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Biography
Chris Adams (1979–) is a New Zealand composer and is the Director of Performance Music at Auckland Grammar School. He was the Mozart Fellow (2010–2011) at the University of Otago and the Auckland Philharmonia’s Composer in Residence (2009). Chris was the inaugural University of Otago Wallace Arts Trust Artist in Residence at the Pah Homestead from July to September, 2010, a position he held again in 2011.
As a composer, Chris has worked with a wide variety of soloists and groups including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia. His music has been performed around New Zealand, and in Australia, Britain, Hong Kong, Italy and Vietnam.
Photo credit: Gareth Watkins
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for tenor saxophone, contrabassoon/bassoon and ensemble, 8m 30s
A Chamber Opera (six singers, eight instrumentalists incl sound effects operator) presented as a 1940s style radio play detective story with an underlying environmental theme, 1h
Recordings (3)
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Performances (10)
This concert series is presented in association with Music Whakatane, Aroha Music Society, Tauran...
A festival and conference dedicated to music for the Toy Piano, comprising of a series of concert...
Chris Adams Afternoon – Brian Turner Anthony Ritchie My father today – Sam Hunt S...
__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...
__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...
__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...
__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...
How can music represent the natural world around us? Can you make the call of the kiwi on a contr...
How can music represent the natural world around us? Can you make the call of the kiwi on a contr...
How can music represent the natural world around us? Can you make the call of the kiwi on a contr...