| Fanfare
and Procession - (sample a) |
20sec
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| Fanfare
and Procession - (sample b) |
40sec
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| Portrait
of Ponsonby - (sample a) |
20sec
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| Portrait
of Ponsonby - (sample b) |
45sec
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| Portrait
of Ponsonby - (sample c) |
90sec
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| Concert
Overture - (sample a) |
20sec
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| Concert
Overture - (sample b) |
70sec
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| Concert
Overture - (sample c) |
70
sec
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| Gallipoli
- (sample a) |
20sec
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| Gallipoli
- (sample b) |
55sec
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| Gallipoli
- (sample c) |
76sec
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| Tribal
Ritual - (sample a) |
24sec
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| Tribal
Ritual - (sample b) |
50sec
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| Tribal
Ritual - (sample c) |
87sec
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| Ghosts
of Aberton - (sample a) |
20sec
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| Ghosts
of Aberton - (sample b) |
40sec
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| Ghosts
of Aberton - (sample c) |
88sec
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| A
Pocket Overture - (sample a) |
20sec
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| A
Pocket Overture - (sample b) |
55sec
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| Gem
of the Kaipara - (sample a) |
55sec
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| Gem
of the Kaipara - (sample b) |
60sec
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| Gem
of the Kaipara - (sample c) |
55sec
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| Gem
of the Kaipara - (sample d) |
32sec
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| A
Jazz Burlesque - (sample a) |
34sec
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| A
Jazz Burlesque - (sample b) |
27sec
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Recorded
in the City of Olomouc, Czech Republic
Edited and mastered at Stebbing Recording Studios, Auckland.
New Zealand
Produced by Vit Muzik
Execute producers: Gary
Daverne-Eldred Stebbing
CMRCZ representive: Vladislav Kvapil
Copyright: Viscount Productions
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Fanfare and Procession
Auckland City is harbor city and often referred to as the
'City of Sails.' This short fanfare composed in 2002 is a
salute to the sailing vessels that sail and race with pride
on Auckland's sparkling Waitamata Harbour.
Portrait of Ponsonby
The composer has lived for over 25 years in Ponsonby, one
of Auckland's oldest residential areas with 20th century Victoria
style villas and cottages. Today, Ponsonby is caught between
the glamour of renovation and the excitement of inner city
living. It is a terrain of glossy expensive shops, designer
boutiques, bars, restaurants and street cafes. The new elegance
and romance of historic and modern architecture, living side
by side, the hustle and bustle of today's lifestyle and the
panoramic harbour views is portrayed in the music.
Portrait was originally composed, as a commissioned work,
for pianos. It was premiered under the title Duo Caprice in
Auckland, July 1989. It was first performed under its new
title Portrait of Ponsonby and as a full symphonic work in
Nov/Dec 1999.
Concert Overture - For the Academy
This concert overture was commissioned by Auckland's Academy
Youth Orchestra and first performed in 1994. The two main
themes were originally written by the composer as songs for
a musical, but reworked and developed for this overture.
Gallipoli - Rhapsody for Trumpet and Orchestra
 Gallipoli
was composed in memory of the World War I battle that took
place between Turkey and Anzacs, symbolizing as a whole, the
mutual good relations of the countries of Turkey, Australia
and New Zealand, which are in friendly relations in our day.
The message given by Turkey's leader Ataturk after the war
was one of humanism and friendship. This is still commemorated
by both the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp.)
and the Turks with great importance every year. This works
was premiered on 16th May 2003 by the Turkish State Symphony
Orchestra of Bursa with Turkey's renowned trumpeter Erden
Bilgen as soloist and conducted by the composer.
The idea of writing this solo work for trumpet was born when
Erden Bilgen met the composer in Auckland. It became formalized
with the composer's visit to Gallipoli in 2001 and a subsequent
meeting between the two in Istanbul.
The music is not intended to interpret the horrors and negative
aspects of war, but more the emotions and reflective times
of the young ANZAC and Turkish troops summoned to war on Turkish
ground. The opening trumpet fanfare is the call to war. In
the middle section the composer uses a traditional folk theme
from the Turkish region of Canakkale.
Tribal Ritual
Composed over 9 days in 2003, the idea of writing a piece
of music with such a title developed while writing over a
ten year period, an opera based on the life and hardships
of Wesleyan and Anglican missionaries in the South Pacific.
The setting for this opera is mainly in the northern region
of New Zealand in the 1838s, leading up to the signing of
the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. The Pacific Island drums rhythms
(Tongan) are the major features in the structures of the composition.
A Pocket Overture
This was a commissioned work for accordion orchestra premiered
at the Royal Festival Hall, London, February 1993, with the
composer conducting. Its New Zealand premiere was in July
1993 with Auckland's youth group 'Orchestra Nova', rearranged
for symphony orchestra.
This miniature overture is similar to a pocket containing
many treasures, little "goodies" collected over
a period of time. It consists of several snippets of the melodies
and rhythms from the composer other compositions. A Pocket
Overture was awarded first prize in the American ATG
(Accordion Teachers Guild) 31st annual competition for
original composition in July 1993.
