John Ritchie – Papanui Road Orchestra PME11: Full score

Rich with kaleidoscopic images, Papanui Road gives a vivid 'snapshot' of bustling central Christchurch during the 1950s—one that encompasses not only the cityscape but much of the composer's own experience and spirit. The composer writes: 'Having lived near Papanui Road for most of my life—having cycled, driven and walked on it, having shopped, eaten and prayed in or on it, I feel at home there. As young people say, it has 'vibes' for me. It certainly has memories... This concert overture tries to hint at the bustle, the vitality and the peace of Papanui Road; an impression rather than a picture... For all its pictorialism this concert overture is a serious, even a solemn and nostalgic work. Its aim is to evoke memories and the atmosphere of an important, busy thoroughfare in the composer's home town.'

Recent publications in this series

John Ritchie Papanui Road Orchestra ISMN 979-0-67252-037-9 | Code PME11 | Full score Publication Date 2009 | Publication Format Soft-back score, perfect bound Ralph Vaughan Williams Scenes from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Five Vocal Soloists, Choruses, Guitar & Strings ISMN 979-0-67452-110-9 | Code PME14 | Orchestral study score Publication Date 2009 | Publication Format soft-back score, perfect bound Chris Cree Brown Icescape Orchestra ISMN M-67452-036-2 | Code PME10 | Full score Publication Date 2006 | Publication Format Soft-back score, perfect bound John Ritchie Concertino Clarinet & String Orchestra ISMN M-67452-034-8 | Code PME08 | Full score Publication Date 2005 | Publication Format Softback score Jack Body Pulse Orchestra ISMN M-67452-029-4 | Code PME03 | Study score Publication Date 2004 | Publication Format Softback score