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Philip Brownlee  

As if to catch the fleeting tail of time

Duration: 16' 00" Year: 2009
for guitar and ensemble

Philip Brownlee  

He rimu pae noa

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 2009
for taonga pūoro (1 or 2 players), flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano

  • Programme Note

    Like many whakataukī, or traditional sayings, he rimu pae noa conveys a rich range of meanings. Literally, it describes seaweed set in motion by the tide. Metaphorically, it also refers the restlessness of a traveller, and the movement of a whole bed of seaweed in the same current alludes to a group of people working in harmony. This in particular has a strong resonance with the collaborative process from which the piece arose. The instrumental ensemble provides a framework, and a backdrop, for the improvisation of the taonga pūoro. At the same time it attempts to maintain its own identity, in conversation with the solo lines. Precisely specified gestural events are distributed in a flexible rhythmic framework,
    which aims at a balance between control and spontaneity. I am deeply grateful to Horomona Horo, for a richly rewarding collaboration, and to Richard Nunns, whose work over many years is a deep source of inspiration.

    Philip Brownlee

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Jack Body  

Polish Folk Dances

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2007
for two clarinets in B flat, baritone saxophone, timpani and Javanese Gamelan

  • Programme Note

    The piece was written in collaboration with Andrzej Nowicki, a NZSM student who dances with a Polish folk group in Wellington. The clarinet carries the dance tunes in both movements, with a second clarinet and a baritone saxophone joining in the second. The gamelan accompaniment moves between “slendro” and “pelog”, suggesting a ‘bent’ version of western harmony.

    Jack Body

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Anton Killin  

Wigena

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2009
for string quartet, Javanese instruments, and Javanese rebab solo