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[ Viscount Music / CD ]
Release Date: Monday, 8 November, 2004
This item is currently out of stock. We expect to be able to supply it to you within 1 - 2 weeks from when you place your order.
Gary was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (O.N.Z.M.) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his services to music.
Since 1975 Gary has held the position of Musical Director of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra. On the international scene, he has conducted a number of major orchestras including London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, the National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, the Royal Belgian Guides Orchestra in Brussels and in August 1999 he was the first New Zealander to be invited to China to conduct the prestigious Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
In 2002 he conducted in Stuttgart, Germany, and was the first New Zealander to be invited to conduct in Korea, where he was guest conductor of the Incheon City Symphony Orchestra. Gary is a frequent guest conductor of orchestras in the USA. In 2003 he travelled to Turkey to conduct the Turkish State Symphony Orchestra of Bursa, premièring his new commission, Gallipoli - Rhapsody for Trumpet and Orchestra.
Gary is well known in television, radio and the recording industry as a composer, arranger and musical director. He is highly regarded in the advertising and film industry for his writing and production of over 600 advertising jingles and film sound tracks.
Tracks:
1. Fanfare and Procession
2. Portrait of Ponsonby
3. Concert Overture 'For the Academy'
4. 'Gallipoli' - Rhapsody for Trumpet and Orchestra (Solo trumpet: Marek Bubenicek)
5. Tribal Ritual
6. Ghosts of Alberton
7. A Pocket Overture
8. Gem of the Kaipara (Solo accordion: Kevin Friedrich)
9. A Jazz Burlesque
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