Ghosts of Alberton
Alberton is a historic, romantic 18-room timber mansion in
Auckland. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was famous
for its hunts, garden parties, dances, music and friendly
welcomes, which is still evident today. The atmosphere of
the Victorian period, with the ballroom and spacious grounds
is captured in this music. The powerful brass chords show
the strong character of Allan Kerr Taylor, owner and builder
of this stately home. The spirits of the three unmarried daughters,
the last family residents, are solo woodwind features. The
shimmering tremolo string passages and harp arpeggios depict
the 'ghostly' games played by Aunt Muriel on the children.
The Gem of the Kaipara
This work was commissioned by the Kaipara District Council
in honors of the long time accordion and arts supporter and
lifetime member of the New
Zealand Accordion Association, the late Mrs Jenny Cocurullo.
A respected and loved citizen of Dargaville, the main town
in the Kaipara region in the north of New Zealand, Jenny always
promoted the Kaipara as the 'Gem of the North'. She in turn
was considered 'The Gem of the Kaipara'.
Written for solo accordion with string orchestra and percussion,
the Gem of the Kaipara was premiered in Dargaville on 11 May
2002, where it was performed by the Auckland Symphony with
New Zealand accordion soloist Kevin
Friedrich, and conducted by the composer.
The introduction of the piece is quite mysterious in nature,
with the lower strings providing a subtle bagpipe-like drone.
The airy melody and soft percussive effects are reminiscent
of the awakening of the lush majesty Kauri tree forests and
countryside of the Kaipara Flats with its blanketing dawn
fog.
The main themes are written around Jenny's name and the name
of the region 'Kaipara'. The animated and rhythmical jig-like
section portrays Jenny's boundless energy, various interests
and Scottish heritage. The strings restate the soaring melody
expressing the vast expansiveness and sweeping landscape of
the Kaipara region.
A Jazz Burlesque
Originally, A Jazz Burlesque was composed as a piano solo
and later arranged for accordion trio, and accordion orchestra.
This string arrangement followed for all the female string
ensemble 'String Silhouette'. They premiered it in Auckland,
June 1993.
The Moravian Philharmonic ranks among the foremost
and oldest of symphony orchestras in the Czech Republic. Its
home is in Olomouc, historical capital of Moravia. This ancient
university town is an important educational, cultural and
artist center for the whole of central Moravia.
During more than 50 years of activities, the Moravian Philharmonic
has created an exception large and varied repertoire. The
orchestral intensively promotes contemporary national and
international musical creations, the important 19th and 20th
century world composers, inclusive of Czech classical music.
Moravian Philharmonic has recently specialized in CD recordings
of contemporary composers throughout Europe. It has taken
part in an important international music festivals in Greece,
Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Austria.
Petr Pololanik Conductor
 Petr
comes from a well-known family of musicians. As a conductor,
he has worked with dozens of orchestras in Europe and U.S.A
recording a number of CDs.
Since 1996, he worked also as a teacher at the Church Conservatory
in Kromeriz and at the Film College in Zlin. In summer 1998
and 1999, he led International Conducting Workshops in Kromeriz.
In 2001, he became an Executive and artistic Director of the
Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra.
Today, Petr Pololnik devotes time to composition, arrangement
and recordings with orchestra for the renowned film companies
in U.S.A., Great Britain, Japan and Hong Kong.
Marek Bubenicek Solo Trumpet
Marek belongs to a new generation of trumpet players in the
Czech Republic. From 1995 he studied at the Conservatory of
Music P.J. Vejvanovsky in Kromeriz with Prof. Jaroslav Racansky.
In 1999 he became a member of the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Olomouc and 2000 its solo trumpet player. In the same year
he attended the Concerto Bohemia competition where he won
first prize and laureate title.
At present he studies at the University of Arts in Bratislava,
Slovak Republic. Gallipoli is his first CD recording.
Kevin Friedrich
Solo Accordionist.
 Born
and raised in the Dargaville area, Northland, New Zealand,
Kevin began playing the accordion at the age of nine.
After earning the title of New Zealand Solo Accordion Champion
for two years and representing New Zealand at the World Championships
three times Kevin
moved to the United States to study at the University of Missouri,
Kansas City where he obtained his Bachelor of Music. In addition
to the piano accordion, Kevin has also mastered the bayan
(button accordion) and it is with this instrument that he
furthered his studies at the Conservatoire XII de Paris.
Kevin has performed internationally as a soloist and entertainer,
on radio, television and in concert. After serving as a Vice-President
for eight years, Kevin was elected, in 2004, President of
the Confederation
Internationale des Accordionistes (CIA),the umbrella organization
for all the National Accordion Associations world wide, the
first time ever that a non-European has held this title. Kevin
currently makes his home in New York City where he has lived
since 1989.
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of classical and jazz music for chamber up to full size symphonic
orchestra music arrangement. Specializes in current authors
composition from solo instrument, duets, trios and quartets
to chamber and symphonic orchestra. CMRCZ records movie soundtracks
and creates music bases for popular music projects. Engages
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