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A unique professional development opportunity open to teachers and directors of bands and orchestras in New Zealand. Attend the world’s biggest Band & Orchestra Conference in Chicago, USA, the Midwest Clinic, and be inspired. Read Michelle Flint’s (2011 scholarship recipient) article on her experience at the Midwest Clinic on pages 11-12. For more information and to download an application form, go to www.kbbmusic.co.nz/ KBB+Music+Midwest+Scholarship.html APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 30 May 2012 CONTENTS 3 KBB Music Festival Update 4 Tips for Teaching Ukulele to Older Beginners 3 4 6 Kawai Pianist Inspires Young Students 8 Choral Briefs - Handy hints for Secondary School Choir Directors: Dealing with the Voice 11 The Midwest Clinic - Report by Michelle Flint 13 Chamber Music Contest Turns 47 15 NZ Trio Awarded KBB Music/CANZ Citation 8 11 17 Music from the Shaky Isles COVER PHOTO: Kathy, Will and William performing on the 2011 NZ Ukulele Festival main stage with the NZ Ukulele Development Squad. Photo by Trevor Villers. Random Notes is a free magazine for music teachers and educators in New Zealand published by KBB Music. Enquiries should be sent to: KBB Music, PO Box 9788, Newmarket, Auckland 1149. 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Applications close. www.kbbmusic.co.nz/ KBB+Music+Midwest+Scholarship.html SEPTEMBER JUNE Avid/Sibelius Training Workshop for Music Educators - FREE 7 June. KBB Music Auckland Central. To register: [email protected] or phone 09 309-1140 Feilding 19th Festival of Bands 24 June. 19th Festival of Bands with chief adjudicator, Selwyn Homes. Entries close 11 May. Download entry from from www.kbbmusic.co.nz or contact [email protected] for details. JULY Brass Band Championships 4-8 July, Timaru. www.brassnz.co.nz AUGUST NZCT Chamber Music Contest Final 3-4 August, Auckland. www.chambermusic.co.nz Waikato IMS Band & Orchestra Festival 10 August, WEL Performing Arts Centre Entries close 29 June. For more information email [email protected] Hawkes Bay Festival of Bands 12 August, Lindisfarne College, Hastings. Central Ukulele Festival 1 September, Arena 2, Palmerston North. CUF is an annual fun celebration of the ukulele for primary/intermediate schools in the Central area of the North Island. For school registrations and info about professional learning opportunities please visit www.centralukulelefestival.org.nz NZ Concert Bands Festival 14-16 September, Gallagher Performing Arts Academy, Hamilton. www.nzcba.org NZ Woodwind Competition 14-16 September, Westlake Girls High School. Annual competition for Saxophone, Flute, Recorder, Clarinet, Oboe & Bassoon players. Entries close 1 August 2012. www.flutefocus.com/woodwindcompetitions.html OCTOBER KBB Music Young Performers Competition Finals 28 October, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland. For entry forms and more information, email [email protected] DECEMBER NZ Ukulele Festival 1 December, The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere, Auckland. www.nzukulelefestival.org.nz To have your event listed in Musical Memos, please send dates and a brief description of the event to [email protected] May is NZ Music Month. How is your school celebrating? Post your photos and comments on our Facebook page, and be in to win a copy of NZ jazz icon, Nathan Haines’ latest album, The Poet’s Embrace. /kbbmusicltd 4 Random Notes Musical Instrument Specialists since 1888 Westlake Symphony at the 2011 KBB Music Festival Gala Concert, conducted by David Squire. KBB Music Festival Update An update on the 2012 KBB Music Festival by Chairperson Dr. Trevor Thwaites. W elcome to another year in which we hope that the KBB Music Festival holds a special place in your calendar as an event that enables your students to perform and mix with some of the very best musical talent in Auckland. Aspiration is a wonderful habit, for we never truly attain the quality we seek in music, those that do are smothered under a veil of selfdeception. I recently purchased a DVD by drummer Tommy Igoe which even though it covers some basic concepts of drumming, also intrigues me, because I like to see how others teach. Igoe gives an important, and probably not original, message: “It is easier to have a closed mind than an open one!” So open your diaries, and your minds, and mark in: Tuesday 21 to Saturday 25 August, 2012 as the dates for the Festival. Venue: The Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary’s Church, Parnell The Gala Concerts will be held on Saturday 25 August to allow more parents and supporters to attend; with possibly some fringe groups performing in the