PROMETHEAN EDITIONS Educational Resources 2015
Study and perform the music of Gareth Farr
NCEA Resources: Scores and Recordings Study New Zealand Composers with essential published scores and exclusive discounts for teachers Gareth Farr is one of New Zealand’s most exciting and colourful composers of contemporary classical music. His work is vibrant, energetic, percussive and extremely accessible – students love it! Feature Gallipoli this year with Farr’s Onslaught for brass band and percussion, newly published in 2015 as a study score, conductor’s score and complete set of 30 performance parts. Another recent publication of Farr’s is Balinese Pieces, a set of three piano works influenced by gamelan music of Indonesia – exciting music that advanced piano students are sure to enjoy. We also have scores available for three of Farr’s essential works – Sea Gongs, Kembang Suling and Volume Pig. Olympic composer John Psathas’ music is unique in fusing elements of rock and jazz along with the music of his Greek heritage into a new contemporary classical style. This year Psathas is leading the creation of a ground breaking new cinematic performance in commemoration of WWI. Musicians descended from opposing forces of the Great War will be brought together on the battlefields of WWI in an original composition. These musical collaborations will be fused into a unique 70-minute film, to be projected alongside live musicians on stage. Understand Psathas’s latest music in context by studying the published scores for his three ground-breaking concerti – Omnifenix, Three Psalms and View from Olympus – and chamber works Drum Dances and Abhisheka. Another NCEA favourite is Pounamu by Helen Fisher – steeped in the sounds of European and Māori musical traditions, and this bi-cultural mixture has brought new experiences to performers and audiences worldwide. We have available the published score and performance parts of Pounamu. Teacher’s scores are heavily discounted (up to 50% reduction) to help your budgets. We also have available student workbook scores that are specifically designed for student use and are priced accordingly.
Promethean Editions - Education Resources March 2015 - All prices inclusive of GST
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