New Zealand Composers

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