Programme

Jenny McLeod’s vibrant and youthful Little Symphony, written while the composer was still a student, is a response to Stravinsky’s Symphony in C. It is paired with Douglas Lilburn’s Symphony no. 2 probably New Zealand’s most well known and loved example of symphonic writing.

Jenny McLeod: Little Symphony
Performed by the NZSM Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Young
(With spoken introduction by Kenneth Young)

Douglas Lilburn: Symphony no. 2
Performed by the NZSO, conducted by Christian Lindberg

Approximate running time: 57 minutes