Lilburn composed a number of orchestral works during the first of his three compositional periods. This works on this album date from the years 1939 (Festival Overture) to 1950 (third and fourth of the Four Canzonas) and include Lilburn’s iconic Overture: Aotearoa (1940). The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins treats the listener to Overture: Aotearoa and Festival Overture, while the Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper spiritedly perform the complementary string orchestral works. The Ithaca College Festival Orchestra’s recordings are taken from the American premieres of these works in 1996.

Music

Allegro for Strings	Douglas Lilburn	10' 31"
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Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper – the American premiere of this work given in 1996
Canzona 1	Douglas Lilburn
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Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Canzona 2	Douglas Lilburn	03' 03"
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Performed by Ithaca College Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper – the American premiere of this work given in 1996
Canzona 3	Douglas Lilburn
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Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Canzona 4	Douglas Lilburn
Samples Recording (920k) 0:07-1:06 © Kiwi Pacific You need a Flash plugin to view this player
Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Concert Overture in D	Douglas Lilburn	07' 53"
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Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Diversions	Douglas Lilburn	16' 00"
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Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Festival Overture	Douglas Lilburn	07' 18"
Samples Recording (789k) 1:10-2:00 © Kiwi Pacific You need a Flash plugin to view this player
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins
Introduction and Allegro for Strings	Douglas Lilburn	09' 35"
Samples Recording (938k) 2:38-3:38 © Kiwi Pacific You need a Flash plugin to view this player
Performed by Ithaca College Festival Orchestra conducted by Grant Cooper
Overture: Aotearoa	Douglas Lilburn	07' 52"
Samples Recording (940k) 1:35-2:35 © Kiwi Pacific You need a Flash plugin to view this player
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins

Featuring

• Grant Cooper
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Publishers

• Kiwi Pacific Records