morning but the timetable has not yet been finalised. Work is underway to streamline warm up procedures for ensembles performing in St. Mary’s. The committee is also looking at an extra commended award to raise the status of Bronze, so that awards will probably run Gold, Silver, Bronze, Commended. More details soon but note that entries go live in the third week of May. The KBB Music Festival is very fortunate to have a great line-up of seasoned adjudicators who are essential to the Festival’s success. They are Owen Clark, Rupert D’Cruze, Miranda Hutton, Shelley Wilkinson, Ron Samsom and Roger Manins. The committee for 2012 is Rowan Bolley, Ross Gerritsen, Nikki Hall, Christine Myhre, Raewyn James, Rachel Snelling, Peter Thomas, Sally Tibbles, Nigel Weeks, and Ryan Youens. Warwick and Miriam Robinson are taking on administration and finance responsibilities, Jennifer Hsu is the KBB Music representative, with myself as Chairperson. Two long standing members of the committee are leaving because of other pressing commitments, Hamish Arthur and Christine Peak, although they will thankfully be around to help during festival week. Could I thank Christine and Hamish on behalf of the committee for their commitment and valuable input these past few years. You will both be sorely missed. At the end of 2011, committee members also successfully lobbied our principal sponsor KBB Music for some extra support and we thank Director Paul Skipper for agreeing to increase KBB Music’s financial contribution to the Festival. May I wish you all a successful teaching year for 2012 and I look forward to meeting many of you at the KBB Music Festival. Dr. Trevor Thwaites Chairperson The KBB Music Festival Committee were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Peter Goddard. Peter was a founding member of the Festival when it began in 1983, and worked hard in the committee as secretary for many years. Although not a musician himself, he supported music with young people whenever possible. Peter was also a founding Peter Goddard member of the Aotea Youth Symphony Orchestra, serving on the executive committee for nearly 25 years and helping to organise tours. The members of the KBB Music Festival Committee wish to send their condolences to Peter's family, especially his wife, Pat Goddard, who was also a founding member and organiser of the KBB Music Festival for over 20 years. Find out more about the KBB Music Festival at www.kbbmusicfestival.co.nz Freephone 0800 775 226 www.kbbmusic.co.nz 5 Tips for Teaching Ukulele to Older Beginners By Maria Winder, music consultant, The Sound of Music Education & Trustee of NZ Ukulele Trust Kiwileles rehearsing at East Tamaki School The ukulele is a happiness machine, a weapon of massed affection. It encourages people to sing and it’s so easy to play and teach. Tune-up Always start with tuned ukuleles. You’ll have a better time playing and singing! Right from the first lesson, encourage your students to listen to and play the open strings G C E A, sing My Dog Has Fleas, so-do-me-la, 5-1-3-6, or create other phrases with the note letter names e.g. Give Compliments Every Afternoon. Encourage students to identify if a string is flat or sharp. Strum a one-chord song Strumming can be as simple as playing the down beat with your thumb or index finger. Keep your wrist floppy and relaxed as you strum. The wellknown song “We Will Rock You” by Queen can be played with just one chord. Learn a more interesting rhythm for “We Will Rock You” using this speech pattern as you strum: down-down-chk-rest. 6 3-chord song: pat legs for chord I, shoulders for chord IV and head for chord V i.e. pat legs for C, shoulders for F and head for G7. Play a repeated sequence of chords It’s amazing how many songs use the same chord sequence. Repeat this 12 bar blues sequence, ending on chord C. C C C C F F C C G7 G7 F F C C G7 G7 N.B. Bill Sevesi (the inspiration behind NZ’s ukulele revival and Patron of NZ Ukulele Trust) uses the above format when teaching children about chord changes. The 12 bar blues is one of the favourites in the NZ Ukulele Kiwileles repertoire. Get ready to change chords This works well as a warm-up activity. The leader plays the chord changes and the class responds with body percussion. For details on how your school can get involved in the 2012 Kiwileles, see the NZ Ukulele Trust website www.nzukulelefestival.org.nz or email Maria Winder [email protected] Maria coordinates the massed Kiwileles Orchestra for NZ Ukulele Trust. 