Intended to help student's ability to pedal correctly and to deal with tied notes.

Written in 1979 to celebrate the bar mitzvah of Timothy Fox, For Timothy is in four short movements. The middle two movements are based on two folksongs: Bi...

A solo piece exploring Nick Tippings jazz improv skills with a simple klezmer influenced tune.

A two-piano score for ballet, Electra was composed in 1955 for the Il Nuova Balletto d'Italia. The Suite No. 2 is drawn from that score.

The titles of the five movements give the outline of a Serenade in the most literal and traditional meaning of the word. The Flourish aims to capture the lad...

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This Mazurka was compose...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest Russian composers, Dmitri Shostakovich, I contributed by writing this piece for piano trio. Attempt...

The Three Pieces for Polly, written for Polly Hoskins, offers an intriguing insight into Ritchie's musical style from the altitude of a child beginning to pl...

A group of three pieces:

I. Morning - The music in this pieces suggest the energy required to get through the day.
II. Noon - The relaxed m...

The Suite for String Quartet was composed in response to a commission by Christopher Prosser. He asked me to arrange several of his violin tunes for a stri...

The main theme of the first movement is built on a deliberately 'square' 4 note scale figure; this is interlaced with perfect 4th 'wobbles' and triplets, and...

In 1954, Edwin Carr spent some time in Rome, working as musical director for the newly-formed ballet company Il Nuova Balletto d’Italia. The director and cho...

Rock-a-Bye by Rosie Langabeer, Gregg Mervine and Tara Middleton

Tara Middleton and Greg Mervine | collaborating musicians
Penny Saunders | Choreograp...

Our version of A Christmas Carol began as a glint in Russell Kerr’s eye. I remember a phone call from Russell in late 1988: “Philip - I think I’ve got an i...

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In recent years the composer...

The graphic notation Score for Moths is of the nature of thought experiments. The viewer is invited to hear the music they portray, with or without the med...

This piece was commissioned by violinist, Tessa Petersen as a dedication to her father, George Bouet Petersen (G.B.P), a scientist and keen organist. The mu...

This short spiritual sets a traditional text from the Afro-American gospel/spiritual tradition. The words refer to a number of Old Testament characters who m...

Suite for String Quartet was commissioned by Christopher Marshall through the 2009 SOUNZtender project of the Centre for New Zealand Music. The commission ...

Transcend celebrates the high technical and musical ability of the individual members of the modern symphony orchestra. Such increased standards in instru...

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Seasons is a show produced by Capital E's National Theatre for Children. It follows the seasons of the year from winter to autumn and explores, with lively...

This short anthem was written at the request of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul for use at its 2004 ANZAC Day service. Although the choice of text was left u...

Triptych for Two was written for violinist Monique Lapins and percussionist Naoto Segawa. The work is an exploration of rhythm by a composer perhaps better...

This work reflects my developing interest in the incredible diversity of melodic forms and styles as found outside the traditions of Western art music. The b...

This short spiritual sets a traditional text from the Afro-American gospel/spiritual tradition. The words refer to a number of Old Testament characters who m...

The 3 Pieces for Orchestra (2015) are entitled The Heavens, Humanity and Earth. These pieces are the 4th in a series of 'Gimel Suites' that I've been compo...