Gareth Farr – The Horizon from Owhiro Bay Piano PE091: Performance Score

The Horizon from Owhiro Bay was commissioned by the James Wallace Arts Trust for pianist Stephen De Pledge, as part of his programme of works by New Zealand composers, collectively titled 'Landscape Preludes.' De Pledge first performed and presented this programme at the New Zealand International Arts Festival on 28 February 2008. Farr writes: 'This prelude is a musical representation of the view I see at twilight from my studio on the South Coast of Wellington - the moody dark green depths of Cook Strait, the inky blue sky, and the endless unbroken horizon dividing the two. Fishing boats sit on the horizon all lit up, looking like little gleaming gemstones in the darkness. The occasional gust of wind stirs up wild eddies on the surface of the water, and the odd rogue wave hurls itself onto the rocks and up into the air in a spectacular explosion of sea spray.'

Recent publications in this series

Gareth Farr The Horizon from Owhiro Bay Piano ISMN 979-0-67452-120-8 | Code PE091 | Performance Score Publication Date 2010 | Publication Format Softback score, saddle stitch John Psathas Sleeper Piano ISMN 979-0-67452-119-2 | Code PE090 | Performance Score Publication Date 2010 | Publication Format Softback score, saddle stitch Christos Hatzis Through A Glass Darkly Piano ISMN M-67452-105-5 | Code PE102 | Performance score Publication Date 2007 | Publication Format Softback score, saddle stitch Brenton Broadstock Dying of the Light Piano ISMN M-67452-070-6 | Code PE042 | Score Publication Date 2003 | Publication Format Softback score Brenton Broadstock In the Silence of Night Piano ISMN M-67452-071-3 | Code PE043 | Score Publication Date 2003 | Publication Format Softback score