NZ Compositions composer order

New Zealand Compositions for Gamelan Composer Order
Written by NZ or other composers 
 for gamelan groups in NZ or for Indonesian visiting artists or using some Indonesian instruments or vocalists
Composer Title Date Instrumentation Performances Recordings Dur’n Notes  
Adams Miranda Red Hills 1999 Javanese gamelan and violin 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 4:19    
Adu, O'Dempsey, Hancock, & Ridgeway Leila, Michael, Oliver, & Martin Tri Murti (The Cycle of Life) 1999 Balinese gamelan and vocals 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 4:43    
Armstrong Gabriel Voices of Welcome 1992 bansri, saron, bonang, gender, gong, violin, oud, conga          
Bach & Harsono JS & William In dir ist Freude 2004 Javanese gamelan          
Barkin Elaine Lagu Kapal Kuning 2005   “Global Gala”.  Ngaio Marsh Theatre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch.  1 June 2005        
Beban Daniel Suffocate 1999 rabab, vocals, double bass, cello   Rafiloza and Friends (Portal 1003) 5:37    
Beban Daniel Metal and Glass Machine 2007? 2 slenthem and 30 wine glasses   CD "Now I Know" 5:24    
bin Rafii Rafiloza Sarupo Tapi Indah Samo 1999 cello, flutes, electronics, rabab, serunai, vocals, percussion 1999 BEAT! Festival Rafiloza and Friends (Portal 1003); excerpt on Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 7:59    
bin Rafii & Brownlee Rafiloza & Philip Collaborative Improvisation 1999 sampelong, recorders   Rafiloza and Friends (Portal 1003) 6:47    
bin Rafii, Body, & McKenzie Rafiloza, Jack, & Andrew Collaborative Improvisation 1999 rabab, voice, chamber organ, harpsichord, double bass   Rafiloza and Friends (Portal 1003) 9:25    
Body Jack   So Short the Life 1989 Javanese gamelan Opening Celebration Concert of new VUW School of Music     After many years of playing gamelan, this is my first attempt to try to write for the ensemble. There are few specific references to traditional gamelan composition. Instead, I have tried to focus on the nature of the instruments themselves, the attack and decay of the tones, and most especially the rich spectrum of overtones within each sound. As the piece progresses, the fundatmental tones are deliberately supressed, while the upper partials are reinforced - a journey into the interior of the sounds. The text is adapted from Chaucer who was quoting Hippocrates: "So short the life, so long the craft to learn." " Ars longa, vita brevis".  
Body Jack Campur Sari  1996 string quartet with Javanese musician on drum, gender and voice 1996 Wellington International Festival of the Arts Pulse CD Rattle D009 14:00    
Body Jack After Bach 2001 Javanese gamelan and 4 viola soloists and massed violas Commissioned for the 29th international viola congress, Wellington   6:05    
Body Jack Palaran: Songs of Love and War 2004/2009 2002: small orchestra with traditional Javanese singer/2009: arr for full orchestra Atlas Ensemble, Amsterdam (2002); NZSO (2009) recorded by Concert FM, 2009 18:00    
Body Jack Polish Folk Dances 2007 Javanese gamelan, two clarinets, baritone saxophone 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 3:45 + 5:34    
Body & Yudane Jack and I Wayan Gde Paradise Regained  2004 piano and Balinese gangsa Emma Sayers and I Wayan Gde Yudane, in Body Portrait concert, NZ International Arts Festival, 2004        
Body (arranged) Jack Jali-Jali 2003 kroncong orchestra, saxophones and Javanese gamelan Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003 Campur Sari (privately produced by Jack Body) 7:43    
