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PROMETHEAN EDITIONS
JOHN PSATHAS
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Vibraphone & Piano

John Psathas
Fragment
Vibraphone and Piano
PROMETHEAN EDITIONS
WELLINGTON

Fragment (PE076), for Vibraphone and Piano by John Psathas
(2001)
© John Psathas 2001
Published exclusively by Promethean Editions Limited
First edition © 2003 Promethean Editions Limited (201506)
Series Editor: Ross Hendy
Editor: Thomas Liggett
ISBN: 978-1-877218-76-7 (print)
ISBN: 978-1-77660-076-2 (ebook)
ISMN: 979-0-67452-089-9
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.
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John Psathas (1966)
John Psathas is one of New Zealand’s most frequently performed composers. With works
in the repertoire of such high profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael Brecker, Pedro
Carneiro, Michael Houstoun, Joshua Redman, Federico Mondelci, the Takács Quartet, the
Netherlands New Blazers Ensemble, the Hallé Orchestra and others, he has established an
international profile and is receiving regular commission offers from outside New Zealand.
Psathas grew up in Taumaranui and then Napier, and left high school early to study
composition and piano at Victoria University of Wellington. Psathas studied further with
composer Jacqueline Fontyn in Belgium before returning to New Zealand, where he has since
lectured in music at the New Zealand School of Music and continued to fulfil a busy schedule
of commissions.
Early success came in 1991 with Matre’s Dance, a maximum-energy duet for percussion and
piano that has since made Psathas’ name internationally known through having been taken
up and championed by percussionist Evelyn Glennie. This work and Drum Dances are now
standard repertoire for percussionists throughout the world.
In August 2000, the premiere of his saxophone concerto, Omnifenix, by legendary jazz
saxophonist Michael Brecker in Bolgna, Italy, brought international acclaim; further
prominent performances of his works have included the 2001 Klangspuren Schwaz Festival
of Contemporary Music in Austria; Psyzygysm, performed by Pedro Carneiro with Strike and
Stroma in the 2002 New Zealand Festival; the premiere of View From Olympus at the 2002
Royal Gala Concert in Manchester, and the premiere of Orpheus in Rarohenga in November
2002. This last, a major work for choir, soloists and orchestra, was a joint commission from
poet Robert Sullivan and John Psathas by the Orpheus Choir of Wellington. In April 2004,
pianist Stephen Gosling first performed Psathas’ piano concerto, Three Psalms, with the New
Zealand Symphony Orchestra, who commissioned the work for pianist Michael Houstoun.
Saxophonist Federico Mondelci commissioned Psathas to write his second saxophone
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concerto, Zahara, which he first performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by David Atherton, at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand on
22 September 2006. In 2008, Chamber Music New Zealand commissioned Psathas to write
a string quartet, A Cool Wind, for the world renown Takács Quartet, who presented the first
performance in the Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand on 23 July 2008.
Psathas’ recent career highlights include the creation of key ceremonial music for the
2004 Athens Olympic Games and more recently Zeibekiko, an entire programme of music
celebrating the heritage of Greek music from antiquity and the present day. Zeibekiko was
commissioned by the Eduard van Beinum Foundation at the request of the Nederlands
Blazers Ensemble and toured Holland in 2004. It was a highlight of both the 2004 Bath
Festival (UK) and the 2006 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts.
Psathas’ inclination to work in a collaborative capacity with artists from a wide range of
musical genres and backgrounds has resulted in projects such as Elect the Dead Symphony
with Serj Tankian, and Pounamu with New Zealand roots musician Warren Maxwell. In 2011,
Psathas produced his first film score for the feature-film, Good for Nothing, and further film
music followed with White Lies in 2013. Psathas’ involvement with Booktrack—a company
focused on developing synchronised soundtracks for eBooks—saw the opportunity to write
music for the Salman Rushdie novel, In the South.
Psathas has received a number of awards and honours, including twice winning the SOUNZ
Contemporary APRA Silver Scroll Award (2002 and 2004) for individual works and taking
three Classical CD of the Year awards (2000, 2004 and 2007) in the NZ Music Awards. In 2003
he was made a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate and in 2005 was appointed an Officer
of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM).
In 2014 Victoria University of Wellington awarded Psathas a Higher Doctorate in the degree of
Doctor of Music (DMus) for the immense body of work he has contributed to his field.
Latest information about the composer may be found at www.johnpsathas.com.
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Fragment (2001)
This short work is an adaptation of a piano duet originally composed to commemorate
the occasion of the retirement of the Psathas’ first piano teacher, Peter Williams. At
the time of its composition, Psathas was engaged in writing his double concerto for
percussion, piano and orchestra, View from Olympus (PE073), and in mood and musical
material, Fragment is related to the second movement of that work (in fact, it forms
an optional encore to the concerto). Gentle and reflective, Fragment is a simple and
tranquil meditation in which gently pulsing piano chords provide hushed support to the
vibraphone’s delicate melody.
This arrangement of Fragment received its premiere performance from Kostas
Theodorakos (vibraphone) and Stavros Kollias (piano) at the French Institute, Athens,
Greece, on 31 March 2003.
The piano duet version of Fragment is published in the fourth volume of Promethean
Editions’ Firestarters series (PE097).
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Fragment (PE076), for Vibraphone and Piano by John Psathas
(2001).
© John Psathas 2001
First edition © 2003 Promethean Editions Limited (201506)
Series Editor: Ross Hendy
Editor: Thomas Liggett
ISBN: 978-1-877218-76-7 (print)
ISBN: 978-1-77660-076-2 (ebook)
ISMN: 979-0-67452-089-9
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.
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