Sound Lounge for Friday 13 November 2015
7:00 Resound 2015
Nine programmes introduced by Kenneth Young
David Hamilton at a rehearsal Photo: www.dbhmusic.co.nz
(5) DAVID HAMILTON: And Music Shall Untune the Sky - Auckland Choral Society, Auckland Philharmonia/Donald Johanos (RNZ)
SAMUEL HOLLOWAY: Strange Loops - Stroma/Hamish McKeich (RNZ)
CHRIS ADAMS: Fonterra's Mad (rigal) - New Zealand SO/Ben Northey (RNZ)
HELEN BOWATER: Banshee - Justine Cormack, Elena Abramova (vlns), Ashley Brown (cello), Sarah Watkins (pno) (RNZ)
8:00 Relevant Tones
Composers Among Us: Robert Kritz
Robert Kritz Photo: Supplied
Composer Robert Kritz spent many years working in the corporate world by day and busily composing music into the wee hours of the night. A decision several years ago to show some of his pieces to professional composers was the occasion of great excitement and led to a flurry of public performances and commissions. We’ll talk with Kritz about his unusual career path as a composer and feature live performances of several of his pieces by the musicians who support his work. (WFMT)
ROBERT KRITZ: “When I Was a Green Girl” (from Songs of Later Love)
“You Are Not Really Mine” (from Songs of Later Love)
“The Tender Glance” (from Songs of Young Love)
Amy Conn, soprano; Diana Schmück, piano
ROBERT KRITZ: Diaspora Dances
Nigeria: “Ile Labo Simi Oko” – Moderato, with an easy, swinging feel
Egypt: “Bint As Shalabiyeh” – Andante – with zest and passion
Daedalus Duo: Bonnie Campbell, clarinet; Diana Schmück, piano
ROBERT KRITZ: Concerto for Saxophone and Strings, II. Blue (excerpt)
Warsaw Radio Symphony/Tadeusz Wicherek conductor; David Pituch, saxophone
ROBERT KRITZ: Blue Reflections for Saxophone and Piano
David Pituch, saxophone; Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano
ROBERT KRITZ: Connections, II & III
Orion Ensemble: Kathryn Pirtle, clarinet; Judy Stone, cello; Diana
Schmück, piano