Body and Yudane Jack and I Wayan Gde A House in Bali 2009 Balinese gamelan, string quartet, sheng and narrator Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Body, Oliver & Collins (conceived by - arrangements and contributions from many others - see note) Jack, Robert  &  Megan Darkness to Light (an Easter Celebration) 2001 Church choir, Javanese gamelan, throatsingers, cello, jews harp, rabab pasisia, bagpipes, organ, wine-glasses etc St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington, April 18, 2001 Darkness to Light (CD privately produced by Jack Body; live recording)   also from Benicio Sokkong, Budi Putra, Di Fairley, Leon De Lorenzo, Nigel Collins, Sue Street, Greg Street, Daniel Lynch, Judith Exley, Jane Hebberd, Karen Plimmer)  
Bowater Helen   Tembang Matjapat 1999 Javanese gamelan (inc. gerong), string orchestra, marimba and tam-tam          
Bowater Helen   Hu 2001 massed recorders and gamelan NZ Recorder Conference, Christchurch, 2001        
Bowater Helen   Sun Wu Kong/Monkey 2009 Javanese gamelan, string quartet, sheng, voice Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Carey Ross   Divertissement II 1987 Javanese Gamelan and seven western instruments Sonic Circus, Wgtn Town Hall, 1987 conductor: Peter Walls Sound Archives; cassette tape "Victoria University Gamelan 1990) 5:40    
Carey Ross Procession 1994 Javanese gamelan and piano   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514); SOUNZwrite Ears Wide Open Education Resource CD (2nd movement only-Quartet)
17:06    
Carey Ross Two Pieces for Three Gamelan Players 1999 Two sarons; one demung 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 6:03    
Carey Ross Medicine Bunde (No.1) 2002 solo piano, degung gamelan, or unspecified instrumentalists/vocalists          
Carle Emma   Go Go Gadget Arms 1999 Three violins and bonang barung 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 4:51    
Carle Emma   Each of Two 2002 chromatic gamelan and saxophone quartet     5:00    
Collins Megan   Imbal-Imbalan 1994/5 Javanese gamelan   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514) 4:57    
Collins Megan   Ratok Nan Tuo 1999 Javanese gamelan, rapa'i, saluang, vocals 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 8:59    
Collins (arranged) Megan   Kroncong Moritsko 2003 kroncong orchestra, saxophones and Javanese gamelan Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003 Campur Sari (privately produced by Jack Body) 5:51    
Collins and Horo Megan and Horomona Mata 2009 Javanese gender, Maori purerehua, pukaea, putorino, koauau, karakia, rabab pasisia, saluang, kaba
Minangkabau gandang tambuah (drums) 
Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009; China        
Coxon Jane The Cave  1987 choir and Javanese gamelan Sonic Circus, Wgtn Town Hall, 31/10/1987  conductor: Elizabeth Kerr Sound Archives (of Radio NZ) 4:13 setting of a poem by ARD Fairburn, score held at AGI  
Dadson Philip  Pagadadogap  1987 Javanese gamelan Sonic Circus, Wgtn Town Hall, 1987 Sound Archives (of Radio NZ) 8:58    
DeLorenzo Leon ?? 2002 Javanese gamelan          
DeLorenzo Leon Melangkah dan melangkah 2009 electroacoustic (using sounds from gamelan instruments) Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Dobson Elaine   Banten 1999 Balinese trompong 1999 BEAT! Festival; “Banyu Gunung Salju, Gamelan Concert”. The Chapel, Music Centre of Christchurch. 8 pm, 18 June 1999        
Dobson Elaine   Ancient Moon 2001 Balinese gamelan and Japanese kotos “August Moon”. Great Hall, Christchurch Arts Centre, 22 Aug 2002; “Golden Baris”. Great Hall, The Arts Centre of Christchurch, 7.30pm, 30 September 2004        
Dun Tan A Crossing  1988 Javanese Gamelan and chinese instruments VUW School of Music and Symphony House, June 1988 Sounz Archive   The work is dedicated to the VUW Music Dept.  
