9:30
Lilburn performed by Ed Zuccollo, Jian Liu & The Labcoats
At the 2014 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, the evening saw classical and electronic music pioneer Douglas Lilburn posthumously inducted into the prestigious New Zealand Music Hall of Fame which was followed by performances of three of his works. Synthesiser maestro Ed Zuccollo performed an excerpt of ‘Overture; Aotearoa’ (1940), pianist Jian Liu played ‘Sea Changes’ (1946) and Wellington’s The Labcoats reinterpreted one of Lilburn’s later electro acoustic works ‘Welcome Stranger’ (1974).
LILBURN arr Ed Zuccollo,LILBURN,LILBURN arr The Labcoats: Aotearoa Overture excerpt,Sea Changes,Welcome Stranger - Ed Zuccollo (synthesizers), Jian Liu (piano), The Labcoats (RNZ)
2018 NZ Composer Sessions - Patrick Shepherd
"The inspiration for this work came from an earlier Antarctic-based work, Cryosphere, where I was translating a world of ice into sound. As I read more about Antarctica, I came across another "sphere", the lithosphere, a world of rock. And I’ve chosen to be very literal in my interpretation, introducing river stones as a key opening motif and recalling the strong, bass heavy motif of the first two movements with every instrument playing a vital role.' Patrick Shepherd
SHEPHERD: Lithosphere, from Symphony No 1 - New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (RNZ)
Brodsky Quartet - A sneak peek at one of the superstars coming for CMNZ’s 2019 season.
LAVISTA: Reflejos de la Noche - Brodsky Quartet (Orchid Classics ORC 100012)
Pre-Halloween synth horror with Goblin-influenced duo Zombi
With an outpouring of genuine emotion and melody, Spirit Animal gives instrumental music the punch in the gut it needed by blending a genuine sense of warmth and emotion with the darkness the band is heralded for.
ZOMBI: Spirit Animal - Zombi (Relapse Records RR 6117)
ZOMBI: Cosmic Powers - Zombi (Relapse Records RR 6117)
Lilburn's South Island-influenced Chaconne
In the 1940s Lilburn began to seek inspiration in the South Island landscape for his musical subject matter. His search resulted in Chaconne. (Promethean Editions)
LILBURN: Chaconne - Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA20)
Lou Harrison's ambitious La Koro Sutro for American gamelan
Lou Harrison's ambitious composition "La Koro Sutro" (translated from Esperanto as "Heart Sutra") does not simply borrow from the gamelan tradition of Indonesia. An Americanized gamelan ensemble, with instruments built by William Colvig utilizing more Western tunings, allows Harrison's composition a new, more stable sonic texture, and the ability to add various different percussive sounds that build on the virtues of the ancient metallophone. The American gamelan is complemented by the 100-voice choir of the University of California, Berkeley, along with harp, violin and organ players, and percussion instruments consisting of inverted metal garbage cans, bell-like oxygen tanks with stripped bottoms, brake drums, aluminum sheets, and a gigantic over six-foot triple contrabass metallophone made of huge PVC pipes, tin can resonators, and steel and aluminum components. (AllMusic)
LOU HARRISON: La Koro Sutro - Karen Gottlieb (harp), Agnes Sauerbeck (org), Chorus & Chamber Chorus of UC Berkeley, American Gamelan (New Albion NA 015)
11:05 Relevant Tones: Synesthesia in Music and Visual
Scriabin so linked color to his music that he created a “light organ” to display colors that corresponded to different notes in his pieces. In this hour, we find out how color and visual art affect composers and their music. (WFMT)
