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<strong>Gem</strong> (PE136), for Piano by Gareth Farr (2014) © Promethean Editions 2014 First edition © 2017 Promethean Editions Limited Series Editor: Ross Hendy Editor: Ben Woods ISBN: 978-1-877564-36-9 (print) ISBN: 978-1-77660-136-3 (ebook) ISMN: 979-0-67452-249-6 Promethean Editions Limited PO Box 10-143 Wellington NEW ZEALAND http://www.promethean-editions.com No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Publisher. PE136 – 2
Gareth Farr (1968) Gareth Farr was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and began his studies in composition and percussion performance at Auckland University. The experience of hearing a visiting gamelan orchestra prompted his return to Wellington to attend Victoria University, where the characteristic rhythms and textures of the Indonesian gamelan rapidly became hallmarks of his own composition. Farr continued with postgraduate study in composition and percussion at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, where his teachers included Samuel Adler and Christopher Rouse. In 1993, at the age of 25, Farr was appointed Composer-in-Residence by Chamber Music New Zealand, the youngest composer to ever hold that position. This resulted in the creation of three substantial works, his first string quartet Owhiro, Kebyar Moncar (for gamelan) and the chamber sextet Cadenza. At the conclusion of his residence, Farr returned to the Eastman School to begin a doctorate in composition, writing Kembang Suling for flute and marimba (his most popular work to date) and three works for orchestra during this time. The inclusion of his works in four events at the 1996 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts — the score for Douglas Wright’s ballet Buried Venus; Lilith’s Dream of Ecstasy for orchestra; Kembang Suling, and the piano solo Sepuluh Jari — kick-started his career as a dedicated freelance composer. Since then, his music has been heard at, or especially commissioned for, high-profile events including the 50th anniversary of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (the 25-minute From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs), the opening of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa for orchestra, soprano, tenor and kaikaranga), and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney (Hikoi, a concerto for percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and the NZSO). A commission by the 2003 Auckland Festival resulted in Stone and Ice, written for the combined forces of the NZSO and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Farr’s music was integral to Maui – One Man Against the Gods, a stage show four years in the making. First premiered in 2003, it featured aerial PE136 – 3
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