Ekagustdiman Dody S. Tabuh Sepuluh 2003 Javanese gamelan ACR 5 June 2003 CD "Now I Know" 3:14    
Exley Judith   A Song of Marigolds 1990 Javanese gamelan & soprano   cassette tape "Victoria University Gamelan 1990) vocal solo: Helen Bowater 10:00    
Exley Judith   Shadows over Kapiti 1993 Javanese gamelan          
Exley Judith   ?? 1994 Javanese gamelan          
Exley Judith   March (part of Manifestations) 1994/5 Javanese gamelan   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514) 3:49    
Exley Judith   Floating 1996 Javanese gamelan and orchestra           
Exley Judith Not-or-Nis 2007 Javanese gamelan and voice 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 4:26    
Fairly Di Tatas Nembas Bawan 1994/5 Javanese gamelan   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514) 7:04    
Farquhar David Ostinato   1975 Cirebon Gamelan concert in New Directions in New Zealand Music Festival, 1982 EMI PRA 9001 (held at SOUNZ) 2:00    
Farquhar David Palindrome 1979 Cirebon Gamelan concert in New Directions in New Zealand Music Festival, 1982     not other comp of same name for tape, flute etc  
Farr Gareth  Siteran 1990 Javanese gamelan and harp   cassette tape "Victoria University Gamelan 1990) harp solo: Carolyn Mills-Williams 25:00    
Farr Gareth Reongan 1992 Javanese gamelan VUW School of Music lunchtime concert; 1992 Sonic Circus, VUW        
Farr Gareth Kebyar Moncar 1993 Javanese Gamelan March 1993 Hammers & Gongs concert (Bats); August VUW Lunchtime concert; 1993/94 tour to Indonesia        
Farr Gareth Po Atarau 1993/4 Javanese gamelan 1993/4 tour to Indonesia        
Farr Gareth Taikoan 1994 Javanese gamelan and Taiko group April 28, 1994 Hammers & Gongs concert, ACR, VUW        
Farr Gareth Tabuh Pacific 1994/5 Javanese gamelan and orchestra; Balinese gamelan and orchestra (2 versions) ACR concert of VUW Orchestra, August 1995 Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514); 'From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs' (Trust CD MMT2021n) 16:40    
Farr Gareth Beat! 1999 Javanese gamelan and percussion trio 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) (with title 'Acid Euphoria') 6:22    
Farr Gareth Uri Taniwha 2002 Soprano, Taonga Puoru and Javanese gamelan Beehive, 29 July 2003  - opening of Gandhi, King, Ikeda exhibition Waikohu (Mere Boynton) Trust CD MMT2034 5:00    
Farr Gareth Rona e te Marama 2007 Balinese and Javanese gamelan 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 6:36 dedicated to Didik Nini Thowok  
Farr Gareth Seven Ages of Man 2008 Balinese gamelan, electric violin part of the show "The Seven Ages of Man" DVD "The Seven Ages of Man"      
Farr Gareth The Seventh Age 2009 Balinese gamelan, viola, sheng Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009     adaptation of work that featured in the 'Seven Ages' show, 2008  
Farr   Gareth Cheng Cheng 1992 Balinese angklung, 2 harps and percussion          
Farr   Gareth Segi Tiga 1993 Balinese angklung          
Farr   Gareth Reong Lenggong 1993 Balinese angklung          
Farr   Gareth Gendhing Lonthe 2004 Balinese gamelan "A Night to Remember" 9 May 2004        
Farr   Gareth The Twin of Sleep 2005 Balinese gamelan, choir and karanga part of "Vita Brevis" at St Mary of the Angels Church, 20 November 2005        
Farr   Gareth Komposisi Baru 2006 Balinese gamelan Concert series June 2006  (Pataka, St Andrews, Lower Hutt, Waikanae)      to raise funds for earthquake relief in Yogyakarta  
Farr (arranged) Gareth Denpasar Moon 2006/2007 Javanese gamelan and viola (2006); Javanese gamelan, voice, electric bass (2007) Concert series June 2006 (Pataka, St Andrews, Lower Hutt, Waikanae); 12th Yogya Gamelan Festival 2007 with Waljinah CD "Now I Know" (with Clare Tattersall, vocals) 4:05  to raise funds for earthquake relief in Yogyakarta  
