Work
General Intransigence
for orchestra
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About
intransigent (adj): uncompromising, stubborn, persistently irreconcilable, unyielding, intractable, dogged, ceding not an inch, never giving in, always having to have the last word. With this piece, the St Peter's & St Mary's Sinfonia won Best Performance of a New Zealand Work in the symphony orchestra category of the 2012 KBB Music Festival.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the St Peter's & St Mary's Sinfonia, Auckland. Completed with the help of the University of Otago Mozart Fellowship.
Difficulty note
school orchestra, youth orchestra, community orchestra; contains brief features for oboe 1, bassoon 1, trumpet 1, solo violin, solo cello and the percussion section
Performance history
17 May 2012: Performed by St Peter's & St Mary's Sinfonia, conducted by Antun Poljanich, at St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland.
09 Aug 2012: Performed by St Peter’s & St Mary’s Sinfonia, conducted by Antun Poljanich, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland.
09 Aug 2012: Performed by St Peter’s & St Mary’s Sinfonia, conducted by Antun Poljanich, at St Mary’s College in Auckland.
16 Aug 2012: Performed by St Peter’s & St Mary’s Sinfonia, conducted by Antun Poljanich, at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre in Auckland.
21 Aug 2012: P: General Intransigence; St Peter's & St Mary's Sinfonia, c. Antun Poljanich; 210812
26 Sep 2013: Dunedin Youth Orchestra