Douglas Lilburn

It's easy to miss Lilburn House in Wellington's well-heeled suburb of Thorndon, but the former home of foremost New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn has a rich if, until now, not particularly well… Audio, Gallery

Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Audio

Donald Maurice (viola). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 30 June 2010 Audio

Zephyr Wind Quintet. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 6 February 2011 Audio

He's been described as "the father of New Zealand composition" Douglas Lilburn was a composer, conductor, critic and teacher whose work earned him our highest award - the Order of New Zealand. Video, Audio

We explore the piano music of Douglas Lilburn with Robert Hoskins and Rod Biss. Audio

The wealth of New Zealand poetry has been a rich source of inspiration for New Zealand composers since the 1940s. Video

Julia Waite, co-curator of Gordon Walters: New Vision, a major retrospective of art by one of New Zealand’s foremost modern artists at Auckland Art Gallery, plays five pieces of music to illustrate… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 28 May 2003. Audio

Introduced by Kenneth Young. Audio

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal tells the story of his journey as a bicultural composer in Aotearoa New Zealand in 'Searching for Voice, Searching for Reo'. Audio

'Prosaic Notes from an Unwritten Journal': Composer Jenny McLeod considers Lilburn’s thoughts on tradition and language, and continues with her own personal reflections, in illustrated verse.

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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young.

Recorded 30 April 2004 in Wellington Town Hall by RNZ Concert. Audio

Jeffrey Grice, the New Zealand pianist who's been resident in Paris for almost 40 years, talks to Tim Dodd about his career, the special projects in which he attempts a new relationship with his… Audio

Douglas Lilburn and The Dead C have more in common than you think. Yadana Saw takes a walkthrough Zombies on the Horizon, an exhibition about Aotearoa's experimental music adventurers. Audio, Gallery

When was Lilburn's landmark song-cycle 'Sings Harry' actually first performed? A few years ago, Peter Mechen asked the late Donald Munro to shed some light on the mystery, and also talked with other… Audio

NZSO conducted by Georg Tintner. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert on 18th October 1977. Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Tintner. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert in 1972. Audio

Marking the 100th anniversary of Lilburn's birth, music historian and 2015 Lilburn Research Fellow Chris Bourke discusses the place of local popular music in New Zealand. He considers the ideas… Audio