JOHN COUSINS

 

List of works in Chronological order.

 

E      = Electroacoustic. (E/8=8chn format)         

MMP = Mixed media/Performance Installation.

MMI  =  Mixed media Installation.

V      = Videotape.

DVD= Digital video.

C      = Conventional Resource

 

The Reason Why. (C) Voice and String Orchestra. Recorded R.N.Z. 1968.

 

Three Songs. (C)Voice and Piano. Recorded R.N.Z. Published Price Milburn  Press. 1970.

 

Three Songs.(C) Two Singers/Pianists. Recorded R.N.Z. 1972.

 

Three Little Duets: (C). Violin and viola. 1973.

 

I Sing of Olaf.(C) Cantata for Three voices, Three 'celli, and Three  flutes.1974.(Commissioned Christchurch Society for Contemporary Music)

 

Christmasmusic.(E) 1974.  ( KIWI: SLD 44/46 ) (CD:174:1.)

 

Christmasmusic(MMP)  C.S.A. Gallery. Christchurch. N.Z. Commission from R.N.Z. 1974.

 

RUN:(V) Film for Television New Zealand. Broadcast Dec.1974.

 

ygUDuh.(E) l975. (Revised 1989) ( CD:174:1) (MMP version 2003).

 

Co-active Play.(MMP)  With Colleen Anstey and others. Tour of N.Z. Universities for Students Association Arts  Council. 1975.    

 

Strings and Things.(MMP) With Colleen Anstey. C.S.A. Gallery. Christchurch, N.Z. 1975.

 

Concert for Strings I: (MMP). 1976.

 

Concert for Strings II: (MMP). 1976.

 

Anna.(E)1976.( CD:174:1)

 

String Quartet.(C) 1976.

 

Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori.(C) Oratorio for Baritone, Chorus,  Orchestra and Magnetic Tape. Premiered Christchurch Town Hall. Recorded  R.N.Z. 1978.

 

Wouldn't you Say?(E) 1978.( CD:174:1)

 

Cube Study.(MMP) Brooke Gifford Gallery. Christchurch, N.Z.(Part of 1978 ChCh.  Arts Festival).

 

Sleep Exposure.(MMP)  CSA Gallery, Christchurch. 1979. New Directions in N.Z. Music. National Art Gallery. Wellington.N.Z.1979.       

 

Sleep Exposure.(E)1979.(Revised 1990) ( ODE:MANU1436) ( CD:174:2)

 

Soundings.(MMP)   Christchurch Arts Centre.1982. Melbourne Sculpture Triennial. Australia. 1982.   

 

In Real Time.(MMP)  Interactive Performance Group.(with Colleen Anstey ,Chris Cree Brown and Bronwyn Officer). Tour of North Island  Galleries (Manawatu, Sergeant, NAG). 1982.   

 

Birthday.(MMP)  C.S.A. Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.  F.1. Sculpture Festival. Wellington, N.Z.1982.                  

 

Parade.(E)1983. ( ODE: MANU 1436 ) (CD:174:2)

 

Edit for Pauline.(MMP) Performance version. Intermedia Concerts, ChCh.1983. School of Music, University of Canterbury,1983.

 

Membrane.(MMP) Art in Dunedin Festival. Christchurch, N.Z.1984. Edinburgh  Festival. Edinburgh, Great Britain, 1984.

 

Edit for Pauline.(E)1985. ( 0DE : MANU 1436 ) (CD:174:2)

 

Bowed Peace.(MMP)   Christchurch.  (Studio Performance)1986.

 

Bowed Peace.(V) 1986.

 

Tense Test.(E)1986.  (ODE : MANU 1436 ) (CD:174:2)

 

Earth Turn Overlap: (Multi-monitor installation). 1988.

 

Reciprocal Traverses: (Multi-monitor installation). 1988.

 

Sunwalk Emblem: (MMI). 1988.

 

Icons for Birdlings Flat.(MMP) McDougall Gallery Annex. Christchurch.N.Z. 1989.

 

Sunwalk Series (MMP) Auckland Artspace. Auckland. N.Z. 1989. 

 

 

Sunwalk Mandala: (MMI).(Multiple slide projectors/stereo soundtrack) 1989.

 

 

Signs in the Vicinity of Memories (E)1990.

 

Harps at Arthurs Pass (V) Aeolian Harp installations and public field day. For Dept. of Conservation. Arthurs Pass. N.Z. 1991.

