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This short work grew out of the middle movement. Originally composed for violin and strings, “Memorial” was first performed in a version for oboe and strings by the chamber orchestra of St Mary’s College, Auckland. It was suggested I might like to expand this into a larger work for oboe and strings, given there was a fine young oboe player in the school.

The completed concertino consists of a traditional three movement form: fast-slow-fast. The first movement has elements of Baroque period writing in it, including a short fugal section based on the opening melody. The second movement, “Memorial”, is a slow and poignant movement written at a time when New Zealand was experiencing a number of tragedies – the Pike River mining tragedy and the Christchurch earthquakes. The final movement, “Hoe-Down”, is a complete contrast, being a purely fun and rhythmic piece of writing suggesting the music of the old time western USA.

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F.S.M. could stand for: Fabricated Sheet Metal; Fault Summary Message; Federated States of Micronesia; Female Seeking Male; Fiji School of Medicine; Financial Services Marketing; Finite-state machine; Fire Safety Manager; Flying Spaghetti Monster; Franciscan Sisters of Mary; Free Speech Movement; Frequency Shift Modulation; Full Screen Mode and at least 250 other possibilities.

Hallelujah is used to express praise or joy.

It is conceivable that the title of this piece has some relevance to the music. It is less likely that this programme note will help the audience to determine the relevance of the title or compositional intent of the composer.

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