2-chord song: pat your legs for chord I and pat your head for chord V i.e. pat legs for C and pat head for G7. The 2012 NZ Ukulele Festival will be held on Saturday 1st December at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere. Random Notes Musical Instrument Specialists since 1888 FUNDING Funding Assistance for your School Need new music equipment for your school or band programme but don’t have the budget? Let KBB Music help you! Have your Wish List ready and call us on 0800 775 226 ext 205, or email [email protected] to find out more. 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Considered one of Australia’s most talented virtuosic pianists, Stefan shares his knowledge and experience with aspiring piano students in a series of masterclasses that he gave at Westlake Boys High School, St Peter’s College, Wellington College, Hutt Valley High School and KBB Music’s Piano Showroom in Auckland Central. “It was a pleasure to work with students during masterclasses in New Zealand,” says Stefan. “We worked on many facets of piano playing, naturally including obvious technical pointers, but especially on some of the more elusive aspects of performance such as the sorts of sounds which are appropriate to different compositional styles and context, and also on developing an awareness of the importance of atmosphere and how one can really draw the audience into the music, creating a truly imaginative experience.” KBB Music believes in the importance in giving as many aspiring pianists as possible the chance to work with someone of Stefan Cassomenos’ calibre. “We are very pleased to be able to bring Stefan into our stores, schools and communities,” says Andrew Chamberlain, KBB Music General Manager. “The masterclass was a great opportunity and it was a great pleasure to play for Mr Cassomenos. His expertise really helped me perfect the piece I played. I was impressed with his knowledge and by the way he explained everything to the group. I am hoping to go to another of his masterclasses in the future” - Davyd Antipov, St Peter’s College “Stefan was a delight to work with. He had such a positive encouraging manner with our pianists regardless of their level or experience. Each student was given personal advice and two of our junior students have been particularly inspired by him in their piano playing. It was particularly interesting for me to hear Stefan promoting the use of pedal in Bach - I agree!! We are very grateful to KBB Music for making this masterclass possible.” - Raewyn James, HOD Music, Westlake Boys’ High School “Mr Cassomenos was very friendly and put us as ease. He taught me a lot and it was helpful for me to be allowed to take part in the masterclass. The most important thing was that he was able to explain everything very clearly. He gave me some new ideas to work on. I hope to be able to play for him again in the future.” - Leon Liu, St Peter’s College Do you have students that could benefit from instrumental masterclasses? Let us know! Email [email protected] 8 Random Notes Musical Instrument Specialists since 1888 Freephone 0800 775 226 www.kbbmusic.co.nz 9 CHORAL BRIEFS Handy hints for Secondary School Choir Directors Dealing with the Voice by David Squire, Schoir Ltd T he beginning of the year is usually a frantic time for choir directors and music departments in general, and any preparation that has already occurred at the end of the previous year pays dividends at this time. By now I’ve usually sorted almost all of my repertoire for the year, and most of my choirs are auditioned and ready to go (more on this in a future edition of Random Notes!), so it’s just a case of getting going. If you’re like me, there’s probably a little trepidation mixed in with the excitement of the first rehearsal. While there is hopefully refreshment and optimism post-holiday, there is also the realisation that everything starts from scratch again and the first sound that you hear from the choir will likely be raw and probably either somewhat insipid or rough. Never fear! This is the perfect time to instill some good skills in your singers and set them on a course for musical success. of the vocal mechanism and how to enable them to work in a healthy, functional manner. If you are based in a more remote region where there are no singing teachers suitable for this, consider inviting one to your area to take a weekend workshop. You could even band together with other like-minded people in order to spread the costs of such a venture. If this is still not feasible, try borrowing or buying some suitable books about vocal technique for choral singers. Some of these are from a somewhat scholarly perspective (e.g. Richard Miller) and some provide tips for a more practical, chalkface scenario (e.g. Tim Seelig). “...the best choirs enhance the musicianship of their members and make them better singers, since it is more than likely that these