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Eve de Castro-Robinson
Born1956
OccupationComposer

Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 9 November 1956 in London, England[1]) is a New Zealand composer, professor and graphic designer. Her compositions include orchestral, vocal, chamber and electroacoustic works. She studied at the University of Auckland, where in 1991 she became the first person to receive a DMus from the University.[2] She is Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Auckland.[3][4]

A "de Castro-Robinson Portrait" concert was held at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington in 2004 and a 50th birthday concert was held at the University of Auckland in 2006. Besides teaching and composing, she also reviews music, speaks and broadcasts on music. She has published a number of professional articles in Canzona and Music in New Zealand.[2] De Castro-Robinson is a member of the SOUNZ board of trustees.[5] She has been Secretary of the Composers Association of New Zealand, Convenor of the Nelson Composers’ Workshop, and currently directs the Karlheinz Company, the University of Auckland's resident contemporary music ensemble.[6]

Honours and awards

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Works

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  • Chaos of Delight (1998) for chamber ensemble[8]
  • Other Echoes (2000) for orchestra[9]
  • a pink-lit phase for flute, viola and harp
  • Chaos of Delight III (2006) for women's voices[10]
  • Five Responses for women's voices, male speaker, and mixed ensemble
  • Len Songs for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin and piano
  • Noah's Ark for large chamber ensemble
  • Other echoes (2001), fanfare for orchestra[8]
  • Releasing the Angel (2011), Atoll label, for cello and orchestra[8]
  • Len Lye (2012) 90-minute five-act chamber opera, libretto by Roger Horrocks (Maidment Theatre, Auckland)[8]
  • Split the Lark for violin and piano
  • Triple Clarinet Concerto for E flat clarinet, B flat clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra
  • Tumbling Strains for violin and cello[2]
  • Hour of Lead (2024) for orchestra[11]

Some of her scores have been published by Waiteata Press, Wellington.[8][10]

Discography

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  • 2018: The Gristle of Knuckles (Rattle Records RAT-D078)
  • 2016: I Stayed A Minute (Rattle Records RAT-D063)
  • 2013: Other echoes (Atoll Records ACD300)
  • 2011: Releasing the Angel (Atoll Records ACD141) Finalist in the 2012 NZ Music Awards, Best Classical Album
  • 1998: Chaos of Delight (Atoll Records A9806)

References

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  1. ^ "Allegro, January to February 2018 (p. 28)". 31 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eve de Castro-Robinson". Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  3. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. ^ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
  5. ^ "SOUNZ Home". SOUNZ. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Associate Professor Eve Kaye de Castro-Robinson". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "The Classics: March 6th". Otago Daily Times Online News. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SOUNZ Eve de Castro-Robinson". SOUNZ. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ De Castro-Robinson, Eve; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Hopkins, John; Charlton, Shona; Scholes, Peter; May, Nicola; Bamert, Matthias; De Castro-Robinson, Eve; De Castro-Robinson, Eve (2000). Other echoes: music for orchestra. Auckland: Atoll CD and Eve de Castro Robinson. OCLC 828001184.
  10. ^ a b De Castro-Robinson, Eve (1 January 2006). "Chaos of delight. III / Eve De Castro-Robinson". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  11. ^ "A Modern Hero". orchestrawellington.co.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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