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in-Residence for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The residency culminated in 2008 with the premiere of Ex Stasis, a symphonic song cycle for four soloists. In 2008, Farr also celebrated the world premiere of his work Terra Incognita, for bass solo, choir and orchestra, performed by Paul Whelan and the Orpheus Choir with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Farr’s artistic excellence was acknowledged when he received the Arts Foundation of New Zealand’s Arts Laureate Award 2010, which aims to celebrate significant artistic achievement as well as nurture future creative endeavours. In March of 2014 Farr’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra received its world premiere from soloist Tony Lee and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pietari Inkenen. Its UK premiere followed one year later, with Lee backed by the BBC Philharmonic, with conductor Tecwyn Evans. The BBC Philharmonic included Farr’s work alongside Douglas Lilburn’s Symphony No.2 as a programme to mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC troops’ battle at Gallipoli during World War I. The concerto received critical acclaim, described by the Dominion Post’s John Button as containing “marvellously free piano writing surrounded by orchestral sounds that conjure up memories of Prokofiev ballets, Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges and even the Bartok First Piano Concerto…the ear was tickled bar after bar. I have no doubt that this marvellously inventive piano concerto is bound to develop an international life all its own.” Farr’s music is particularly influenced by his extensive study of percussion, both Western and non-Western. Rhythmic elements of his compositions can be linked to the complex and exciting rhythms of Rarotongan log drum ensembles, Balinese gamelan and other percussion music of the Pacific Rim. Latest information about the composer may be found at www.garethfarr.com. PE129 – iv
Ukare Funk (2008) Ukare Funk explores different methods of creating syncopation within a triple (compound) beat. The layering of accented cross rhythms over a more steady groove rhythm is the core of the work’s rhythmic textures. Unusual time signatures are also incorporated throughout, particularly 4+5/8 in alternation with 4+6/8. Farr took inspiration for Ukare Funk from Japanese taiko drumming. The work takes its title from the Japanese word ukare, a musical term meaning a swung or compound beat. In everyday usage ukare also means merriment or “letting go”. The “funk” aspect of the work is clearly audible in its formidable syncopation. Ukare Funk was commissioned for STRIKE Percussion with funding from Creative New Zealand and received its premiere performance as the finale of their show Elemental, at Downstage Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, on 3 July 2008. PE129 – v
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