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Time
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Youth
of Auckland
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39
sec
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| Rhapsody
for Accordion & Orchestra |
34
sec
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| Rondo
for Trombone & Orchestra |
29
sec
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| Highbury
Grove |
31
sec
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| Tone
Poem - Southern Alps |
31
sec
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Concert Overture - Youth of Auckland
This concert overture was commissioned by the Auckland Secondary
Schools' Youth Orchestra for performance in 1986. The two
main themes were originally written by the Composer as sound
tracks for television commercials, and reworked and developed
for this overture. The influence of film music is very evident
in the orchestral scoring.
Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra
This work was commissioned by Auckland accordionist, Harley
Jones, for performance in New York, August 1988. It was premiered
in Auckland in 1987 and in the first two years received 36
performances worldwide. This work combines the sensitivity,
expressive and distinct tone colours of the accordion, with
the full power of a symphony orchestra.
Three Songs for Choir and Orchestra
These three songs were originally composed in 1978 with piano
accompaniment for an Auckland Teacher's College Choir.
Man that is Born of Woman
The text is taken from the Book of Job and used by Ibsen in
his Peer Gynt
The Day of Aranga (The Awakening)
Mervyn Thompson wrote the words.
I will light a Fire
One of the many songs from a collaboration with Iyrist Rae
Prowse. Their most popular work is the Children's Operetta
- Cats of Ponsonby.
Rondo for Trombone
The Auckland Symphony Orchestra commissioned this work in
1938 for John Russell, principal trombonist with the orchestra.
The Rondo is written in a melodic, rhythmical style with the
orchestral scoring strongly influenced by film music.
Concert Overture - Highbury Grove
This concert Overture was composed in 1968 while the composer
was living in London. It was named after the large comprehensive
Boy's School in the North East of London, where the composer
taught for several years.
The music portrays his feelings about the the school, the
pupils and the staff and about this particular part of London
with its playing fields and parks, the crowded streets, the
traffic and the underground. It was first performed in London
in 1967.
Ka Puke Maeroero (The Southern Alps)
This is the composer's impression of the natural splendour
of the shining glaciers amid high mountains and primeval rainforest,
tranquil lakes and rushing rivers - in fact all that makes
up the South Western region of New Zealand.
This symphonic tone poem is based on three 12-note tone rows.
This work is not entirely typical of the composer's style
that tends to be more expansive with lush scoring. It was
composed in 1979 and first performed in 1981.
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