We are proud to promote New Zealand music in our festival. Here is a list of NZ works performed in the festival in approximately the last 10 years.
Symphony Orchestra
Adams, Chris - Fanfare
Adams, Chris - Two short pieces
Allan, Stewart - Centennial Highlights
Artley, Chris - 'Kyrie' from Missa Brevis Buy / Borrow
Baldwin, Andrew - I Lift Up My Eyes to the Mountains
Bell, Michael - Violin Concerto in A
Daverne, Gary - Youth of Auckland Buy / Borrow
Ellis, Robbie - General Intransigence Buy / Borrow
Fagan, Erin - Cuiviénen - Water of Awakening
Farquhar, David - Dance Suite from ‘Ring Round the Moon’ Buy / Borrow
Farr, Gareth - Time and Tide Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Concerto for Piano Duet Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Angkor Wat Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Children of the Fire Gods Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Piano Concerto Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Piano Concerto No. 2 Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Taharoto: A Tone Poem Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - The Coming of Te Ihorangi Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Three Auckland Postcards Buy / Borrow
Holmes, Leonie - In the Lair of the Cave Weta Buy / Borrow
Holmes, Leonie - Tango Mangle Buy / Borrow
Lilburn, Douglas - Suite for Orchestra Buy / Borrow
Lilburn, Douglas - Overture: Aotearoa Buy / Borrow
McCallum, Sarah - The Art of Letting Go
Norman, Philip - When Gravity Fails Buy / Borrow
Perkins, Andrew - Cogitationes Fantasia Buy / Borrow
Rimmer, John - 5 Anniversary Haiku Buy / Borrow
Rimmer, John - Cloud Fanfares Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, Anthony - Balkan Bagpipes Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, Anthony - From Mountains to Sea Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, Anthony - Procession Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, Anthony - Remember Parihaka Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, Anthony - Yet Another Poem of Spring Buy / Borrow
Runga, Bic - Bursting Through
Scholes, Claire - Diwali Aukilani
Steiner-Grierson, Petrouchka - Fairies
Strom, Kirsten - Hush Be Still
Talmage, Alison - Dulce Et Decorum Est
Traditional - Pokarekare Ana (arr. Simon Kerwin)
Vave, Kevin - Green Summer Bossa (arr. B. Mittermeier)
Weird and Wonderful 'Symphony Orchestra' - Blue - Bureaucratic Bliss - Helium Balloon - Cold Pizza
Woodcock, David - Forest Sketches
Chamber Orchestra
Adams, Chris - Unspoken Songs Buy / Borrow
Adams, Chris - Symphonic Dances Buy / Borrow
Adams, Peter - ‘Ballad Americana’ from Violin Concerto
Adlam, David - Cellotron Chip Buy / Borrow
Audain, Yvette - Château d'Araignée (Spider Castle) Buy / Borrow
Bell, Michael - Ave Maria
Biddington, Eric W. - Suite No. 2 for String Orchestra
Brandram-Adams, Iain - FanTango
Buchanan, Dorothy - Peace Song (arr. Ryan Youens)
Bunnin, Amber - Looking Glass
Ellsworth, Richard - Pinehurst Fanfare March
Farquhar, David - Elegy for Strings Buy / Borrow
Farquhar, David - Dance Suite from ‘Ring Round the Moon’ Buy / Borrow
Farr, Gareth - Waipoua Buy / Borrow
Finn, Tim - Six Months in a Leaky Boat
Gummer, Heather - Sketch #2 for strings, piano and percussion
Hamilton, David - Bassoon Concerto Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Concerto Grosso No. 2 Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Concerto Grosso No. 4 Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Danielle's Bassoon Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Hoedown Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Memorial Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Oboe Concerto Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Rondo (Mvt 1), from Double Concerto for flute, oboe and chamber orchestra Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - The Kingston Flyer Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - The Meeting Place for taonga puoro, string orchestra and harp Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - The Rising of Puanga for strings and harpsichord Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Waltz for Julie Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Whisper to me Buy / Borrow
