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Matthew Davidson  

400 Roncesvalles Avenue

 Year: 1992
for solo piano

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  400 Roncesvalles Avenue is the address of the Revue Cinema, a historic movie-house in a historic area of Toronto, Canada. The way to approach the theatre from downtown is to take the subway eastbound to Dundas West station and from there to take a streetcar to the theatre. These are depicted at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the piece. The third and fourth section of this work also quote fairly extensively from the Adagio movement of Bruckner’s 8th symphony. The reason for this is that it was while I was resident in Toronto that I became familiar with and recognised the genius of this composer. I regret to say that I have no recollections of ever seeing any interesting films at the Revue Cinema. It is dedicated to Salvatore Martirano, who expressed a liking for the piece.

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Jonathan Besser  

5757 A Symphonic Tone Poem

Duration: 22' 00" Year: 1998
for orchestra

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  2 picc.232 cb. 433 tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano/celeste, strings
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Emma Carlé  

6 fives are 30

Duration: 01' 00" Year: 1999
microscore for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, percussion

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Philip Dadson  

6's + 7's

Duration: 08' 00" Year: 1992
for soprano saxophone, piano horns, vocals

Ronald Dellow  

8 Songs From The I Ching

Duration: 18' 00" Year: 1998
a cycle for high voice and oboe

• Instrumentation
  oboe can be replaced by flute or recorder
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Helen Caskie  

A Blessing

Duration: 02' 00" Year: 1998
a song for SATB choir for weddings or family occasions

• Programme Note

  Written for a Registered Music Teachers’ Conference in 1999, this SATB setting of a text from an American Indian source is suitable to be sung at weddings, family occasions, or farewells.

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Juliet Palmer  

A Bridge of Ice

Duration: 25' 00" Year: 1994
for double bass and tape

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  The tape part for A Bridge of Ice was recorded on Williamsburg Bridge, New Year’s Day, 1994. A Bridge of Ice was premiered by Robert Black.

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Anthony Ritchie  

A Bugle will Do

Duration: 09' 00" Year: 1995
for full orchestra

• Instrumentation
  pc2233cb; 2331; timp.; 3 perc (triangle, tomtoms, bass drum, suspended cymbal, xylophone, tam tam, log drum); strs
• Programme Note

  In 1995 I was approached by the NZSO to write an overture to commemorate the recent death of New Zealand’s most famous war hero, Sir Charles Upham. Upham was famous for having won the Victoria Cross twice for bravery during World War II. He was, however, extremely modest when it came to discussing his achievements. Some years before his death it was suggested to Upham that he have a state funeral; he simply replied, “A bugle will do”. This comment seemed like a good starting point for my piece.

  There are no bugles in the orchestra, but the opening section depicting the horrors of battle contains plenty of brass. Sub-titled Maleme and Ruweisat Ridge, the music is fast and furious, built from several motifs, and includes the opening rhythm for the most well known Maori haka (war dance), Kamate, kamate. The music builds to a climax, and the scene changes to a bleak Colditz Castle, where Upham was imprisoned during the war. While in prison he dreams of rural NZ, and the farm near Kaikoura called ‘Landsdowne’, where he eventually settled after the war. This brief pastoral section links into a coda celebrating the outbreak of peace. Motifs from earlier in the piece return but changed into brighter modes. ’

  A Bugle Will Do was first performed by the NZSO in 1996 under Andrew Sewell, and was subsequently performed in the USA.

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Felicity Williams  

A Cat and Mouse Love Story

Duration: 15' 00" Year: 1991
a dance drama for assorted classroom instruments

Helen Caskie  

A Cat's World

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 1991
for young students of piano

• Programme Note

  An album of four piano pieces for animal loving children. They are of grades 3 – 4 difficulty.

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