Work

Programme Note

This work is the winner of the 7th ADAM Cello Festival Young Composer Competition.

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• History - NZ

Performance History

	07 Mar 2009	Performed by Deborah Pae (cello) at Juilliard School of Music, New York
	15 Mar 2009	Performed by Deanna Talens (cello) at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Chicago
	03 Apr 2009	Performed by Santiago Canon Valencia at the Gala Night of the Adam Cello Competition in Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch
	09 Apr 2009	Performed by Mi Zhou (cello) at Yong Siew Conservatory of Music, Singapore
	03 May 2009	Performed by Sebastien Hurtaud (cello) at Meadow School of the Arts, Dallas
	30 Jun 2011	Performed by Alexander Ivashkin (cello) as part of the City of London Festival in London, England
		Alexander Ivashkin

Awards

• Adam International Cello Competition Young Composers' Competition (2009)
  

  Fantasia Festa by Jonathan Crehan was the winner of the Young Composers’ Competition in 2009. The 2009 competition brief was to compose a short encore-like piece, ideally taking into account the repertoire for the 2nd round of the competition and based on a theme from Haydn to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death.