Holmes, Leonie - Seconds Buy / Borrow
Jellyman, Reuben - Concept 2
Jennings, Janet - Workout
Lilburn, Douglas - Diversions Buy / Borrow
Lilburn, Douglas - Four Canzonas Buy / Borrow
Lilburn, Douglas - Landfall in Unknown Seas Buy / Borrow
Moon, Emma - Balkan Dance
Moon, Emma - Serbian Dance
Moon, Emma - Sonata Rondo for Strings
Panama, Denzel - Time in Paradise
Pang, Yin Tuan - Polka Dots
Pruden, Larry - Dances of Brittany Buy / Borrow
Pruden, Larry - Night Song Buy / Borrow
Ritchie, John - Triptych
Ritchie, John - Aquarius: Suite No.2 Buy / Borrow
Robinson, Warwick - Shkumbin
Talmage, Alison - Raukatauri
Taylor, Alex - silk / gravel Buy / Borrow
Taylor, Alex - Tiaho Mai for strings and Soprano Buy / Borrow
Twomey, Ray - ‘England’ from Sinfonia, Op.11a Buy / Borrow
Wang, George - A Hymn for the Hopeless
Webster, Louise - Swim the Sliding Continents Buy / Borrow
Webster, Louise - The Dancing of Summer Buy / Borrow
Yoon, Francis - Danse Rustique
Youens, Ryan - Dancing Thistles Buy / Borrow
Youens, Ryan - Foray Buy / Borrow
Young, Anthony - Sumer Is Icumen In Buy / Borrow
Concert Band
Allen, Bernal - Marcel
Amohau, Anaia - Maori Battalion March (arr. Anthony Young)
Audain, Yvette - Skirmish In Seven Buy / Borrow
Baldwin, Andrew - Simple Waltz
Chaulk, David - Meditation on St. Clement
Coulomb, Shannon - Cognizant
Finn, Tim - I See Red
Hamilton, David - 'Sun Moon Lake' from Three Taiwan Sketches Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Jalan Pekeliling Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Jekyll and Hyde Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - New Street Promenade Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - Paper Cut Buy / Borrow
Hamilton, David - The Windmills of Magong Buy / Borrow
Lithgow, Alex - Invercargill March Buy / Borrow
Puanaki, Richard - Ka Waiata (arr. Ben Zilber)
Ratnik, Peter - Kiwi Strut
Rimmer, John - Suite Helen Buy / Borrow
Rimmer, John - Round Dance
Robinson, Warwick - Karanga - a Maori ceremonial welcome
Scholes, Claire - Jam Ballista for Sax and Concert Band
Taylor, Alex - A Summoning Buy / Borrow
Thomas, Peter - Renaissance Dances
Tornquist, Davin - De samba T
Trad. - Pokarekare Ana (arr. Perkins)
Various - NZ Medley (arr. B. Stanbridge)
Woodcock, David - Forest Sketches
Youens, Ryan - Bubble Buy / Borrow
Youens, Ryan - Picture This Buy / Borrow
Jazz Band
Allen, Bernie - Ohakune Overdrive
Allen, Cameron - StallionZ
Allen, Cameron - Theodore
Arthur, Hamish - Spaghetti Junction
Arthur, Hamish - The Dial-Up Connector
Artley, Chris and Hawkes, Neil - What Are We?
Artley, Chris and Regunathan, Preya - Pavlova
Atkinson, Tim - Boulder Town
Atkinson, Tim - Lucky Charms
Boy, Seth - Fool Once More
Buchanan, Stu - Hey, What's the Time?
Buchanan, Stu - Urban Marae
Caldwell, Doug - Coolin' Off
Clark, Mitchell - No. 22
Dobbyn, Dave - Slice of Heaven (arr. Michael Telford)
Edmundson, David - Release
Ellis, Robbie - İQue Descaro!
Fat Freddy's Drop - Fish In The Sea (arr. Eddie Hare)
Grenfell, Neville - Mr. Sweeper
Greshoff, Martin - Urban Jungle
McGlashan, Don - Bathe In The River (arr. Simon Kerwin)
McKay, Joshua - Something to Lose
Pahulu, Helen - When (arr. Helen Pahulu/Thomas Cho)
Passells, Callum - Adventures
Passells, Callum - Shelbyville
Penman, Matt - 2 Steps (arr. Guisinger/Penman)
Peters, Cory and Parkins-Craig, Gabriel - RFG
Randell, Edwin - Bah Doo Daht
Salote, Lavinia and Fiuloi, Tuiaki - Fakamolo I Hope 'Ofa (arr. Ben Sinclair)
Sampson, Nick - For Today (arr. Ben Sinclair)
Tornquist, Davin - Change & Transformation
Tornquist, Davin - In an instant
Ward, Alex - Alla Armando
Ward, Johann - A Wonderful God
Ward, Johann - Freedom
Ward, Johann - Fuel
Ward, Johann - Poolside
Ward, Johann - What’s Next
Western Springs Jazz - Original Blues