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‘Alegria’ is an education piece for children of primary school age. It focuses on aspects of rhythm and ostinato, and it is based on the flamenco principle of 3+3+2+2+2 (12 beat cycle). Flamenco music is based on Spanish gypsy music, and is often accompanied by clapping, so there are clapping parts included for members of the orchestra. The audience may learn the simple clapping patterns so they can accompany the orchestra when they hear the patterns. The central section in 5/8 is intended as an asymmetrical contrast to the duple and triple meters of the outer sections. “Alegria” means ‘joy’ or ‘happiness’ in Spanish.

• Grenfell: Alegria; computer-set 

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• Grenfell: Alegria; computer set 

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• Maria Grenfell: Alegria and River Mountain Sky 

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A rich harmony arrangement with a soloist, and nicely contrasting composed middle section.

• Crehan: Amazing Grace; computer-set 

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Amokura refers to a red-tailed tropic bird, a rare visitor to Aotearoa/New Zealand, whose tail-feather is treasured by Māori. One such feather was incorporated into the design of a pūtōrino (flute) that Dr Melbourne played. This was one of the last songs Dr Melbourne wrote, and he never recorded it; as with all of his songs, only the words were written down. The song was written for his granddaughter, also called Amokura, who is perhaps the only person who ever heard it sung.


Dr Melbourne devoted his life to restoring the voices of traditional Māori instruments, which had lain, unplayed in museums in Aotearoa/New Zealand and around the world. His passion for these taonga pūoro or ‘singing treasures’ shines through in the words of this song, where he likens Amokura to all those things most special to him.


*No performance without prior consent of composer/Hirini Melbourne Whanau Trust

• Shortis: Amokura; computer-set 

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The Carmina Gadelica, known in Gaelic as Ortha nan Gaidheal, is a six-volume collection of orally-transmitted prayers, poems, blessings and other material, collected by the folklorist Alexander Carmichael in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the second half of the nineteenth century. Carmichael subsequently translated this material, and edited the first two volumes. The death dirge An Tuiream Bais was published in the third volume, edited by Alexander’s grandson, James Carmichael Watson. I have set the first, fourth, fifth and sixth verses in the original Gaelic language.

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• Carol Shortis: An Tuiream Bais; audio 

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• Take Flight - Music from New Zealand for Intermediate Pianists  Year: 2010 

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• Take Flight - Music from New Zealand for Intermediate Pianists CD 2 

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Although the work was not commissioned, it was indirectly ‘requested’ by Ross Carey, who performed Aquarius I in a New Zealand Piano Music concert on 30 March 2008. Aquarius I was written for, and premiered by, Anita van Dijk in 2000, and there was a note at the end of it saying that “Aquarius II may emerge at a later date” – it was in response to Ross’ enquiry about this that I was spurred to write Aquarius II. Both works are dedicated to Anita van Dijk, upon whose birthday numbers they are based.

Aquarius II is the sequel to Aquarius I.

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• Baroque Voices: Brother Sun, Sister Moon  Year: 2011 

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This piece was arranged upon request from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, for their 2009 ‘APO for Kids’ concerts.

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• Beresford: Duets for Younger Players 

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Ave Maria (op. 4) was written in the beginning of 2005 during the first few weeks of my move to Wellington from the South Island, and was written specifically for the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir Choral Composition Award 2005. The music is set to the traditional sacred text “Ave Maria”, and is for a mixed choir (SATB) with piano accompaniment.

The piece requires a competent choir to deal with the expression detail and complex harmonies used throughout. Successful communication of the text is a must, as well as keeping the melodic lines flowing constantly.

Andrew Baldwin

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A play on words (the Dutch word Bijl translates to axe in English) and the common reference to the saxophone of jazz players as a “axe”.

• Jamieson: AXE; computer-set 

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