New Zealand Composers

Composer of the Week Podcast vor 5 Monaten

Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from New Zealand.

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Donald Macleod explores five classical composers from the land of
the long white cloud, New Zealand: Douglas Lilburn, Jenny McLeod,
Dame Gillian Whitehead, John Psathas, and Gareth Farr.

Music featured:

Douglas Lilburn: Symphony No 1 Aotearoa Elegy Sings Harry
Symphony No 3 Three Inscapes, No 1 17 Pieces for Guitar Symphony
No 2

Jenny McLeod: Rock Concerto Hear the Great Ocean (from Childhood,
No 4) 24 Tone Clock Dolly Bird (Music for Four) Nā Kui ki a Tama:
Te Pūroto Kōpua Three celebrations

Dame Gillian Whitehead: Hineaukatauri Tōrua Alice Pūhake ki te
Rangi Lullaby for Matthew Karohirohi

John Psathas: RealBadNow – V Craving the World Voices at the End
(Mitote) Three Psalms (No 3, Sergei Bk. Ch. 1) Songs for Simon
(No 1, His Second Time) Helix (No 3, Tarantismo) The All-Seeing
Sky

Gareth Farr: Pukul The Horizon from Owhiro Bay Tentang Cara
Gamelan Waipoua Headrush Te Papa Kembang Suling Nga Tai Hurihuri
From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (The Invocation of the
Sea)

Presented by Donald Macleod. Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC
Audio Wales & West.

For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for New Zealand Composers:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s3nm

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z