Perspectives

Henry Wong Doe

An album of recent commissions for solo piano featuring works by Gemma Peacocke, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Alex Taylor, Poulima Salima, Leonie Holmes, and Penelope Axtens.

“This album celebrates the artistry of six New Zealand composers. The recent pandemic presented significant challenges to musical artists, causing many to reflect on their values and identify what is most important to them. As we come to appreciate the importance of interpersonal connection, music becomes increasingly important as a way to bring people together and express our shared humanity.

In 2022, I invited each composer to write a work illustrating their perspective on recent times, and it has been wonderful to discover their unique voices and sensibilities through music.” - Henry Wong Doe

Produced by Kenneth Young
Recorded by John Jungseok Kim and Steve Garden
Mixed and mastered by Steve Garden
Designed by UnkleFranc
Printed by Studio Q

1. Redshift I. The trillion trillion trillion lovely others sail outward 2:41
2. Redshift II. I have walked this far without you 3:38
3. Redshift III. In exact proportion to this moment 5:48
4. Home (for piano and electronics) 12:16
5. Obtuse Strategies I. Satie, a Ladder (keep going up) 3:35
6. Obtuse Strategies II. Compartments (box yourself in) 2:39
7. Obtuse Strategies III. Meander 1:40
8. Obtuse Strategies IV. Recapitulations (do it again, but try harder) 0:50
9. Obtuse Strategies V. Memory Palace 5:39
10 .Lo’u Molimau (My Testimony) 8:45
11. Time Rustling (for piano and fixed media electronics) 9:50
12. Emic I. Why? 1:02
13. Emic II. Lost 3:41
14. Emic III. Monotony 2:46
15. Emic IV. Anxiety 2:46
16. Emic V. Unravelling 1:56
17. Emic VI. Sad Joys 2:51