Landfall (New Zealand Percussion Music Volume One) Justin DeHart

• 1Keam: Tautology04:05
• 2Downes: Bells-Mirrors08:28
• 3Broek: Order 8108:32
• 4Menzies: Scales & Taonga06:07
• 5Gendall: Plateaux09:15
• 6Elliott: Landfall06:12
• 7Bryce: The New Music Dance01:06
• 8Eastwood: Silver Wind01:33
• 9Eastwood: Golden Earth01:27
• 10Eastwood: White Water01:33
• 11Lautour: Braided Plain Soundwalk11:08
• Total Runtime59:26

Info for Landfall (New Zealand Percussion Music Volume One)

Landfall is the first of a proposed series focused on works for solo percussion. The recording features pieces by New Zealand composers Glenda Keam, David Downes, Alex van den Broek, Mark Menzies, Chris Gendall, Rosa Elliott, Robert Bryce, Simon Eastwood, and Reuben de Lautour.

Justin DeHart says: “I moved to Ōtautahi Christchurch in February 2017 to teach music at the University of Canterbury. I was excited to be a part of the rebuild of the city and to have the opportunity to build the first percussion program in the country as a full-time percussion instructor. I was inspired by the percussion music I discovered here—various taonga pūoro, Phil Dadson and From Scratch, Strike Percussion, and music by Gareth Farr and John Psathas—to name just a few. With this collection of new works, I hope to continue the tradition of promoting innovative percussion music made in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The luxury of working with living composers is the ability to collaborate, discuss, and explore new modes of musical expression. I express my deep gratitude to all the composers on this first volume for their musical creativity, and generosity.”

Justin DeHart, percussion, bells, bowls

Justin DeHart
From Sacramento, California, Justin DeHart is a GRAMMY-nominated performer of contemporary musical styles from classical to pop, and from world to electronic. Justin is a current member of Los Angeles Percussion Quartet (LAPQ) and his musical resume includes performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, pipa master Wu Man, and various pop legends, including Cheap Trick. His debut solo album entitled Strange Paths on Innova Recordings (works by Brian Ferneyhough, Iannis Xenakis, Michael Gordon and Stuart Saunders Smith) was lauded as “mesmerizing” by Percussive Notes for his “palette of sounds and intricate weaving of lines.” Justin was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for percussion studies in India and his talents have been featured at concerts around the globe.

Justin holds a B.M. degree from CSU Sacramento, a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, and a D.M.A. from UC San Diego. He appears on over 100 solo, chamber and contemporary releases on MCA, Sony, Mode, Innova, Sono Luminus, Albany, New World, HatHut, Populist, Bridge, Sub Pop, and Skunk Records. A Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Justin is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an endorser of Black Swamp Percussion, REMO, Sabian, and Innovative Percussion Inc.

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