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Rakaia … rehearsal one

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Hey all … well just a quick note, we had first rehearsal of Rakaia on Monday night and it wasn’t too bad at all. We mainly just ran through it a few times to introduce to the players, so (fingers crossed) this week they will go home and practice as next week we’re pulling it to bits and REALLY rehearsing it. lol Musically everything worked very nicely, a few balance issues which we will fix next week. I’m waiting on a recording of this first rehearsal so will be good to have a listen of that too. Anyway will keep you posted.

“Through my eyes, I hear” premieres in Wellington

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Hey everyone, well after many hours of travelling and visiting people, we finally made it to Wellington. IT… IS… HOT…!! Oh my gosh it is hot. Not helped by the fact that we have MANY things to do around the city and how are we getting everywhere?? WALKING!! Anyway I shall get back on track:

Of course we are here for the Asia Pacific Festival and more importantly the premiere of my piece “Through my eyes, I hear”. In talking with the players in the last few weeks, Youri Jeon and Takumi Motokawa, I knew they were finding it hard. Of course, it is a hard piece. But I didn’t know what to expect at the first rehearsal. Anyway I got there and it was sounding FANTASTIC. We had another practice which also went really well, and got some good feedback from the players about the piece.

Then came concert day … today. This morning the piece fell apart in the dress rehearsal … just unorganised music etc, but that means a great performance right?? Indeed it does. The performance went really well. The odd place it got a little loose, but probably only I noticed. They got to the end and had a fantastic big finish. AWESOME!! Had some great feedback from people after the concert which of course was fantastic. Anyway I’ll do a post about the whole festival in a few days time.

cyas

Ryan

By the way … apologies about the lack of photos from my concert … I kind of forgot!!

Opononi: It’s on track … second time around!

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Hey everyone,

Well I thought I had better post an update on how the piece is going for those who are following the progress. Well initial stages were going … okay, but then I got so frustrated so I started afresh. Second time around I’ve taken a new approach and it seems to be taking shape a lot better. The next week is crunch time. Stay tuned …

A wee update on my music

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I thought I should sum up what’s happening musically at the moment.

Well… I’ve got the NZSO workshops next week which should be great. My piece “Unspoken Monologue” is being workshopped and recorded which I am REALLY looking forward to. Last years piece of mine that was in it was ‘nice’, this years piece is fantastic. So I can’t wait to hear what they do with it.

Then after that “NO Ordinary Sun” is in the NZSM Composition Competition finals concert on 15th September. It WILL be great. Am having an absolute battle getting all the players for it … especially a tenor. But SLOWELY its coming together (though fingers are still crossed).

Finally “Insight” is being premiered by ‘The New Aesthetic’ – the NZSM Graduate Quartet. This piece is great, I was trying out a heap of new things, so I guess I will find out if they worked. lol It will be a great concert though. Details on any of these concerts can be found here.

At the moment I’m working on “Mei Spero” for nine instruments (including a heap of percussion) and have ripped to bits (not literally) “Through my eyes, I see” which was workshopped at the Nelson workshop and I’m gradually building it up again and it is AWESOME!! It’s going really well. Aside these things for my masters work, I’m revising my wedding suite for piano which is getting recorded soon. It’s a really awesome piece of music. I’ve been contemplating the role it actually plays in the service – part of the reason I’m revising it. I definitely haven’t got an outcome.