Gillian Whitehead
Composer Dame Gillian Whitehead premieres a new work about Matariki
Composer Dame Gillian Whitehead has been commissioned by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra to write a new work Nga Whetu o Matariki - Stars of Matariki. It will be performed for the first time next… Audio
Gillian Karawe WHITEHEAD: Torua
Performed by Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins at the ISCM World New Music Days concert 'Ngā Kaiwaka', The Loft at Q Theatre, 27 August 2022. Audio
WHITEHEAD: Song without words, for Helen Young
Performed as an encore by violinist Andrew Beer at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Ebb and Flow', Auckland Town Hall, 10 June 2022. Audio
WHITEHEAD: Tai timu, tai pari
The world premiere performed by violinist Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Feddeck at their Premier Series concert, 'Ebb and Flow', Auckland Town Hall, 10 June… Audio
Auckland Philharmonia - Ebb & Flow
Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead's new violin concerto, written for Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia, is the highlight of this concert. James Feddeck conducts. Audio
Coming up
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Hine-pū-te-hue
Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puoro) with New Zealand String Quartet at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022. Video, Audio
WHITEHEAD: Lullaby for Matthew
Performed by pianist Jian Liu at his concert, 'Nocturnes', for Chamber Music New Zealand, Public Trust Building, Wellington, 14 April 2021. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Ka maranga nga kapua
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Iris Dreaming
Soprano Joanne Roughton-Arnold joins NZTrio to perform the NZ premiere of Gillian Whitehead and Fleur Adcock's short opera, 'Iris Dreaming', based on the life of Robin Hyde. Video, Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Te waka ō te rangi
Performed by NZTrio in the Loft at Q Theatre, 14 July 2019. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Aroha String Quartet: Haihong Liu, Beiyi Xu (violins), Zhongxian Jin (viola), Robert Ibell (cello). Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Hineteiwaiwa
Aroha Yates-Smith (voice), Richard Nunns (taonga puoro), Stroma, Hamish McKeich (conductor). Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Three Improvisations
Thomas Hutchinson (oboe). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 11 April 2012 Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: The river flows on...
NZTrio, Him Savy (vocal), Him Sophy (narrator, tro), Keo Dorivan (perc, khloy, pey pok, snaeng). Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Mata-au
Anna McGregor (clarinet). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 16 March 2010 Audio
Breath of the Birds by Dame Gillian Whitehead
In 'Breath of the Birds' Dame Gillian Whitehead discusses the origin of taonga puoro, their revival, and how she has used traditional Māori musical instruments in her compositions. Audio, Gallery
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Tūmanako - Journey through an Unknown Landscape
Performed by pianist Modi Deng at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert "A Women's Place", Auckland Town Hall, 29 November 2018. Video, Audio
A Woman's Place: complete concert
A special concert mounted by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to celebrate 125 years of women's suffrage in Aotearoa New Zealand, Auckland Town Hall, 29 November 2018. Audio