Allegro Largo Scherzo Finale

1 November at Wesley Church

Traditional, arranged by Carol Shortis: Polskie Kwiaty
Simon Eastwood: Jericho: Walls Will Fall
Henryk Górecki: Three Pieces in Olden Style
Witold Lutoslawski: Melodie Ludowe
Krzysztof Penderecki: Allegro Moderato from Sextet
Henryk Górecki: Totus Tuus
Karol Szymanowski: Rymy Dzieciece  – Children’s Rhymes Op. 49
Karlo Margetic: Hommage  à W.L.
Carol Shortis: Tesknota [...]

The first concert of the 10th of October was the final electroacoustic composition concert for at least some of the third-year Sonics Arts students completing their degrees. Six long surround sound acousmatic works along with one audiovisual work made up the concert in the Adam Concert Room, some making more of an impression than others. [...]

Composers’ Competition was a great night of music featuring eleven compositions from twelve composers representing all sectors of the School of Music. In the end, first prize was probably pretty much a foregone conclusion. I think my list of prizes is right, but it may have Justin and Jonathan round the wrong way.

Paula-Therese King: Anna [...]

Ben Woods: Constant Sphere
Johann Strauss: “So muss allein ich bleiben” from Die Fledermaus
Mozart: “Cinque… dieci” from Le Nozze di Figaro
Weber: Clarinet Conerto No. 2
Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain
Johann Strauss: “Brother mine and sister mine” and “The glint of champagne glasses” from Die Fledermaus
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919)

Conducted by Kenneth [...]

Simon Dickson: Partial Aspects
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsy: Violin Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6

Soloist: Ben Morrison (violin); Conductor: Ken Young
This New Zealand School of Music concert at St Andrews on the Terrace opened with a piece by NZSM graduate student Simon Dickson, written for the Jenny McLeod Composition Award (or something along those [...]