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Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905” New Zealand School of Music Orchestra at St. Andrew’s on the Terrace conducted by Ken Young with Diedre Irons, piano There are two other concerts I had planned on writing about before getting to this one – but that was before actually [...]

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: [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]