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Gareth Farr was born on 29 February, 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand, is a New Zealand composer, performer and percussionist. Discover Gareth Farr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Occupation Composer Percussionist Drag artist
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 29 February, 1968
Birthday 29 February
Birthplace Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealander

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1950

His work From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs was specially commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the NZSO.

It was one of his works that has been influenced by gamelan.

1968

Gareth Vincent Farr (born 29 February 1968) is a New Zealand composer and percussionist.

He has released a number of classical CDs and composed a number of works performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and Royal New Zealand Ballet.

He has also performed in drag under the name Lilith LaCroix in a show called Drumdrag and has also released a CD under that name.

Farr was born in Wellington in 1968.

He began his studies at the University of Auckland in composition, orchestration and electronic music.

While studying there, he performed as a member of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) and the Karlheinz Company.

Farr was always available as a performer to play new works by other composers.

1988

Returning to Wellington in 1988 for further study at Victoria University of Wellington, he gained note for his compositions, at this time becoming increasingly excited with exploring the Indonesian gamelan.

He played percussion frequently with the NZSO before going to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York for advanced study.

Farr became the composer in residence with Chamber Music New Zealand at 25, the youngest person to hold that post.

1990

He has used gamelan instruments or composed for non-gamelan instruments to be played in a gamelan-like way in other compositions such as Siteran (1990) for Javanese gamelan and harp, Kebyar Moncar (1993) for Victoria's gamelan, Tabuh Pacific (1995) for Balinese gamelan and orchestra, and the piano piece Sepuluh Jari (1996).

1992

Farr's piece for percussion ensemble Volume Pig (1992) was recorded by the group Strike in 2002.

1994

In 1994, he had four works commissioned for the 1994 International Festival of the Arts including Lilith's Dream of Ecstasy and works for flautist Alexa Still and pianist Michael Houstoun as well as a ballet.

1996

In 1996, he signed to music publisher Promethean Editions becoming a founding house composer.

1998

Farr also wrote an orchestral piece Te Papa for the opening of Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand, in 1998.

2000

In 2000, the NZSO performed his percussion concerto Hikoi with Evelyn Glennie at the Sydney Olympics.

2003

Farr furthered New Zealand gamelan in 2003 purchasing a Balinese Gong Kebyar that is housed at the New Zealand School of Music.

2005

In 2005, he provided the music for Vula staged during the Christchurch Arts Festival prior to the world debut of his Triple Concerto performed by the New Zealand Trio and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

In December 2005 Farr visited Antarctica as part of Antarctica New Zealand's artist programme, Artists to Antarctica.

The result of the two-week residency was Terra Incognita, a piece for baritone singer and orchestra inspired by the ill-fated last expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.

2006

He has released four CDs of his work on the Trust label with the fifth, Ruaumoko released in early 2006.

During 2006, New Zealand premieres of Farr's music included Funambulistic Strains for orchestra and trombone, performed by David Bremner and the NZSO, The Wedding for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and TROY the Musical with librettist Paul Jenden.

2008

The work was performed in 2008 by London-based New Zealand singer Paul Whelan and the NZSO.

In 2008, Gareth was appointed Composer in Residence of the APO.

2011

Farr composed a memorial piece for the Christchurch earthquake, Nor'West Arch, first performed on 25 September 2011.

The title makes reference to a particular Christchurch weather pattern, but is also that part of the ChristChurch Cathedral that received most damage in the earthquake.

Dean Peter Beck was part of the performance, reading out an introduction and a reflection.

The concert was one of the highlights of the 2011 Christchurch Arts Festival.

2015

In 2015, Relict Furies by Farr and Paul Horan had its premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival.

2016

Described as "a masterful portrayal of grief and desolation and one of the most moving tributes to those who lived through World War I", it also played as part of the New Zealand Festival in March 2016.

2017

In 2017, The Bone Feeder played as part of the Auckland Festival from 23 to 26 March.

A new opera, it was scored by Farr and written by poet and playwright Renee Liang, and explored the mysteries, traumas and gifts of migration, home and belonging.

Directed by Sara Brodie and conducted by Peter Scholes, the opera takes Farr's unique combination of Western, Māori and Chinese instruments to create sweeping beautiful and playful music sung in English, Māori and Cantonese.

Also in 2017, Farr worked on another NZSO commission, a substantial cello concerto titled Chemin des Dames, with a personal World War I connection.

"All three of my great-grandmother’s elder brothers, beautiful young boys, were killed within a year in separate battles in northern France and Belgium".

The concerto premiered in New Zealand and France by cellist Sébastien Hurtaud, recognising a shared wartime history.

Alongside Jack Body, Gillian Whitehead and John Psathas, Farr is one of the noted New Zealand composers.

Gareth Farr also performs in drag as Lilith LaCroix in cabaret shows.