Music on CD

Cover art for CD: Tio Waka II, Simon Kaan

Notes from a Journey II

Music on CD

6 works for string quartet by New Zealand composers

Atoll ACD289 — released in September 2023

Performers

New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ): Helene Pohl (first violin), Monique Lapins (second violin), Gillian Ansell (viola) and Rolf Gjesten (cello).

Work

Poroporoaki

Get the recording

Buy the CD from all good record stores or from the NZSQ. It is also on Spotify and Apple Music.

Notes from a Journey II — NZSQ

Award

The NZSQ won the Tūī for best classical artist at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards for Notes from a Journey II.

2024 Tūī Award winners — AMA

CD cover of Moonstone

Moonstone

Music on CD

Music for viola and piano by New Zealand composers

Rattle RAT D129 — released in 2022

Performers

This double CD features Robert Ashworth (viola) and Sarah Watkins (piano).

Work

Moonstone

Get the recording

Buy the CD from all good record stores, or buy the digital version from Bandcamp or SOUNZ.

Moonstone — Bandcamp

Award

Moonstone won the 2022 Classical Album of the Year at the Aotearoa New Zealand Music Awards.

Aotearoa Music Awards: history

Cover of CD showing pounamu

Silver Stone Wood Bone

Music on CD

New works for flute and taonga pūoro by New Zealand composers

Rattle RAT D115 CD and digital album — released in 2021

Performers

All the works on this album are performed by Bridget Douglas (flutes) and Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro).

Work

Amongst the 6 works on this recording is my Hineraukatauri.

Hineraukatauri

Get the recording

Buy the limited edition CD from all good record stores, or buy the digital version from Bandcamp or SOUNZ.

Silver Stone Wood Bone — Bandcamp

Review

Elizabeth Kerr has reviewed this album.

Music of Aotearoa — Five Lines

Award

Silver stone wood bone was a finalist for the 2022 Classical Album of the Year at the Aotearoa New Zealand Music Awards.

Aotearoa Music Awards: history

CD cover

O Cambodia

Music on CD

4 works by New Zealand and Cambodian composers

Atoll ACD 541 — released in 2014

Performers

Performed by NZTrio and the traditional Cambodian ensemble Trey So, these 4 works were the result of a collaborative project designed by Jack Body and called O Cambodia.

Work

The river flows on …

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Buy or borrow the CD from SOUNZ.

O Cambodia — SOUNZ

Abstract iage of frames on CD cover

11 Frames

Music on CD

Contemporary works for violin and piano by New Zealand composers

Rattle RAT D093 — released in 2019

Performers

The works on this album are performed by Andrew Beer (violin) and Sarah Watkins (piano).

Work

Tōrua

Get the recording

Buy CD from all good record stores, or buy the digital version from Bandcamp or SOUNZ.

11 Frames — Bandcamp

Award

This CD won the award for Best Classical Album at the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards.

Aotearoa Music Awards: history

Cover of CD

Shadows crossing water

Music on CD

Various chamber works

Rattle RAT-D077 — released in 2018

Performers

This CD was a collaboration with American Prague-based pianist Patricia Goodson, the Stamic Quartet, Jindrich Pazdera (violin) and Vilém Veverka (oboe).

Works

This CD contains several substantial works that are very close to my heart. The 8 works span my compositional career from 1963 to 2014.

Clouds over Mata-au

Three improvisations for solo oboe (1963)

Arapātiki

Tom’s serenade for Ann Morris

Tūmanako — journey through an unknown landscape

No stars, not even clouds

Tōrua

Shadows cross the water (2014)

Get the CD

Buy the CD from all good record stores, or buy the digital version from Bandcamp or SOUNZ.

Shadows crossing water — Bandcamp

Review

Geoff Adams reviewed the CD for the Otago Daily Times.

The classics: May 21 — ODT

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