 

Paturau Interface Documents.(V) Four half hour videos documenting sonic/ sculptural work on the west coast of the South Island, NZ, carried out since 1980. Edited 1992. Played at various venues in NZ and overseas.

 

Aria (MMP) Auckland Artspace. Auckland, N.Z. 1992. Sonic Circus, Wellington N.Z. 1992

 

Aria(V+E/8) Studio 174 (Part of Eddie’s Wall). 2001/2.

 

On Listening In (E)  ( UCEMS: SW 1.) School of Music, University of Canterbury, NZ.1993, Theremin Centre, Moscow, Russia. 1996, and other venues.

 

Ictus (Meditation on a Chinese Drinking Bowl) (MMP) Composers Association of New Zealand conference, Wellington, NZ, 1994,Theremin Centre, Moscow, Russia1996.

 

Songs for the Little Lady (MMP) Theremin Centre for Electroacoustic Music. Moscow,Russia. 1996, School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ.1996., Icebreaker Gallery, Amsterdam Nov.2001,University of Glasgow Music Dept, Nov. 2001.

 

SSAUFHAPT (MMP) School of Music, University of Canterbury, NZ. Music Centre, Christchurch, NZ.1996. Icebreaker Gallery, Amsterdam, Nov 2001.(Acousmatic version received honourable mention at Bourges International Competition, 1998.)

 

'The Quarter' (E) School of Music, University of Canterbury, NZ. 1997.

 

SAY (E) School of Music, University of Canterbury, NZ. 1998.

 

Birth Circle (E/8) School of Music, University of Canterbury, NZ. 1999, Studio 174, Christchurch, Various performances as part of Eddie’s Wall 2001/2, Icebreaker Gallery, Amsterdam, Nov 2001, University of Glasgow, Music Dept, Nov 2001.

 

In The Hands Of: (DVD)   2000

 

The Necessity for Consolation (MMP). Studio 174, Christchurch, March 2002.

 

Eddie's Wall (MMP). Retrospective of eight works, in four interdependent programmes. Studio 174, Christchurch / University of Canterbury/Christchurch. Series of performances during 2001 and 2002.

 

 

The Paturau Array: (DVD)  Video of the five Paturau Harps.  8chn audio for studio replay. Also a stereophonic audio  mix on DVD. 2003.

 

The Revelation of St John the Divine: (E/8). 2004

 

In Place: (E/8).  2004.

 

Say: (DVD) .  Finalist, SOUNZ CONTEMPORARY award. October 2004.

 

Paturau Equivalents : (DVD) 2004.

 

Riversong: (DVD).  2004.

 

Rehab:  (E/8). 2004.

 

Between Floors: (E/8). 2005.

 

Within The Frame: (E/8). 2005.

 

Sea Section: (E/8). 2006.

 

Speak Memory: (E/8). 2007.

 

Devotional Equivalents: (DVD). 2007.

 

ÔCHOKEÕ(E/8). 2008.

 

TALKING BOOKS. 2008. Four Illustrated books with accompanying Audio

 Compact Discs.  

 

LEGACY. (E/16 + video)  2009

 

BETWEEN FLOORS.(E/16 plus image) 2009 (Re-caste from the 2005 work).

 

VISIBLE VOICES. (E/24) 2011.

 

EVENT 3468575. (E/18) 2011

 

THE GLORY IS FALLEN. (E/16) 2011

 

THE GLORY IS FALLEN (an investigation). (E/24) 2012

 

SHAPE (E/26) 2012

 

JOHN REMEMBERS. (E/8+video). 2013

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.1 (E/24 plus image) 2013

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.2 (E/16 plus image) 2013

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.3 (E/24) 2013.

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.4 (E/24) 2013

 

SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME. (E/24). 2013

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.5 (E/24 plus image) 2014

SASHAÕS HARP (Paturau Array Special edition) (E/8 plus image) 2014

 

DIRGE  (E/24) 2014

 

TRANSCRIPTION No.6 (E/8) (PPP and video) 2014

 

NAMING THE UN-NAMEABLE  (E/26) 2014

 

TRISTEZAS DE CORRIENTES. (E/26)  2015.

 

SEEKING SOLACE. (E/26) 2016.

 

TEN STATIONS. (E/26) 2016.

 

IN TODESBANDEN (E/26) 2017.

 

THE LITTLE LADY ATTENDS MASS IN NOTRE DAME (E/26) 2018.

 

IN CASE I FORGET (E/26) 2018.