Grammar School and a talented senior student percussionist. It is in a straight-forward tonal style, including a cadenza for the soloist.

    The work consists of three main ideas. Follow a short introduction the xylophone presents the main melodic material of the first idea. The 2nd main idea is chromatic chord that builds through the orchestra several times. Against this the percussion has more angular melodic material and more syncopated rhythmic ideas. The second section builds to a climax which immediately gives way to the 3rd section which is fugal. The melody from the 1st section re-appears, not as the fugue subject, but rather as the counter-subject of the fugue. This section mainly features the woodwind section of the orchestra interacting with the percussionist. The fugue winds down into a short cadenza for the soloist, and then material from the opening two sections is recapitulated in abbreviated form. The music builds to a final climax.

    The percussion part avoids exotic or unusual instruments, favouring basic equipment found in most school music departments with an active instrumental programme. The only tuned percussion instrument is a xylophone, with the remainder being a mix of wood, skin and metal instruments.

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Helen Bowater  

Cottleston Pie

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2009
for solo piano

Yvette Audain  

Devuelve El Favor (Returning the Favour)

Duration: 02' 30" (can vary) Year: 2009
in a Latin jazz style - any lead instrument(s) and accompanimental instrument (eg. flute and guitar)