Our Own Composers
RECENTLY Dunedin listeners had the opportunity of hearing music by three New Zealand composers, played by the 4YA String Orchestra, under Gil Dech, There are listeners who are under the impression that nothing culturally good can come out of their own country; listeners who are unaware that music of any sort is being written here; and listeners, indeed, who look upon a New Zealander who writes music as some sort of rare monstrosity to be gently but firmly discouraged by being compared with great composers of other times and lands. It is true, on the other hand, that
we have a not inconsiderable number. of composers (most of them ‘learnt. their craft in the Universities) who are steadily engaged in putting notes on manuscript in the faint hope that some-’ one some day will take enough notice of them to have the thing actually performed, When this rare event does happen, listeners get rather a shock at the quality and genuine workmanship of the resultant product. The works presented from 4YA were "Theme and Diversions for Strings,’ by Frank" Callaway, of Dunedin; "Minuet for String Orchestra," by a Wellington composer, A. JD. Heenan; and "Fantasy for Piano and Strings," by Mary Martin, of Dunedir.. The station is to be commended in bringing New Zealand composers to our notice, and it is to be hoped that more such programmes can be arranged,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 362, 31 May 1946, Page 15
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234Our Own Composers New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 362, 31 May 1946, Page 15
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