Fletcher Mark Music of Gamelan 1994/5 Javanese gamelan   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514) 14:00    
Hancock Oliver Indra Sang Guruh     “Banyu Gunung Salju, Gamelan Concert”. The Chapel, Music Centre of Christchurch. 8 pm, 18 June 1999        
Hancox and friends Nick Improvisation 2005 viola and selected Javanese gamelan instruments St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime series, August 2005        
Harris  Ross Enteng (light and easy) 2009 Balinese and Javanese gamelan Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Harrison (arr. Body, Plimmer, Putra et al) Lou (arr Jack,  Karen, Budi et al) Mass for St Cecilia 2002? Choir, Javanese gamelan, organ, harp, throat-singers Sacred Heart Cathedral Mass of St Cecilia (privately produced by Jack Body, GPM003)      
Keay Nigel At the Hawk's Well 1991 One-Act Opera.  with 5 soloists and chamber orchestra incl optional gamelan instruments 28 & 29 March 1992 at the Nelson School of Music by the N.S.M. Orchestra   52:00 An operatic setting of the play by W.B. Yeats Discreet use of Indonesian gamelan instruments as an expanded percussion section worked well too, blending surprisingly easily into the opera's overall sound world. (from review in Nelson Evening Mail)
Killin Anton   Slendro Canon 2005 saron panerus, demung, slenthem St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime series, August 2005        
Killin Anton   Ulllalim 2007 Javanese gamelan and saxophone and clarinet with recorded Philippine vocals   CD "Now I Know" (excerpt) 2:03    
Killin Anton   A Melody for Balinese Gamelan 2007 Balinese gamelan 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007        
Killin Anton   ...tor/tue  2008 guitar and kenongs and sarons
Caprice Arts Trust concert, St Pauls Lutheran, Mt Cook/ 10 Oct 08; + two others
       
Killin Anton   Cycles, Shadows 2009 Javanese gender, bassoon, viola & clarinet Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Lambert Thomas Dancing Lights, The 2009 Javanese gender panerus, gender barung, slenthem, vocals and electric guitar Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Langford Mark The Sycamore Tree 1981 Javanese gamelan and percussion       score held at AGI  
Langford Mark But It Only Makes A Small Shadow  1987 choir, Javanese gamelan and orchestra Sonic Circus, Wgtn Town Hall, 1987 conductor: Peter Walls Sound Archives (of Radio NZ) 6:10    
MacDonald Steve Ling Tazid 1999 Javanese gamelan and terompet 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 5:25    
Norris Michael   Kreasi Baru 1994/5 Javanese gamelan   Tabuh Pacific (CD Manu 1514) 8:45    
Norris Michael Mandala 1999 Javanese gamelan 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 4:31    
Norris Michael Roh Gunung (Spirit of the Mountains) 1999 amplified saluang and sampelong (electronic transformations)   Rafiloza and Friends (Portal 1003) 6:30    
Norris (arranged) Michael Bengawan Solo 2003 kroncong orchestra and saxophones Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003 Campur Sari (privately produced by Jack Body) 4:48    
Nowicke Andrzej Abstand und Nähe (distance and proximity)  2009 Balinese gamelan and bassoon Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Patterson Andra   Membisiki 1986 Javanese gamelan     12:00    
Patterson Andra   Maju Terus  1987 Choir, orchestra and Javanese gamelan Sonic Circus, Wgtn Town Hall, 1987 conductor: Peter Walls Sound Archives (of Radio NZ) 12:34    
