SOUNZtender: the Concert

This concert represents the culmination of the 2009  SOUNZtender  fundraising project. Five generous commissioners, five inspired composers, five exciting new works and five top New Zealand performers come together for one extraordinary concert.

The concert is extraordinary not only in that it completes the creative cycle of commissioner, composer, new work, performer and audience but also in the sheer musical talent represented.

The commissioners, composers, works and performers include:

Jack C. Richards and John Psathas - Songs for Simon performed by Donald Nicolson (piano);  Helen Kominik ;

Gillian Whitehead -Tumanako: Journey Through an Unknown Landscape performed by Diedre Irons (piano).

Barry Margan and Eve de Castro-Robinson - "and the garden was full of voices" played by Gao Ping (piano);

Christopher Marshall and Chris Gendall - Suite for String Quartet performed by The New Zealand String Quartet (as soloists!);

Wellington Chamber Music Society and Ross Harris - Four Laments for Solo Clarinet performed by Phil Green     

 Presented by: SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music