choirs demonstrate elements of healthy vocal technique in order to achieve their distinctive choral sound.” The first thing is to get them singing, and spend some time developing vocal technique in a group setting as soon as they get going. The advantage of this is that you can achieve a better sound almost instantly, and develop good vocal habits that can be applied to all the styles of music being sung. The group approach to vocal technique is a much lower threat to those singers who might be nervous about being singled out, and also enables you to craft a choral sound that is more consistent across the choir. Note that this does not need to happen in isolation – use your repertoire and highlight areas that need attention as the singers learn the music. Since the choral director deals with only one instrument (albeit an instrument with many variations), it makes sense that they should know at least the basics of vocal technique. This is particularly important when dealing with adolescents, as most are in the crucial phase of the changing voice. I would strongly recommend getting on-side with a competent singing teacher and asking them to either assist you in rehearsal or, at the very least, give you some idea of the different facets 10 Random Notes Some singing teachers refuse to allow their students to sing in choirs. There are a number of reasons for this (and not all are valid), but the fact remains that a good choir consists of a majority of capable singers who have at least a basic understanding of how their voice works. I also believe that the best choirs enhance the musicianship of their members and make them better singers, since it is more than likely that these choirs demonstrate elements of healthy vocal technique in order to achieve their distinctive choral sound. There are two major differences between singers and other musicians. The most obvious one is that the instrument is not ‘attached’ to the body like a violin, trumpet or piano. Since the sound is created almost completely inside the body, it is much more difficult to explain to a young singer how to alter their technique. The science of singing (or vocal pedagogy) is constantly changing as experts develop a greater understanding of how the voice works, or revise obsolete ideas that may have once been considered gospel. This Musical Instrument Specialists since 1888 can make it difficult for choral directors to stay up to date with current knowledge, and can be more than a little intimidating. Therefore the relationship with a competent singing teacher is all the more important. However, there are a few basic aspects of vocal technique that can be covered by a choral director with relative ease, and will definitely make your choir sound better. You could start by ensuring that your singers know about the following terms, and how to approach them when it comes to singing (with grateful thanks to Morag Atchison, voice teacher at Auckland University, for checking this list for me): Posture The singer should stand with shoulders aligned with pelvis and ankles, in a tall but not tense stance. Shoulders should be straight across and not rounded forward. The neck should be long in the front and the back, so that the head sits straight. Jaw This should be ‘unlocked’ and relaxed. It should not be forced open into a position where the throat is ‘crushed’, and should be dropped and ‘hung’ rather than forced either forward or back. Tongue. The tongue should sit forward and relaxed on the bottom row of teeth, just behind the lower lip. Judy Bellingham (voice teacher at Otago University) describes it as being “like a good steak: thick, fat and juicy.” Soft palate The soft palate sits behind the hard palate at the roof of the mouth and the top of the throat. It should sit high, but not be forced up. A useful indicator: if the choir members sing an open vowel and block then unblock their noses repeatedly, the sound should stay virtually the same if the palate is high enough. Larynx The larynx contains the vocal folds, and should sit low in the throat, but not forced down. The singers can feel Freephone 0800 775 226 the larynx move up and back down if they gently place their fingers on the front of the throat and swallow. A stage whispered “cat” sound will produce a higher larynx, while a stage whispered “hot” sound will produce a lower larynx. Diaphragm The diaphragm is a large involuntary muscle at the base of the lungs, and controls breathing. Since breath is the fuel for singing and also the cause of many vocal faults in young singers, it is useful to know how to breathe in a way that uses the full capacity of the lungs. A ‘sleeping breath’ is the most natural form of breath, since