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Island Songs
for violin, cello, and piano
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Island Songs were each inspired by certain styles of Greek dance music. They are not so much simulations of these styles as they are my own reaction to them, and what I have responded to mostly is the unique energy of each of the dance type.
The first piece involves a number of styles and reflects what I perceive as the latent energy of much of the music - although here it only surfaces from time to time. The second is a reaction to the great strength of the zeibekiko dance, which is in 9/4 time, and often extremely slow.
While not cast in the same time frame as a true zeibekiko, this movement does dwell upon the uncertainty of the downbeat and the intensely focused emotional content of this dance. The third piece is much in the style of the Sirto dance, whose energy is always lively and unfailingly contagious.
John Psathas Notes taken from The NZTrio - Spark, Morrison Music Trust MMT2066
Difficulty note
Has previously been performed in the Schools' Chamber Music Contest.
Performance history
06 Feb 2007: Performed by the NZTrio
25 Mar 2008: Eggner Trio: Christchurch
27 Mar 2008: Eggner Trio: Dunedin
28 Mar 2008: Eggner Trio: Invercargill
31 Mar 2008: Eggner Trio: Nelson
02 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: Palmerston North
03 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: New Plymouth
05 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: Hamilton
07 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: Napier
08 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: Auckland
09 Apr 2008: Eggner Trio: Wellington
17 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Blenheim
19 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Gore
21 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Roxburgh
23 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Wanganui
26 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Waikanae
30 Jul 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Lower Hutt
02 Aug 2009: Cook Strait Trio: Taihape
09 Jul 2010: Expo 2010: Shanghai 1
09 Jul 2010: Expo 2010: Shanghai 2
13 Jul 2010: NZTrio in Taiwan: 1
01 May 2011: NZTrio Kiwi Sampler
08 May 2015: Chamber Music New Zealand | A Residency in Wellington
11 May 2015: CMNZ Composer Connections | New Zealand Chamber Soloists in New Plymouth
13 May 2015: CMNZ Composer Connections | New Zealand Chamber Soloists in Napier
15 May 2015: Chamber Music New Zealand | A Residency in Hamilton
21 May 2015: CMNZ Composer Connections | New Zealand Chamber Soloists in Christchurch
23 May 2015: CMNZ Composer Connections | New Zealand Chamber Soloists in Auckland
13 Jun 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Rotorua
18 Jun 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Motueka
19 Jun 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Blenheim
20 Jun 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Rangiora
28 Jun 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Waikanae
01 Jul 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Whangarei
14 Aug 2015: NZTrio at the Darwin Festival | Between Two Oceans
23 Aug 2015: NZTrio | East From Here
09 Oct 2015: Te Kōkī Trio | Whanganui
11 May 2018: Soundbite: Island Songs
Performed by the Ogen Trio - Katherine Austin, Dimitri Atanassov, and James Tennant
Performed by the NZTrio
Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists