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Lissa Meridan  

firecracker

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 1998
for symphony orchestra

Samuel Holloway  

Hauptstimme

Duration: 03' 30" Year: 2011
for full orchestra

Chris Adams  

Introducing the Orchestra

Duration: 03' 30" Year: 2009
for orchestra

  • Instrumentation
    2222; 4231; timp; 2 perc (snare drum, cymbals); strings
  • Programme Note

    Written for the Auckland Philharmonia Education concerts, this piece demonstrates the different sections of the orchestra.

    After a short introduction played by the full orchestra, each of the sections of the orchestra take turns to play the main theme. The strings begin playing both with the bow (arco) and plucking (pizzicato), followed by the woodwind section which begins with the whole woodwind section and then the double reed instruments, the oboes and bassoons, which have a section by themselves. The brass then take over and finally the percussion lead the orchestra back into a reprise of the opening section to conclude.

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Margaret Wegener  

Jubilee March

Duration: 03' 00" Year: 1977, r. 2000
for symphony orchestra

  • Programme Note

    Jubilee March was written in 1977 for the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and scored for brass band. This orchestral arrangement was made by the composer for the performance at the concert to mark her 80th birthday given at the Marches School, Oswestry on April 8th, 2000 by the Oswestry Sinfonia, conducted by Ian Ward.

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Yvette Audain  

Mangatangi

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 2005
for orchestra

Yvette Audain  

Mozart-Beethoven Remix

Duration: 03' 45" Year: 2009
a 'remix' or medley of the main themes from the first movement of Mozart's Symphony no. 40, and the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony no. 5

Helen Bowater  

New Year Fanfare

Duration: 04' 30" Year: 1994
for orchestra

Jonathan Crehan  

Olympus

Duration: 02' 30" Year: 2002
for orchestra

Natalie Hunt  

Only to the Highest Mountain

Duration: 04' 55" Year: 2009
for full orchestra

Gareth Farr  

Pembuka'an

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 1990
fanfare for orchestra