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Anton Killin  

'Another Day' Miniatures

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2008
electroacoustic

• Programme Note

  This suite of short pieces aims to juxtapose several different compositional styles relevant to the medium of electroacoustic music. Most of the source material is drawn from Allan Thomas’ Karanga Voices audio library, MTM’s open source samples, recordings of Kylie Nesbit’s bassoon and viola sounds, and recordings of local Wellington rock band Keller Kinder of which I am a member.

  ‘Another Day’ Miniatures was premiered at the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington at ‘Karanga Voices’ – a concert celebrating both the Karanga Voices audio library project of Allan Thomas (which documents New Zealand heritage in sound, after which the concert is named) and five generations of electroacoustic composers in Wellington.

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Daniel Stabler  

'faccee'

Duration: 13' 00" Year: 2002
four movement work for english horn and string quintet

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  cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
• Programme Note

  ‘faccee’ is composed as a set of loosely related, programmatic movements which portray different moods through the day. ‘faccee’ is intended as a lighter work of chamber music with elements of mystery, humor, charm and satire.

  ‘Dawn’ begins the work slowly, with the darkness and solitude of morning blossoming full fruit into daylight, then relaxing into the day. Movement two, ‘Boogie’, quickens the pace and is akin to experiences while walking the streets of the city. The further one travels, the more activity one encounters until reaching the heart of the city, where a rousing canon surrounds you with people and congested traffic. Then, suddenly, you arrive at your destination and with one last exclamation are in the door.

  ‘Daydream’ is a brief visit into the realm of nostalgia and sentiment, with a pleasant, recurring melody in the english horn and violin. What better for a finale than an old-fashioned ‘galop’ ? This ‘galop’ is, rather, a musical pun on the Viennese version. The ‘Galop’ gives way to the ‘Trio Satirico’ which pokes fun at traditional trios with a duple/triple reconfiguration of 9/8; making for a gawky feel. Then on to the ‘Finale’ where themes from earlier in the day are revisited in a whirlwind finish.

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Claire Cowan  

'Whetu-Rere' - The Sea Lion and the Comet

Duration: 22' 00" Year: 2007
for voice and mixed chamber sextet with taonga puoro

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  for bass clarinet, synthesizer, strings, piano, percussion, taonga puoro (including bone flute, wooden flute, gourds, river stones, whirler, sticks) and voice
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Michael Norris  

14 Islands

Duration: 10' 00" Year: 2005
for flute/bass flute, percussion, and prepared harp

• Instrumentation
  Percussion: 2 bongos, 2 Congas, small tom; also requires: calligraphic paintbrush, large sheet of paper, white sand, two palm-sized black rocks
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Jack Body  

14 Stations

Duration: 20' 00" Year: 2000
for amplified pianist

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  A music-theatre work especially written for Wellington pianist Dan Poynton. Although referring indirectly to religious symbolism, the composition focuses on the physical and mental stress that pianists submit themselves to.

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Anthony Ritchie  

24 Preludes

Duration: 49' 00" Year: 2002
preludes for solo piano

• Programme Note

  It is impossible not to feel inspired when playing some of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues, Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Debussy’s two books of preludes, or Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues. As a composer I wanted to make a small mark of respect to these greats with some dedications. I have also taken a cue from Bach and Shostakovich and included contrapuntal forms within these preludes. While not wanting to restrict myself to the form of a fugue, there are several preludes which are close in spirit to fugues: Nos.17 and 19 for instance, are what I would call my ‘prelugues’. There is also a passacaglia (No.16) which owes a debt to Shostakovich. I have conceived these pieces as a unified whole. Within them I have attempted to cover a whole variety of characters and moods, from the improvisational and experimental to the lyrical and gentle, from the wild and gestural to the calm and peaceful, from the quirky and ‘black’ to the light and sunny, from the depressive to the resolved. The extensive technical planning and preparation behind these pieces has been fun for me as the composer, but in the end it is the sound and musical expression that matters. I would like to think this voyage of discovery has led to something new and interesting to listen to.

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Maurice Faulknor  

3 by 3

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2005
for piano

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David Griffiths  

3 Franks

Duration: 55' 00" Year: 2005
three short operas based on Franks Sargeson Stories

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  soloists, SATB chorus, flute, clarinet in B flat, 2 violins, 2 cellos
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Jack Body  

3 Sentimental Songs

 Year: 2000, r. 2001
for 3 percussionists and 1 pianist

• Instrumentation
  Player 1: Marimba with lower octave, 3 roto-toms Player 2: Glockenspiel with lower octave, Marimba 2 with lower octave, Vibraphone (Celesta) Player 3: Vibraphone, Tubular Bells, Piano (and bass drum, if no player 4) Player 4: Piano (optional), Bass drum, 3 temple-blocks, 3 cow-bells, glockenspiel, party siren, hooter, suspended cymbal, bongos celesta
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  These arrangements of old fashioned songs belong to a series made for various combinations including voice and piano, piano solo, piano and percussion trio, and chamber ensemble. The original tunes are from Francis & Day’s ‘Popular and Community Song Book (For All Occasions)’, a vocal album that I came to know as a child, soon after I began to learn the piano and could accompany my grandmother’s singing.

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Alan Cruise-Johnston  

30 Short Pieces

 Year: 2002, r. 2006
for piano