it is completely unassisted, and therefore the best type to model for singing. This breath is placed much lower in the body than the typical manipulated breath seen in many young singers. A useful indicator: during a good singing breath the stomach and lower ribcage will extend and the shoulders will not rise. Note that the reason for numbers 2-5 is to create more space for vocal resonance, and therefore vocal colour and volume. Once you start using these terms and their associated techniques to create a more uniform vocal sound, you will find that the singers begin to respond only to the term itself, putting the onus of responsibility back on them to ensure that they are singing correctly, which gives you more rehearsal time to concentrate on musical rather than mechanical details. And the second major difference between singers and other musicians? We’ll have a look at that next term! David Squire is musical director of the New Zealand Youth Choir and several secondary school choirs, orchestras and bands in Auckland. Formerly a HOD music, he is now a freelance itinerant teacher based at Westlake Girls & Boys High Schools, Long Bay College and Kristin School. A conducting mentor for the New Zealand Choral Federation Association of Choral Directors, he is available for choir workshops and conductor training. 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It’s easy to use! 12 Random Notes For more information go to www.easy-notes.com DEVELOPMENT The Midwest Clinic In December last year, Michelle Flint from St Paul’s Collegiate School arrived at the world’s largest music education conference in Chicago on the KBB Music Midwest Scholarship. This is her first impressions of the Midwest Clinic. S urprisingly enough the weather was quite mild and a mere one degree when we landed at Chicago Airport. We were carrying big winter coats, thick woolly socks and hats, scarves and gloves in anticipation for the freezing temperatures we were expecting in Chicago for December. Finally, I was here, after a 12 hour flight to San Francisco and then a 4 hour flight to Chicago, I was all excited to be attending the 65th Midwest Clinic in Chicago Illinois. We landed at 8pm on Monday 12th December, very confusing since we left NZ at 7.30pm on Monday 12th December. So, after 24 hours we had arrived on the same day and practically the same time as we had left! I really had no idea what to expect and couldn’t wait to get going. Our taxi took us to the very wonderful Sheraton Hotel. We were on the 17th floor and couldn’t believe the wonderful view we had from our hotel room. We overlooked the city, in its entire splendor. The scene was beautiful with Christmas lights everywhere and a slight of anticipation of snow as the temperature was set to drop. KBB Music I couldn’t thank you enough! I had one day before the conference, to find my feet, establish my bearings and prepare for the conference on the following day. So, on Tuesday morning I was up bright and early, caught a taxi to McCormick Place, the venue for the Midwest Clinic. When I arrived I couldn’t believe the sheer size of the place. The venue was very impressive with 2.6 million sq feet of exhibit halls, 173 meeting rooms, 600,000 square feet of meeting room space, 4 ballrooms, 2 of which are the largest in the city, assembly “Many visitors to the conference have been seating for 18,000 people there since its first event, 65 years ago, and and 5000 they still attend every year. This says something parking spaces. This was to be about the experience of the Midwest Clinic. It is the third year certainly the best professional development that the Midwest Clinic had been experience that a music educator can have.” held in this venue. the task of reading my table of contents and planning my clinics, labs and “How on earth am I going to find my concerts for the next four days. The way around here?” I thought to myself! Suddenly I felt very daunted. The venue dilemma one faced, however, was what to choose? The programme consisted of itself was open for traders to set up 88 clinic sessions, 38 concerts, 2 reading and groups to rehearse. I realized that I sessions and 5 rehearsal labs. maybe shouldn’t have been there until the next day. However, I was eager Interestingly, in addition to this, the to have a look around and possibly Midwest Clinic event this year featured register. clinics and concert presentations that had subject matter content focused So, up the escalator I on new teachers and college students. went. At the top I was They titled these sessions “Generation greeted with a big sign Next”. These presentations specifically saying “Registration”. targeted young teachers and college Here many