Work

Programme Note

Lilburn’s Sonatina was premiered and broadcast by American clarinetist George Hopkins who settled in Auckland following the Second World War. During his time in New Zealand George Hopkins became an influential teacher. Dispite its popularity amongst clarinetists Lilburn’s Sonatina, like many classic New Zealand compositions, has suffered periods of neglect and to this day few commercial recordings of the piece are available.

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Performance History

	09 May 2009	Performed by Anna McGregor (clarinet) and Emma Sayers at the Adam Concert Room, Victoria University, Wellington
		Anna McGregor    Emma Sayers
	23 Oct 2009	Performed by Andre Nowicki (clarinet) at Adam Concert Room, Victoria University, in Wellington
	29 Sep 2010	Performed by Donald Nicholls (clarinet) and John van Buskirk (piano) at the Marama Hall, University of Otago, in Dunedin
	06 Jul 2011	Performed by Debbie Rawson (clarinet) and Jodie Lockyer (piano) at the 2011 Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Festival
	12 Sep 2012	Peter Scholes and Katherine Austin at the University of Waikato