Rerenga by Michael Norris
Composed between 2015 and 2022, this collection of orchestral and ensemble works is unified by a concern for colour and gesture, timbre and texture. It reflects the influence of textural and spectral composition, the modernist impulse to organise and express inherited materials in new ways, and the ascendancy of electronic music. The music reaches outward, distinctively, to a global cultural context, beyond Aotearoa yet rooted here.
Tracklist
| 1. | Rerenga | 11:50 |
| 2. | Horizon Fields | 13:02 |
| 3. | Claro | 17:17 |
| 4. | Sygyt | 15:12 |
| 5. | Violin Concerto "Sama" Mvt 1. Arḍ | 7:52 |
| 6. | Violin Concerto "Sama" Mvt 2. Faḍa’ | 6:42 |
| 7. | Violin Concerto "Sama" Mvt 3. Semazen | 5:54 |
Credits
released November 13, 2025
Recording Engineer: Graham Kennedy
Producer: David McCaw
Cover/Designer: Carolyn van Hoeve
Featuring:
Alistair Fraser (taonga puoro)
Jonny Marks (throat singer)
Amalia Hall (violin)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, cond. Hamish McKeich
Stroma, cond. Hamish McKeich
NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Somi Kim (piano)
Recording Engineer: Graham Kennedy
Producer: David McCaw
Cover/Designer: Carolyn van Hoeve
Featuring:
Alistair Fraser (taonga puoro)
Jonny Marks (throat singer)
Amalia Hall (violin)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, cond. Hamish McKeich
Stroma, cond. Hamish McKeich
NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Somi Kim (piano)
License
All rights reserved.
Michael Norris is a composer, software developer and music theorist based in Wellington (NZ). A recipient of numerous awards, including being a four-time winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award, Michael teaches composition and orchestration at the New Zealand School of Music.