By:

• Lyell Cresswell

Duration:

02' 00"

Programme Note

“Apteryx – A New Zealand bird, about the size of a goose, with merely rudimentary wings and no tail, called by the natives Kiwi.” (Shorter Oxford Dictionary, Third Edition 1944.) The kiwi, like the composer of this work, is flightless, short-sighted and clears its nostrils often. ‘Apteryx’ was commissoned by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in 2000.

Influences:

• Birds - NZ

Dedication:

Dedicated to Thalia Myers

Performance History

	25 May 2001	Performed by Thalia Myers in London, United Kingdom.
	16 May 2007	Performed by Stephen de Pledge (piano)
		Stephen De Pledge
	24 May 2007	Performed by Stephen De Pledge (piano)
		Stephen De Pledge
	25 May 2007	Performed by Stephen De Pledge (piano)
		Stephen De Pledge