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Chris Adams

Composer

Born: 1979

Biography

Chris Adams (1979–) is a New Zealand composer and is the Director of Performance Music at Auckland Grammar School. He was the Mozart Fellow (2010–2011) at the University of Otago and the Auckland Philharmonia’s Composer in Residence (2009). Chris was the inaugural University of Otago Wallace Arts Trust Artist in Residence at the Pah Homestead from July to September, 2010, a position he held again in 2011.

As a composer, Chris has worked with a wide variety of soloists and groups including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia. His music has been performed around New Zealand, and in Australia, Britain, Hong Kong, Italy and Vietnam.

Photo credit: Gareth Watkins


Composed (93)

A Song Cycle

for soprano and piano, 7m


Acanthis: a winged canticle

a five movement suite for orchestra, 22m


Adoramus Te

for a cappella mixed choir, 4m


Afternoon

for tenor or soprano and piano, 2m 30s


Anastasis

for full orchestra, 20m


Angry

for piano


Ankow

for piano trio, 8m


Antonyms of Trust

for actor and orchestra, 10m


Arianna's Dance

for clarinet quartet, 50s


Art Miniatures

for flute and piano, 20m


Athena's Nymphs and the Downfall of Troy

for flute, violin and viola, 6m


Atthis

for viola and guitar, 2m


Atthis

for flute and harp, 2m


Atthis

for mezzo-soprano and guitar, 2m


c.f. Martinu

for organ, 3m 30s


Canticum Novum Terrae

for clarinet quartet, 7m 30s


Canticum Novum Terrae

for a double reed quartet of two oboes and two bassoons, 7m 30s


Carmen ad Celebrandum (Song to Celebrate)

for baritone soloist, unison choir and orchestra, 13m


Caspar; an imminent arrival

for orchestra, 5m


Centenary Overture

for orchestra


Chamber Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Contrabassoon/Bassoon

for tenor saxophone, contrabassoon/bassoon and ensemble, 8m 30s


Contemporary Triptych

for flute, bassoon and piano, 10m


Counting Game

for piano, 30s


Diversions

for toy piano, 5m


Dowland Fragments

for mezzo-soprano, violin and piano, 10m


Duos

six short pieces for violin and viola, 10m


Echoed Memories

for orchestra, 9m


Elegy

for horn in F and piano, 4m


Erebus

for piano doubling toy piano


Evening Service

for SSAATTBB choir and organ, 6m


F.S.M. Hallelujah!

for string quartet and clarinet in B flat, 12m


F.S.M. Hallelujah!

for clarinet and string orchestra, 11m 30s


Five Summer Songs

five miniatures for string orchestra with harpsichord, 8m


Flight - Lost in an urban(e) jungle

for E flat clarinet, 3m 30s


Fonterra's Mad(rigal)

for orchestra, 10m


Four Vignettes mourning the loss of a river

for a cappella mixed choir, 7m


Fugue and Dance: MMXX

for recorder quartet, 7m 30s


Haere Mai (SATB)

for SATB choir, 2m


Haere Mai (SSAA)

for SSAA choir, 2m


Homage to a Fau(w)n

for mixed chamber ensemble, 12m


Hurunui Gorge

for piano, 1m


In Memoriam

for orchestra, 9m


Introducing the Orchestra

for orchestra, 3m 30s


Jekyll Rat

for piano trio, 12m


Mad Cow-Farmer Disease

for chamber nonet, 7m


Madrigal

for clarinet and piano, 6m


Mahuika

for organ and orchestra, 11m


Mass for Double Choir

for double choir, 13m


Maud

for string quartet


Mysterious

for piano


Otira Gorge

for orchestra


Persephone

for string quartet, 15m


Postcards from Eden

for chamber orchestra


Postcards from Eden

for chamber ensemble of twelve players


Preces and Responses

for SATB choir and organ


Prelude and Fugue for two violins and cello

for two violins and cello, 7m


Progress March

for symphonic band, 8m


Quintet

for flute, clarinet, horn, violin and cello, 15m


Release

for cello and piano, 4m


Release

for clarinet and piano, 4m


Release

for violin and piano, 4m


Release

for bassoon and piano, 4m


Requiem for a big man

for mezzo-soprano, 2 flutes, 2 violins, oboe and piano, 5m 30s


Requiem for a Big Man

for soprano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and harpsichord, 5m 30s


River Lavalle

a chamber opera, 1h


Sanctus

for soprano solo and SSAA choir, 3m


Sing to the Lord a new song (Psalm 98)

for mixed choir and organ, 5m 15s


Slimy Git

for solo clarinet, 2m 30s


Song to “Cat”

for string quartet, 3m 6s


Songs from Childhood

for bass voice and piano, 7m


Songs of Moses and Isaiah

for alto (or mezzo-soprano) and organ (or chamber organ)


Star-Spangled Banner

for string quartet


Strata

for lever harp with loop pedal, 5m


String Quartet No.5

for string quartet, 10m


Symphonic Dances

for orchestra, 10m


The Arianna Suite

for string quartet, 5m 30s


The Arianna Suite

for four violins, 5m 30s


The Arianna Suite

for four flutes, 5m


Three Poems

for bass voice and piano, 4m


Three Songs on Old Texts

for soprano and piano, 8m


Three Songs on Old Texts

for mezzo-soprano, viola and cello, 8m


Trio Suite

for three recorders, 6m


Trusttum Toys

for flute, clarinet in B flat and bassoon, 10m 30s


Two Portraits

for string quartet, 6m


Unspoken Songs

for string quartet, 12m


Variation: Sumer Is Icumen In

for chamber orchestra, 1m


VBS Remix

for woodwind quintet and CD, 3m 30s


Viola Sonata for Helen

for viola and piano, 20m


When David Heard

for a capella choir, 4m


Wild Daisies

for piano, 2m



Performances (7)

Donizetti Trio - Chamber Music New Zealand Tour

This concert series is presented in association with Music Whakatane, Aroha Music Society, Tauran...


Music as Play

A festival and conference dedicated to music for the Toy Piano, comprising of a series of concert...


New Art Song of the Pacific Rim

Chris Adams Afternoon – Brian Turner Anthony Ritchie My father today – Sam Hunt S...


Chamber Music NZ | Jade String Quartet (Warkworth)

__Additional performances:__ [June 20th (Waikanae)](https://www.sounz.org.nz/events/279...


Chamber Music NZ | Jade String Quartet (Waikanae)

__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...


Chamber Music NZ | Jade String Quartet (Auckland)

__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...


Chamber Music NZ | Jade String Quartet (Wellington)

__Miranda Adams__ | violin __William Hanfling__ | violin __Robert Ashworth__ | viola __E...