Karlheinz Company
Linn LORKIN: These Wings of Mine
Performed by Lorkin at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Louise WEBSTER: Cries of Kathmandu
Performed by a vocal sextet and string quartet conducted by Tecwyn Evans at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Leonie HOLMES: Dance of the Wintersmith
Performed by Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Sophie MASHLAN: Shadow
Performed by Sophie Mashlan at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Janet JENNINGS: A Bird, a Fruit, and a Beast
Performed by mezzo Catrin Johnson and ensemble at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Kaija SAARIAHO: Prelude for Piano
Performed by Modi Deng at the Karlheinz Company Suffrage 125 Celebration Concert, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 23 September 2018. Audio
Stephen MONTAGUE: Tigida Pipa
Performed 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
Annea LOCKWOOD: I give you back
Performed by soprano Clare Hood at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio
Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Whiplash
Performed by flutists Uwe Grodd and Grace Liu at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio
Kevin FIELD: People Factory
Performed by Roger Manins (sax), Kevin Field (piano), Olivier Holland (bass), Ron Samsom (drums) at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio
John ELMSLY: Here
The World Premiere performed by violinist Elizabeth Holowell at the Karlheinz Company's concert in the Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 3 September 2017. Audio
Eve de Castro-Robinson - Cries of Auckland
Eve de Castro-Robinson writes of her work for vocal sextet and string quartet: "Cries of Auckland is based on calls and chants from the concrete and steel canyon of Auckland's Queen St. Beginning with… Audio
Clovis McEvoy - Change Blindness
Tenor sax player Matt Ball performs Clovis McEvoy's short tribute to David Bowie. Audio
John Grant - Queen of Denmark
Alex Taylor (sometimes known as Bellfrog) performs the title song from American songwriter John Grant's debut album. Audio
Steve Reich - Pendulum Music
One of Steve Reich's early experiments in "process music". Four microphones are hung on their cables above four loudspeakers to which they are connected. When the microphones are directly above the… Audio
Anthony Young - Leave Your Light On
A tribute from Auckland composer Anthony Young to David Bowie. The title is taken from Bowie's song Moonage Daydream. Performed by Stephen De Pledge. Audio
Alex Taylor - vis-à-vis
Auckland composer Alex Taylor's tribute to Pierre Boulez, whose music he describes as "some of the most sensual and fluid in the repertoire". Performed by Stephen De Pledge. Audio
Pierre Boulez - Notations 1-5
In tribute to Pierre Boulez who died in January 2016, pianist Stephen De Pledge plays the first five of the composer's Notations, written when he was a student with Olivier Messiaen. Audio
Jack Body - Turtle Time
Jack Body's classic score from 1968, with text by NZ poet Russell Haley, performed by Callum Blackmore (speaker), Jonathan Dunlop (harpsichord), Rachel Song (piano), Cynthia Hsu (harp), Amy Hsu… Audio
György Ligeti - Continuum
Jonathan Dunlop plays György Ligeti's Continuum for solo harpsichord, a piece which turns the discrete, sharp plucks of the instrument into a continuous blur of sound. Audio