booths were students in order to address their open and I was able to unique needs. They were designed to chat to a very nice lady be timely and relevant with practical, who gave me the 2011 information rich clinics presented conference book for me by educators with a diverse and to take away and look comprehensive range of experience. through! I must add that the conference book was So, day one of the conference arrived. the size of our Yellow There was a complementary shuttle Pages! So, back to the hotel room I went and started Freephone 0800 775 226 Continued on page 12 www.kbbmusic.co.nz 13 service from the hotel to McCormick Place. The shuttle service ran every 30 minutes both to and from the venue. I knew, however, that once I was there I would be there for the duration of the day. I sat on the bus that first morning in anticipation of what the day would bring. I had my programme “directory” with me and had highlighted the sessions I intended to attend that day. This included the initial welcome and concert by the USA Army Band and a welcome address by members of the Midwest Board of Directors. The president of the Board of Directors, Richard C. Crain delivered an inspiring speech. He reminded us as educators that everyone of us can make a difference, every one of us can change a music programme for the better. We can all deliver new ideas but most of all we can all inspire young people to be musicians. The opening welcome finished around 9.50 am and everyone then headed up to the Exhibit Hall for the opening. The Exhibit Hall, pictured above, was impressive with 273 exhibitors featuring everything from instruments to music, software to marching band equipment, school tour packages to Army, Navy and Air force recruitment. All exhibitors giving out free CDs, chocolates and goody bags! So, 10.20am arrived and I set off to my first clinic, “Different Ways To Think About Music, Teaching and Advocacy”. This was followed by “Brassed On: A Guide to Expressive Brass Playing”, “You Are Only as Good as Your Last Breath: Improving Brass Pedagogy” and “It Sounded Better At Home: tips and Techniques to Manage Performance Anxiety”. My day was complete with a concert by the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”. I didn’t think I could absorb any more but this proved to be the highlight of the day. The Band played many wonderful pieces, including “Hail the Dragon” by Philip Sparke, who incidentally was sitting 5 seats away from me! Can’t get better than that! This was a common occurrence throughout the conference; the composers of various works would sit in on the performance! So, having set off from the hotel room at 7.30am, I arrived back at 7.30pm, exhausted but none the less totally inspired and raring to go the next day. One important thing I learned on my first day was to choose carefully! It is really important to pick a mixture of Clinics, Performance/Rehearsal Labs and Concerts. Also you need to make time to visit the Exhibit Hall. It would be easy to miss some spectacular rehearsal labs by excellent technicians if you just visited the clinics. Listen to the advice of people who have visited before. The Conference is full of people who are willing to share information. They take one look at your name tag, read that you come from New Zealand and are absolutely dumfounded at the journey you have taken to get there. Many visitors to the conference have been there since its first event, 65 years ago, and they still attend every year. This says something about the experience of the Midwest Clinic. It is certainly the best professional development experience that a music educator can have. In my next article I will discuss some of the highlights from the clinic. I would like to take the opportunity to thank KBB Music for giving me this opportunity and in particular Paul Skipper and Jennifer Hsu. If you are interested in applying for next Year’s KBB Music Midwest Scholarship then I suggest you visit the Midwest Clinic Website at www.midwestclinic.org Here you can view some of the concerts and find out more about the clinic. Special thanks also to Simon Hocking of House of Travel for organising all of my travel and accommodation. 