You! Who?
Anthony collaborated with his friend (and fellow croquet player) Fiona Farrell on a monodrama for mezzo soprano and piano entitled
You! Who?
The studio redording following the first performance has now been released by SOUNZ (Centre for NZ Music)
on youtube.
Fiona’s poems trace the evolution of a relationship, from first meeting through marriage, babies, separation, reconciliation
and finally death.
Anthony and Fiona have frequently discussed possible creative collaborations. Anthony was inspired to compose the work for mezzo and work colleague Tessa Romano, who gave a stunning performance as Circus Woman in Anthony’s
opera The Trapeze Artists.
You! Who? Was premiered by Tessa Romano (mezzo) and Terence Dennis (piano) as part of 2025 NZ Music Month celebrations
at the School of Performing Arts, University of Otago.
FIVE DUNEDIN SONGS
The premiere performance of Anthony's song cycle Five Dunedin Songs have been released by SOUNZ (Centre for NZ Music)
on youtube, 29 years after they were composed! Christopher Bowen, tenor, and Matthew Marshall, guitarist,
performed the songs in The Piano in Christchurch in June this year, and also took them on tour through New Zealand, Serbia and Ireland.
The songs use wonderful poems by two New Zealand poets, Iain Lonie and Bernadette Hall.
You can view the performance on youtube
STRING QUARTETS RECORDED
On October 18th a Rattle Records CD of Anthony’s three string quartets, superbly performed by the Jade String Quartet, will be launched.
The Third Quartet, In Time was composed in 2023 and is a meditation on the
temporality of life but also a celebration of it. The first Quartet was composed when Anthony was 23, a student living in Budapest,
and it had remained unperformed until premiered in 2020 by Dunedin ensemble the Exhibition Quartet.
The Jade String Quartet then took it up, along with the other quartets, performing them all in 2024 prior to the recording.
An interesting feature of the three quartets is that each is separated from its neighbour by 20 years. The album, therefore,
involves a variety of styles.
FRANGRANTISSIMA
A short trio for flute, cello and harp by Anthony entitled Fragrantissima evokes the smell of Winter Honeysuckle, or Fragrantissima, a strong and beautiful scent that induces a sense
of calmness and well-being. The piece was commissioned by the Aurum trio: Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp) for a tour in early 2025.
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SYMPHONY 6
SOUNZ, The Centre for NZ Music, has released the film of Symphony 6.
BASSOON QUINTET RECORDING
The RNZ recording of the first performance of Anthony's 2023 work Farewell for bassoon and string quartet is now available. Follow the link. Performers are Todd Gibson-Cornish, Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith, Amanda Verner and Matthias Balzat.