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For love of ... percussion
Music for the surprising variety of instruments in the percussion family
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Simon EASTWOOD: Triptych for Two
3 Feb 2019Played by Monique Lapins (violin) and Naoto Segawa (marimba). Audio
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Gareth FARR: Concerto for percussion & orchestra
23 Sep 2016Christchurch Symphony Orchestra presents music influenced by different Pacific cultures. Gareth Farr: Concerto for percussion & orchestra. Strike Percussion, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Hamish… Video, Audio, Gallery
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John PSATHAS: Planet Damnation
26 Oct 2007Concerto for timpani and orchestra, played by Laurence Reese with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
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Karlo MARGETIC: Xylophone Concerto
22 Oct 2013Brent Stewart (xylophone), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Radio New Zealand Concert recording from 3 April 2009. Audio
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James MACMILLAN: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
15 Jul 2017Performed by percussionist Colin Currie and the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Audio
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Peter SCHOLES: Bonk
23 May 2008Concerto for percussion and orchestra, played by Bruce McKinnon with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dmitri Sitkovetsky. Audio
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MACMILLAN: Percussion Concerto No 2
8 Jul 2017Percussionist Colin Currie with NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by James MacMillan. Audio
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David HAMILTON: Slides 6
5 Jan 1986Performed by David Liebert (flute) and Wayne Laird, Greg McCunn, Richard Horne (percussion) Audio
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Martin LODGE: Quiet Garden
5 Feb 1991Performed by Carol Hohauser (flute), Gareth Farr and Ioannis Psathas (percussion). Audio
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BODY: Resonance Music
1 Jan 1974Performed by members of the NZBCSO percussion section, with Barry Johnstone (guitar). Audio
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Stephen MONTAGUE: Tigida Pipa
3 Sep 2017Performed by an ensemble of vocalists and percussionists conducted by Karen Grylls at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio
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Alexina LOUIE: Cadenzas
30 Sep 2017James Campbell (clarinet) and Ian Rosenbaum (mallet percussion) play Cadenzas by Alexina Louie. Audio
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Kevin PUTS: And Legions Will Rise
17 Oct 2017A trio for violin, clarinet and marimba by American composer Kevin Puts, played by Dimity Hall, James Campbell, and Ian Rosenbaum. Audio
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BACH: Cello Suite No 5, played on marimba
21 Oct 2017Ian Rosenbaum plays the Cello Suite No 5 in C minor by Bach in a version transcribed for marimba. Audio
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WARE: Cavernous Ruins
24 Oct 2017Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and the New Zealand String Quartet perform the world premiere of Edward Ware's work 'Cavernous Ruins'. Audio
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AKIHO: Karakurenai
24 Oct 2017Ian Rosenbaum on marimba, and Naoto Segawa on vibes and glockenspiel play 'Karakurenai' by American percussionist and composer Andy Akiho. The title - Japanese for "crimson" - relates to Akiho's… Audio
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AKIHO: LIgNEouS Suite. 4th and 5th movements
4 Nov 2017Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and the Goldner Quartet play the 4th and 5th movements of Andy Akiho's LIgNEouS Suite. This performance of the 5th movement is the world premiere. Audio
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GOLIJOV: Duo for Marimba and Cello, Mariel
4 Nov 2017Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and cellist Matthew Barley play a work by Osvaldo Golijov, written in memory of a dear friend who died suddenly. Audio
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