Jenny McLeod, born in 1941, was involved in music from a young age, playing as a school pianist, church organist, and in a band with her brothers.
Composer Biography
Jenny McLeod was appointed Professor at Victoria University in 1971 at the age of twenty-nine, which was remarkable for a woman at that time.
Cultural Impact
Jenny McLeod's work "Earth and Sky," based on Maori creation poetry, significantly contributed to New Zealand's burgeoning bi-culturalism.
Compositional Technique
Three works on this album, including the two Rock Sonatas and Music for Four, were inspired by Jenny McLeod's youthful rock music background.
Composition History
Music for Four was commissioned by percussionist Bruce McKinnon with support from Peter Nisbet, then CEO of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, for an NZSO chamber tour.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Piano Piece 1965, Jenny McLeod aimed to create her first 'big' contemporary piece using Boulez's 'frequency multiplication' harmonic technique, even if her understanding was her own interpretation.
Composer Biography
Jenny McLeod studied with prominent composers such as Messiaen in Paris, Boulez in Basel, and Stockhausen and Berio in Cologne.
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