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Article: NZ composer triumphs in US
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- The Press
- Article date:
- October 15, 1997
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``Eastman Overture'' by New Zealand composer Christopher Marshall
received a triumphant premiere performance last week at the Eastman
Theatre in Rochester, New York.
Marshall describes the overture as exuberant and full of good
tunes. Written to celebrate the Eastman School's 75th anniversary,
it incorporates historic melodies from the city of Rochester. For
Marshall, this performance will mark a climax in what has been an
exciting year spent in Rochester. He arrived in the United States in
August 1996, the recipient of a Fulbright research grant.
In addition to composing music for students and staff of the
Eastman School he has ...