New Zealand Composers

[calyptorhynchus]

I've discovered some works by John Ritchie (1921-2014) on Youtube:

Suite for Strings No.1
Suite for Strings No.2
Concertino for Clarinet and Strings
String Quartet

They are all very pleasant and effective works, in places reminiscent of Finzi and similar English composers. There is a disk which contains the first three works which I shall be getting (NB in the Youtube SS2 the strings are a bit out of tune ).

[vandermolen]

I've discovered some works by John Ritchie (1921-2014) on Youtube:

Suite for Strings No.1
Suite for Strings No.2
Concertino for Clarinet and Strings
String Quartet

They are all very pleasant and effective works, in places reminiscent of Finzi and similar English composers. There is a disk which contains the first three works which I shall be getting (NB in the Youtube SS2 the strings are a bit out of tune ).

Interesting.
There's a separate NZ Composers thread:
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,26804.0.html

[Roasted Swan]

No relation I assume/guess but the music of Anthony Ritchie is very fine indeed.  I particularly enjoyed his Symphonies Nos. 3&4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoOlf8-SY98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogELM2QdQA0

(the latter is a link to the CD filler - "A Bugle will do")

[calyptorhynchus]

Interesting.
There's a separate NZ Composers thread:
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,26804.0.html

Why didn't it come up in a search?

Edit: I've just found that Anthony Ritchie is John's son!

[Roasted Swan]

Why didn't it come up in a search?

Edit: I've just found that Anthony Ritchie is John's son!

Aah! Interesting.  Never heard any of Dad's music but he must have been proud of his son!