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Name
  
Eve Castro-Robinson

Role
  
Composer

Education
  
University of Auckland


Albums
  
Releasing The Angel, Other Echoes, I Stayed a Minute

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Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 1956) is a New Zealand composer and graphic designer. She studied at the University of Auckland, where she graduated in 1991 and took a position as Senior Lecturer in Composition at the same university.

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A "de Castro-Robinson Portrait" concert was held in her honor at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington in 2004. 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.

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Honors and awards

  • Philip Neill Memorial Prize 1987
  • Auckland Philharmonia Composer in Residence 1991
  • Philip Neill Memorial Prize 1993
  • SOUNZ Contemporary Award 1998
  • CANZ Trust Fund Award 2000
  • SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2006
  • SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2007

    • Works

  • Len Lye chamber opera
  • Chaos of Delight for chamber ensemble
  • Other Echoes for orchestra
  • a pink-lit phase for flute, viola and harp
  • Chaos of Delight III for women's voices
  • 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, fanfare for orchestra
  • Releasing the Angel for cello and orchestra
  • 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

    • Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

  • Releasing the Angel (Atoll Records ACD141) Finalist in the 2012 NZ Music Awards, Best Classical Album
  • Chaos of Delight (Atoll Records A9806)
  • Other echoes (Atoll Records ACD300)

    • References

    Eve de Castro-Robinson Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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