2012 KBB Music Midwest Scholarship APPLY NOW! This year’s KBB Music Midwest Scholarship is now open for application. If you are a director or teacher of concert bands and orchestras ready for a unique professional development opportunity, apply now. For more information and to download an application form, go to www.kbbmusic.co.nz Applications close: 30 May 2012 14 Random Notes Musical Instrument Specialists since 1888 The Jones Trio from Burnside High School, Winner of the KBB Music Award at the 2011 Chamber Music Contest Finals. From left: Lena Taylor, Juea Park and Sam Jones. PHOTO: Chamber Music New Zealand Chamber Music Contest Turns 47 T he NZCT Chamber Music Contest is the longest running youth music competition in New Zealand and is the only nationwide chamber music competition for young secondary school musicians and composers in the country. In its infancy in 1965, only 250 students were involved. This year’s Contest reached a milestone with 503 groups entered into the Instrumental Performance section – that’s 1763 young people – and 29 budding composers entering the Original Composition section, including 10 entries for the new junior category. And it’s not just the main centres that are getting behind this competition. We have district competitions throughout June from as far north as Whangarei to the south of the south in Invercargill. The purpose of the Chamber Music Contest is to encourage young musicians regardless of standard or experience to perform together and strive towards excellence. It has a series of prizes, including the KBB Music Awards which are presented to groups with wind, brass and percussion players at district contests who the adjudicators judge to be striving for excellence in their music making. The awards are in the form of KBB Music vouchers which are awarded to each member of the group. The Contest has developed into so much more than simply string quartets, and now includes brass, wind and percussion ensembles and a junior and senior original composition section. It is seen as the breeding ground for developing young New Zealand musical talent with musical heavyweights such as Michael Houstoun, Rae De Lisle and Wilma Smith – to name but a few – having been finalists in this Contest. The NZCT Chamber Music Contest also acknowledges support from ABRSM, the Wallace Arts Trust and SOUNZ. 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T he NZTrio (Ashley Brown, Justine Cormack and Sarah Watkins) will be presented with the KBB Music/CANZ Citation for Services to New Zealand Music on the evening of their concert on Sunday May 27 at the Maori Court of the Auckland Museum. As part of the NZ Music Month celebrations, the Trio has scheduled a programme of all-local music, by Jack Body, David Farquhar, Rachel Clement, Lyell Cresswell, Victoria Kelly and Anthony Ritchie. In typical style, three of these works were commissioned by the trio, and the work by Body will receive its world première. alongside works from Japan, Australia and China, and Flourishes includes NZTrio commissions from Eve de CastroRobinson and Wayan Yudane alongside music by Mozart, Ravel and Pärt. They also appear on the John Psathas 2011 album Helix, and further recordings are due to be released this year. The standard of the Trio’s performances has gone from strength to strength, and they have championed much of the most challenging piano trio repertoire in this country. They have also broadened the range and style of their music by collaborating with such musicians as Horomona Horo (taonga pūoro), the Annually awarded by KBB Music and Finnish Accordion/Bass duo Lepisto the Composers Association since and Lehti, and a trio of Cambodian folk 1976, the Citation recognises a person musicians. The Trio has toured NZ with or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand their extraordinary repertoire, including smaller regional centres, and taken music. The NZTrio has been bringing NZ music to many countries including stylish, challenging and beautiful music Australia, France, Great Britain, the USA to audiences in NZ and beyond for a and South American countries, China, decade, during which time they have Taiwan, and other parts of Asia. commissioned works by nearly 20 NZ composers, and played many more. They have to date produced three CDs of their Their performance in Sydney in April 2010, as part of the International Society performances: their 2006 album Spark for New Music’s World New Music featured works by six NZ composers; Days, was a major highlight of that bright tide moving between (2008) festival. Featuring the works of six NZ included Gillian Whitehead’s Piano Trio Freephone 0800 775 226 composers, the concert was broadcast live via ABC’s radio networks and streamed through the ABC website, and received high praise from the Festival organizers, who lauded the quality of their performance and the quality of the music they presented. Likewise, the trio’s appearance at the Asia-Pacific Festival held in Wellington in 2007 was a highlight of that extraordinary festival. The Trio also appears regularly at the International Festivals held biannually in Wellington and Auckland. Forthcoming concerts by the Trio over the