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Gareth Farr  

Ahi

Duration: 16' 00" Year: 2003
for piano trio

  • Instrumentation
    for violin, cello and piano
  • Programme Note

    In January 1998 Gareth Farr was commissioned by the James Wallace Chariable Trust to write this Piano Trio for the Ogen Trio, a leading NZ ensemble. Taking its subtitle Ahi from the Maori word for “fire”, it received its debut performance in Auckland, NZ in March 1998 in the presence of the composer. The style of the work varies in each of the four movements: the flavour of a French lullaby predominates in the first; an intense and unrelenting second movement harbours overtones of a Russian military factory; whilst a Balinese pop-inspired fourth movement contains numerous gamelan-like effects. The brief third movement is merely a quiet interlude, with a melodic reference to the first movement. The composition stands in stark contrast to Farr’s previous works. He has experimented with stripping away the density characteristic of past compositions in favour of clearer textures, exploring classical form, and allowing a simplicity of line to come through and speak for itself.

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Ross Harris  

At the Edge of Silence

Duration: 11' 00" Year: 2003
quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Chris Gendall  

Bop

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2003
for solo trombone and chamber ensemble

Alison Grant  

Fission

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2003
for chamber ensemble

  • Instrumentation
    flute (doubling piccolo), E flat clarinet (doubling B flat clarinet), B flat clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), trombone, 2 percussion, double bass, piano
  • Programme Note

    Fission draws its name from the actions and reactions that characterise a lot of its material. The work was based on the concept of organised chaos ‘resolving’ to a chaotic organisation. Despite the apparently haphazard nature of the first section, it is in fact highly organised, while the last section, calmer and seemingly more ordered is in fact far less organised. The piano plays an important role providing much off the impetus for the introduction of new ideas and textures, introducing the first real melodic material in the solos of the middle section, and directing the harmony towards the greater resolution of the work’s end.

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Keith Statham  

Flora

Duration: 05' 28" Year: 2003
for clarinet, flute or violin, piano

William Harsono  

Gelora

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2003
for Indonesian zither and 10-piece chamber ensemble

James Gardner  

Given what we gather takes place

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2003, r. 2004
for clarinet and percussion

  • Instrumentation
    can be performed on any of the clarinets; choice of percussion instruments left to performer
  • Programme Note

    This is the “permanent exhibit” from the work in progress called ‘given what we gather takes place’. The model for the whole work is that of a museum in which some exhibits are on permanent display, and others are brought up from the storeroom. In other words, some sections of music are always to be played, while others are chosen by the performers from a pool of material to present a unique exhibition for each performance. The percussionist’s instrumental collection is similarly assembled; some categories of instruments are specified while others are chosen by the percussionist with the added stipulation that some aspect of the instruments chosen must be unique to the location of the performance. The music of this particular “exhibit” alludes to, but does not use, folk-like material and is conceived as a playful sparring match between two friendly opponents. ‘given what we gather takes place’ was commissioned by Resonate Duo, to whom it is dedicated, with funding from Creative New Zealand.

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James Gardner  

Grauschlieren

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2003
for clarinet in A and string quartet

John Wells  

Horn Trio

 Year: 2003
horn trio in 3 movements

Daniel Stabler  

Introssppectt '03

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2003
for chamber ensemble