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Peter Scholes

Composer, Performer

Born: 1957

Biography

Peter Scholes is a clarinettist, musical director, conductor and composer. Born in Auckland, his specialist instrument is the clarinet which he studied with George Hopkins, Alan Hacker and Thea King and with Ken Wilson at the Auckland Conservatorium, now the University of Auckland School of Music. His interpretations received international acclaim when he was prize winner in the 1987 International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition held in Rotterdam.

From 1980-1993 Peter was principal clarinet with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and clarinet tutor at the School of Music and has been in groups such as Red Mole, Auckland Chamber Music Players, From Scratch, Digorie, The Auckland Wind Quintet and Avant Garage. He has appeared as soloist with all the New Zealand orchestras including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and many concerto performances with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He has given recitals for Chamber Music New Zealand and was guest artist with the New Zealand String Quartet in quintets by Mozart, Weber and Brahms. He is a frequent soloist with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

He was composer and conductor for the NZ feature film “Desperate Remedies” and the short film "Hinekaro goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk". He also conducted the soundtrack to "Heavenly Creatures". Film score compositions include “The Tattooist”, “Memory and Desire” by Niki Caro based on the story by Peter Wells and recorded by the NZSO and “Fifty Ways of Saying Fabulous”.

Peter has had works commissioned by the NZSO, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Saint Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, CadeNZa, Chamber Music New Zealand, the Auckland Wind Quintet, Patrick Power, Gareth Farr, Amanda Hollins and Richard Mapp and for Radio New Zealand drama productions. His composition “Islands II” represented New Zealand in the 1993 UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers.

He was Founder (1999) and is currently Musical Director of the Auckland Chamber Orchestra. He studied conducting with Juan Matteucci and has conducted all the professional New Zealand Orchestras as well as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Orion Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. His experience in conducting ranges from the traditional repertoire through to contemporary compositions with forays into unique projects such as combining Cook Island drummers with the symphony orchestra and multi-media orchestral performances.

Peter was musical director of the Auckland Sinfonietta, a position he held from 1996-1999. He has extensive experience in the area of education with the Auckland Philharmonia in pioneering new styles of young person's concerts to capacity houses at the Aotea Centre. He also conducted the “Lakeside” operatic spectaculars in Rotorua with the Auckland Philharmonia and a similar event with the Wellington Sinfonia. He was conductor for the ENZSO and ENZSO2 recording and subsequent tours. In 1995 he composed music for the Royal New Zealand Ballet production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Recent commissions include Relic (2010) for STROMA, Bonk for percussion and orchestra (2008) for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and Requiem Concerto (2007) for Auckland Chamber Orchestra. Peter has lectured in clarinet, electronic music, conducting and chamber music at University of Auckland and Waikato University.

Information about Peter Scholes and his music for film and television can also be found on the NZ On Screen website.


Composed (27)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

music for ballet


Antikythera

for flute, 2 bass clarinets and double bass, 6m


Blue Rock

for chamber orchestra, 10m


Bonk

for percussion and orchestra


Desperate Remedies

orchestral music for film


Five Baxter Songs

for tenor and piano


Garage Sale

for large chamber ensemble and voice, 5m


Harry Sings

short piece for B flat clarinet and piano, 4m


Islands I for Wind Quintet

for wind quintet, 19m


Islands II for solo clarinet

for solo clarinet with live electronics, 20m


Islands III for clarinet & piano

for clarinet and piano, 15m


Memory and Desire

orchestral music for film, 1h 2m


Once Were Warriors

for orchestra, electric violin, two singers and Kapa Haka, 4m


Relic

for thirteen players, 11m


Requiem Concerto

for violin, voices and chamber orchestra, 29m


Snapshot for Orchestra

for orchestra, 16m


Sonata for Flute and Piano

for flute and piano


String Quartet No.1

for string quartet, 18m


Symphony No. 1

for orchestra


The Golden Harp

for orchestra with narrator


Thirteen Ways of Looking at Seven

for narrator and string orchestra


Time For Three

for amplified clarinet, percussionist and drum machine, 12m


Trio

for violin, clarinet and piano, 18m 30s


Widowmaker (The Falling)

for flute, clarinet, violin, taonga pūoro, cello, piano and percussion, 10m 15s


Wireless for Clarinet

for solo clarinet, 14m



Arranged (6)

Akonga

arranged for voice and orchestra, 5m 26s


Hawaiki

arranged for voice and orchestra, 4m 48s


Hineraukatauri

arranged for voice and orchestra, 4m 55s


Kia Ū

arranged for voice and orchestra, 4m 12s


Kotahitanga

arranged for voice and orchestra, 3m 29s


Rūaumoko

arranged for voice and orchestra, 4m 53s



Performances (3)

Auckland Chamber Orchestra (ACO) - John Elmsly Composer Portrait

Peter Scholes conducts the Auckland Chamber Orchestra in a concert featuring the works of SOUNZ c...


Auckland Chamber Orchestra (ACO) - Helen Bowater Composer Portrait

Here's a concert with a difference - come and immerse yourself in the soundworld of Helen Bowater...


Auckland Chamber Orchestra | Matthias Balzat performs "Zhong" by Xu Tang

__Peter Scholes__ | conductor and clarinettist __Matthias Balzatt__ | cello ___ __PROGRAMM...