Music audio
Audio: 19:29
RNZ Concert — recorded in 2007
The first 2 movements of Symphony: the islands are performed David Griffiths (baritone) with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Luke Dollman and recorded during the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings in May 2007.
Music on CD
Works by past and present Mozart fellows at Otago University
Archival recording Otago University — 2007
In 2007 Otago University, and Anthony Ritchie in particular, organised a reunion of composers who had held the Mozart Fellowship, New Zealand’s oldest composer residency. A number of works were performed and recorded.
My work, Almost an island was given its premiere by Ana Good (soprano) and Joyce Whitehead (piano).
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Documentaries
DVD: 1:03:03
Wild Iris Productions — released in 2007
In the documentary, producer Prue Donald, with cameraman Barrington West, filmed me during my year as the first composer-in-residence in Douglas Lilburn’s former home in Thorndon, Wellington during 2005 and 2006.
Commissioned by TVNZ 1 for Artsville, Composer in Residence offers a rare insight into the creative process bringing Whitehead’s unique music to life as she works on a range of projects during her residency with the New Zealand String Quartet and Richard Nunns, Carolyn Mills and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand School of Music, Tudor Consort and the Royal NZ Air Force Central Band, and Gaylene Preston.
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Simon Sweetman reviewed the documentary for the Sunday Star Times ahead of its broacast on TVNZ.
Music on CD
Double CD of music by New Zealand composers
New Zealand Geographic and SOUNZ — released in 2007
My work Hineraukatauri is performed by Alexa Still (flute) and Richard Nunns (taonga pūoro).
This double CD was a collaboration between SOUNZ and New Zealand Geographic which aimed to promote music by New Zealand composers to a wider audience. The recording of Hineraukatauri was kindly reproduced with permission from Atoll CDs.
The CD accompanied the January 2007 edition of the magazine which featured a long article about New Zealand music — 32,000 copies were distributed.
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