next few months will include performances in the Auckland region and around the South Island (April/May), a collaboration with Vector Wellington Orchestra in August to première a brand new triple concerto by Chris Gendall, and a tour to China in mid-September with a programme that includes two works by John Psathas. CANZ is delighted that KBB Music has continued to sponsor this Citation; we have come to love and trust the adventure, commitment and quality of each Trio concert, and we are very much looking forward to making the presentation on May 27. www.kbbmusic.co.nz 17 NEW MUSIC FROM THE SHAKY ISLES By Glenda Keam, President of the Composers’ Association of New Zealand (CANZ) Jack Body H aving endured a year in which one of our favourite cities kept wobbling, and things kept tipping off a boat in the Bay of Plenty, here is some of the music that has been shaken out of our local composers, and is coming to you through this year: The New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington has again presented some very special experiences. Top of my list would be Jenny McLeod’s opera Hōhepa, which tells the story of the Māori chief Hōhepa Te Umuroa, presented by a cast of outstanding local opera singers and the Vector Wellington Orchestra. Hōhepa Te Umuroa Also in the Festival, the NZ String Quartet presented Ross Harris’ Variation 25, and together with Jonathan Lemalu they premiered the newest work from Christchurch-based composer Gao Ping: Three Poems by Mu Xin. The NZTrio worked with percussionists Lenny Sakofsky and Jeremy Fitzsimons to present works by American composers George Crumb and Morton Feldman (rarely heard here) alongside favourites by local composers Victoria Kelly and John Psathas, and a new work by Jack Body. The International Festival’s travelling component, ‘Art on the Move’ included events by the Topp Twins and the extraordinary songs of Maisey Rika, who also performed with four other songstresses – local and international – as part of the Barefoot Divas, with their ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ show. The NZ Symphony Orchestra has woven NZ music through their year of programmes, the first being Ross Harris’ The Floating Bride, which again brought the Wellington composer’s talents together with those of soprano Jenny Wollerman and poet Vincent O’Sullivan. In March, the orchestra’s national tour included a new work by Kenneth Young, the orchestra’s April concerts will include the classic Symphony No. 3 by Douglas Lilburn, and in September their North Island tour will 18 Random Notes include Anthony Ritchie’s Diary of a Madman: Dedication to Shostakovich. The orchestra’s NZ Music Month special concert, which happily will again be presented in both Auckland and Wellington, is titled “Wonderland”, and features Chris Cree Brown’s and (artist) Julia Morrison’s Celestial Bodies for orchestra, electroacoustic sounds and visual images. Lyell Cresswell’s Concerto for String Quartet will bring together the NZSO and the NZ String Quartet, and the orchestra will perform with Helen Medlyn to present Gillian Whitehead’s monodrama Alice, an award-winning work written for the Auckland Philharmonia in 2002. This year’s Auckland Philharmonia programme offers two locally-based works in NZ Music Month, with Ross Harris’s new Cello Concerto (written for, and performed by Li Wei Qin) on May 3rd, and their ‘Remix the Orchestra’ collaboration with Hip hop artists on May 31st. Their June programme includes a new work by Jack Body. The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra is offering an interesting programme this year, an impressive achievement after the challenges of the past year in finding an appropriate performing space in their city. Their March concert included Anthony Ritchie’s French Overture, in June Gareth Farr’s From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs will sit alongside other works that relate to the sea, and in August they will premiere a new work by Gao Ping. The end of NZ Music Month will be marked by the CSO collaboration with The Adults, a trio of lead singers from Shihad, Dimmer and Fur Patrol. Our music will also be travelling to Los Angeles in April, where a 10-day programme of NZ music will be presented, including works by Chris Cree Brown, James Gardner, Ross Harris, Samuel Holloway, Leonie Holmes, Michael Norris, John Psathas and Gillian Whitehead. Most of the music will be performed by American performers from CalArts (California Institute for the Arts), together with a handful of NZ-based performers including Richard Nunns, who will be on his return from performances in London with the NZ String Quartet. 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