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New music festival celebrates inspirations and challenges of lockdown

Aotearoa New Zealand musicians who composed new work during lockdown are delighted to be able to play their music together at University of Canterbury’s (UC) mini-festival of Unexpected Musical Celebrations on 8 and 9 December.

UC music performance and composition student Luka Reardon is looking forward to hearing her lockdown-inspired work performed at the upcoming celebration of new music.

San Diego New Music will also broadcast the three concerts, which will be recorded in the Great Hall of Te Matatiki Toi Ora Christchurch Arts Centre, for its 2021 Digital Doses series, giving young local composers the additional bonus of an international audience.

UC oboist and composition student Luka Reardon is delighted to have her new work oscen (korimako) on the programme for concert 3, Fireworks

“It’s really an incredible experience to have your piece go from being a concept in your head to a genuine performance that performers not only understand but apply their own interpretation to,” she says.  

“It’s nerve-wracking – in the same way as it is to perform yourself. But I’m looking forward to just hearing how it will interact with the space it’s performed in – the acoustics change a lot with my piece so it’s exciting to see the nature it’ll take on!”

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