Repertoire
NZ music is at the heart of NZTrio. We are proud to present the hugely varied music of our talented and valuable composing colleagues both locally in NZ and on the international stage. Below is a list of the composers and works we have commissioned to date (both from NZ and elsewhere in the world), with links through to their programme notes.
Adams, Chris
Jekyll Rat (written for NZTrio 2010) – 10′
Bailey, Judy
So many rivers (NZTrio Commission, premiered April 2010) – 10′
Body, Jack
Pain in the Arse (NZTrio commission, premiered March 2012) – 8′
Fire in the belly (NZTrio commission, premiered September 2007) – 7′
O CAMBODIA (NZTrio commission, premiered March 2011) – 20′
Two Blues: John Lee’s Pluck and Mary Lou’s Dream (arranged for piano trio)
Rainforest II for piano trio
Jangkrik Genggong (piano trio and gamelan)
Nocturne (cello and piano)
Chen, Musheng
Gusu melody capriccio (NZTrio commission, premiered March 2009) – 10′
Clement, Rachel
Shifting states (NZTrio Commission 2005) – 12.5′
Cowan, Claire
Ultraviolet (CMNZ commission for NZTrio) – 8′
Subtle Dances (NZTrio/CMNZ Co-commission) – 10′
wood : strings : hammers : flesh – 10′
Cree Brown, Chris
Gallipoli Fragments for Piano Trio, Fixed Media and Images (Commissioned by NZTrio 2015) – 27′
The Triumvirate (commissioned by NZTrio in 2005) – 4′
Cresswell, Lyell
Moto Perpetuo (NZTrio Commission 2006) – 6′
Dadson, Phil
Firestarters [zones of darkness and unexpected light] (NZTrio commission, premiered September 2008) – 25′
de Castro-Robinson, Eve
At Water’s Birth (NZTrio commission, premiered April 2008) – 10′
Split the Lark (violin and piano) – 15′
Tumbling Strains (violin and cello) – 15′
Downes, David
Kingdom – for piano trio and film (NZTrio commission 2009) – 10′
Elmsly, John
Ritual Triptych (NZTrio Commission, premiered September 2014) – 17′
Postcards – 15′
Farr, Gareth
Triple Concerto (Commissioned by Turnovsky Trio and NZTrio 2006) – 25′
Ahi (1998) – 15’
Mondo Rondo (Arranged for NZTrio) – 12′
Forbidden Colours (2015) – 10′
Farr, Gareth | Nunns, Richard
Nga Kete e Toru for piano trio and taonga puoro (NZTrio commission – premiered January 2010) – 20′
Gao, Ping
Su Xie Si Ti/Four Sketches (NZTrio commission, premiered July 2009) – 10′
Feng Zheng/Kite, for piano trio and guzheng (NZTrio commission, premiered Sept 2016) – 19′
Gardner, James
Blessed Unrest (NZTrio commission 2006) – 7.5′
Gendall, Chris
Intaglio – 10′
Triple Concerto – Premiere August 2012
Dulcet Tones (written for NZTrio in 2016) – 9′
Greenbaum, Stuart
The year without a summer (Trans-Tasman composer exchange commission, written for NZTrio – premiered April 2010) – 15′
800 Million Heartbeats – 8′
Book of Departures – 10′
Guo, Ming
Spring at Westlake
Hamilton, David
The Faraday Cage (NZTrio commission, premiered September 2015) – 13′
Harris, Ross
Senryu (NZTrio Commission 2006) – 4′
There may be light – for piano trio and clarinet (Commissioned by CMNZ for clarinetist Julian Bliss and NZTrio 2015)
Him, Sophy
The First Strike (written for NZTrio and Cambodian ensemble Tray So – premiered March 2011) – 10′
Holmes, Leonie
…when expectation ends (NZTrio commission, premiered October 2014) – 10′
Kelly, Victoria
Toi Huarewa/The Suspended Way for piano trio and taonga puoro (2013) – Composed in collaboration with Horomona Horo, NZTrio and Tim Worrall – 20′
Sono for violin, cello and piano (2000) – 12’
Ker, Dorothy
String Taxonomy, composed by Dorothy Ker (NZ) for piano trio and guzheng. Performed as part of NZTrio’s 2016 Loft Series: Glow and Fa (Wellington) with Chinese guzheng master, Xia Jing.
Lardelli, Dylan
Between Strings, for piano trio and guzheng (NZTrio Commission 2013) – 10′
Shells, for piano trio and guzheng (2016) – 5′
Li, Jun
The Steps of Life
Li, Pan
The Flame
Margetić, Karlo
Lightbox (NZTrio Commission) Premiere July 2012 – 14’
Norris, Michael
dirty pixels (NZTrio Commission, premiered 2004) – 12’
Palmer, Juliet
Vermillion Songs (written for NZTrio and Simon O’Neill, tenor)
Psathas, John
Helix (2007) – 23′
Island Songs (1995, arranged 1998) – 13’
Rimmer, John
Burning the Calories (2006) – 6’45”
Shen, Nalin
Meng Yuan 朦塬 for piano trio and guzheng (2014)
Meng Yuan 朦塬 for piano trio (2016)
Speak, Jeroen
Serendipity Fields, for piano trio and guzheng – 11′
Taylor, Alex
burlesques mécaniques (NZTrio Commission – premiere October 2012) – 10′
Tian, Gang
Circle Dances
Ung, Chinary
In Memorium, for amplified piano trio and voices (written for NZTrio – premiered March 2011) – 10′
Whitehead, Gillian
The river flows on… (written for NZTrio and Cambodian ensemble Tray So – premiered March 2011) – 20′
Piano Trio (Sept 2004 – NZTrio commission) – 20′
Young, Ken
Piano Trio (premiered October 2015) – 17′
Yudane, Wayan
Entering the Stream (NZTrio commission – premiered 2 April 2009) – 10′
Zhang, Xin
Blooming Ripple
Zhang, Yin
White Stones
Zhang, Zeyi
Blooming
Zhu, Uni
Walking on Lotus in Rainy Night