Psathas John waiting:still 2009 piano and Balinese instruments Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009     adaptation of previous work of the same name for piano  
Putra Budi S. Not Always Like That: Ora Mesthi Ngono 1999 Javanese gamelan 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 20:29    
Putra Budi S. Must Be Together 2007 Javanese gamelan and baritone saxophone 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 3:21    
Putra Budi S. Seven Ages of Man 2008 Javanese gamelan part of the show "The Seven Ages of Man" DVD "The Seven Ages of Man"      
Putra & Farr (arranged) Budi S. & Gareth Sumarah 2006 Javanese gamelan Concert series June 2006 (Pataka, St Andrews, Lower Hutt, Waikanae)      to raise funds for earthquake relief in Yogyakarta  
Putra & Yudane Budi & I Wayan Gde Jabalan 2004 Balinese gamelan and Javanese gamelan "A Night to Remember" 9 May 2004; revised for concert series June 2006        
Putra (arranged) Budi S. Yen In Tawang 2003 kroncong orchestra, saxophones and Javanese gamelan
Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003
Campur Sari (privately produced by Jack Body) 10:31    
Sadra I Wayan   Tanpa Judul 1992 Javanese gamelan and musical saw 1992 Sonic Circus, VUW        
Sadra Wayan Alcoholic     “Banyu Gunung Salju, Gamelan Concert”. The Chapel, Music Centre of Christchurch. 8 pm, 18 June 1999        
Sanders David Wire, Bronze and Spokes 2009 Balinese & Javanese gamelan and prepared spinning wheel Gong Crazy! Concerts, 3-4 October 2009        
Saunders David (Treefrog) The Autonomy of Indecision 1999 guitar, celesta, percussion, Javanese gamelan 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 5:45    
Singer Naomi Dremtup 1999 Javanese gamelan 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 8:07    
Susilo Joko Urib 1999 Javanese gamelan 1999 BEAT! Festival Beat! (Portal Music 1001/2) 4:30    
Watson Chris Now I Know 2007 Javanese gamelan and clarinet 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 6:32    
Wuts (arranged) Anton   Kangan 2003 kroncong orchestra & saxophones/clarinets Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003        
Yudane I Wayan Gde   Saron 2002 Javanese gamelan ACR concert of Yudane's music, 8 August 2002      
Yudane I Wayan Gde   Carik Caruk 2002 Javanese gamelan   Arak (CD MANU 2033, Ode Music)    
Yudane I Wayan Gde   Ombak Ing Segara 2002 Balinese gamelan   prelude to Ananda Sukarlan piano concert, Soundings Theather, Te Papa, 5 August 2003      
Yudane I Wayan Gde   Rubbing a reong 2005 Balinese gamelan Massey University (Wellington) lunchtime series, September 2005      
Yudane I Wayan Gde   A Drop of Water at the Edge of a Leaf 2005 Balinese gamelan and vocalist part of "Vita Brevis" at St Mary of the Angels Church, 20 November 2005      
Yudane I Wayan Gde   The Churning of the Sea 2006 Javanese gamelan Concert series June 2006 (Pataka, St Andrews, Lower Hutt, Waikanae); 12th Yogya Gamelan Festival 2007 CD "Now I Know" 5:46  to raise funds for earthquake relief in Yogyakarta
Yudane I Wayan Gde Cast Away 2007 Balinese gamelan and flute 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 4:42  
Yudane I Wayan Gde Run Away 2007 Javanese gamelan, baritone sax, clarinet, percussion 12th Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival, July 2007 CD "Now I Know" 3:34  
Yudane I Wayan Gde Seven Ages of Man 2008 Balinese gamelan part of the show "The Seven Ages of Man" DVD "The Seven Ages of Man"    
Yudane & Carle I Wayan Gde & Emma Gam.org 2003 Javanese gamelan and organ St Andrews on the Terrace and ACR, Sept 2003   12:00  
Yudane & Harsono (arranged) I Wayan Gde & William Ilir-ilir 2003 kroncong orchestra, saxophones and Javanese gamelan Montana 7th Wellington International Jazz Festival, October 2003