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2011 through the eyes of a blog

ryanyouens — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:00:46 +0000

And just like that, another year is gone! Here is a look at my posts for the year. The blogging year started in March with my favourite book arriving, “Behind Bars”, which I preordered in 2010. It is definitely the most … Continue reading →

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“blimp” lands in Auckland

ryanyouens — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:42:19 +0000

My new work for orchestra, “blimp”, finally landed in Auckland on the 1st of May – premiered by the Auckland Symphony Orchestra at the Auckland Town Hall. It is a short work commissioned by the orchestra and their conductor Peter … Continue reading →

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blimp, for orchestra

ryanyouens — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:42:58 +0000

My new piece for orchestra, blimp, began rehearsals last night. It was commissioned for the Auckland Symphony Orchestra by their conductor, Peter Thomas. It will be premiered at the Auckland Town Hall and Bruce Mason Centre in their May “Up, … Continue reading →

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2010 through the eyes of a blog

ryanyouens — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:05:52 +0000

It is December 31 and I just wondered “what exactly has happened this year?” So through the eyes of this blog, let’s have a look. We’ll start with January and the tail end of our South America trip, along with the … Continue reading →

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Wild Daisies premiere

ryanyouens — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:43:14 +0000

Last year Kristin School commissioned a piece from me for their amazing award-winning choir, Euphony, to include in their 2010 repertoire. They premiered it at the Auckland Town Hall on Wednesday 16th June 2010. See the video below: It uses … Continue reading →

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SOUNZ supported composition for ERUPT 2010

ryanyouens — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:06:49 +0000

(written for, and published at ERUPT Festival blog, 22 December 2009 – image courtesy of www.taupofest.co.nz) The SOUNZ Community Commission (www.sounz.org.nz) is supporting a new piece from me for the 2010 ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival. This is a fantastic project … Continue reading →

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“This Day” … and THAT day!!

ryanyouens — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:22:46 +0000

Well as I’m sure many of you know, a few weeks ago I got married. For the occasion, along with some arrangements, I wrote a piano piece called “This Day”, for the arrival of my bride, now wife … Wendy. … Continue reading →

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“In Their Light” premieres in Athens

ryanyouens — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:13:28 +0000

Ryan’s string quartet In Their Light was premiered in Athens today. It was received extremely well by both the quartet and the audience. New projects together are on the horizon. Photo of the premiere below: “In Their Light” premieres in Athens … Continue reading →

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Benefit Concert – raising money for people with Autism

ryanyouens — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:15:03 +0000

Gruppetto String Quartet Galina Bratuska (violin I), Marouso Kydonieos (violin II), Lilia Giousoupovac (viola), Eygeni Bratuska (bass) – all members of major Greek orchestras Ryan Youens (New Zealand) – In Their Light (world premiere) C. Carsavassilis (Canada) – Baroque Revisited (European premiere) … Continue reading →

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Bangers and Mash 2008

ryanyouens — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:20:50 +0000

Hey everyone, well on the 29th May was The Committee’s 2008 Bangers and Mash concert. The point of these concerts is to have composers write music which doesn’t use any conventional notation or instruments … as well as no computers … Continue reading →

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