All Music - Database

Discover the extraordinary world of John's music! This comprehensive database takes you on a journey through his musical life spanning from 1987 to the present and beyond. With great care and dedication, this collection of compositions, arrangements, projects, albums and all things music, has been curated to offer you easy navigation and a seamless browsing experience. At the Psathasphere, the editors and managers of this database have ensured that every detail is thoughtfully organised for your convenience. Within this extensive compilation, you will find an array of John's music and projects and the stories behind them each meticulously catalogued and archived. Whether you are searching for a particular piece using our versatile search function or simply exploring various genres and styles through our expansive category filters, you are bound to discover something new and exciting.

Discover the extraordinary world of John's music! This comprehensive database takes you on a journey through his musical life spanning from 1987 to the present and beyond.

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100 Seconds from Midnight

for Percussion Quartet and Audio

Drum Set, Snare Drum, Scots Snare, Dohl, Bass Drum, Triangle, Metal Objects, Pulli, Finger Cymbal, Vibraphone, Marimba, Claves, High Roto-Tom, Piatti, Keyboard Bass

Commemorative Video with Serj Tankian

Duduk, Kanun, Daouli, Daouli, Daouli, Voice, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Lyra, Vibraphone, Tubular Bells, Finger Cymbal

3 Pieces for Te Papa’s OurSpace Wall

Interactive Installation

for Percussion Quartet

4 Kick Drums, 8 Toms, 3 Hi Hats, 2 Snare Drums, 2 Congas, Splash Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Tambourine

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for string quartet (rev.2013)

Violin, Viola, Cello

Abhisheka (string orchestra)

for String Orchestra

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Abhisheka (string quartet)

for String Quartet

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello

Abhisheka (viola quartet)

for Viola Quartet

Viola 1, Viola 2, Viola 3, Viola 4

Abhisheka (wind ensemble)

for Wind Ensemble

Piano, Violin, Cello

for Percussion Ensemble (arr. Carmenates)

Mallet Quartet: Vibraphone/Crotales, Vibraphone, Marimba, Marimba

Africa (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet

Mixed Percussion

Ahlan wa Sahlan

for Orchestra, Vocalist, and Oud

Atalanta (solo vibes version)

for Solo Vibraphone

Vibraphone

Atalanta (vibes/piano duo)

for Vibraphone, Piano, Digital Audio

Vibraphone, Piano

Opening & Closing Ceremonies of the 2004 Athens Olympics

Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Piano

for Chamber Choir

Voice, Choir

Bell Drum (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet

Mixed Percussion

Between Zero and One (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet, Video, and Digital Audio

Mixed Percussion

Between Zero and One Show

with Strike Percussion

Brahma (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet and Digital Audio with Jack Hooker

Mixed Percussion

for Solo Timpani and Digital Audio

Timpani

For Electric Guitar & Two Pianos

Guitar, Piano

Call of the Wild

Saxophone Concerto

Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Orchestrations for The Nudge

Voice, Guitar, Piano, Drum Set

Piano

for Percussion Octet and Piano

Shekere, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Suspended Cymbal, Drum Set, Cabassa, Maracas, Low Drum, Concert Toms, Tom Toms, Sleigh Bells, Vibraphone, Timpani, Tubular Bells, Triangle, Bass Drum, Gong, Small Bells, piano

for Sax Quartet and Percussion

Saxophone, Mixed Percussion

Corybas (album)

by The New Zealand Chamber Soloists

Corybas (percussion ensemble)

for Percussion Ensemble (arr. Carmenates)

Vibraphone, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Mixed Percussion

Corybas (piano trio)

Piano, Violin, Cello

Corybas (sax/piano/cello)

for Saxophone, Piano and Cello

Piano, Saxophone, Cello

outdoor multi-site work for brass, percussion and digital audio

Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Set, Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Mixed Percussion

by The Chris Mason-Battley Group

Chris Mason-Battley (saxophones, EWI), David Lines (piano), Sam Giles (bass), Stephen Thomas (drums, loops)

Djinn (marimba and Chinese instruments orchestra)

for Marimba, and Chinese Instruments Orchestra (arr. Kong)

Marimba, Chinese Instruments

Djinn (marimba and digital audio)

for Solo Marimba and Digital Audio

Marimba

Djinn (marimba and percussion ensemble)

for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble (arr. Carmenates)

Marimba, Mixed Percussion

Djinn (marimba concerto)

Marimba Concerto

Marimba, Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Mixed Percussion

Dreams of Twilight

for Clarinet, Piano, Mallet Percussion

Clarinet, Piano, Marimba, Vibraphone

Drum Dances (drum set and percussion ensemble)

for Percussion Ensemble (arr. Carmenates)

Drum Set, Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Gongs, Crotales

Drum Dances (drum set and piano)

for Drum Set and Piano

Drum Set, Glockenspiel, Piano

Elect the Dead Symphony

Live Concert and Album with Serj Tankian

Voice, Guitar, Synth, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Encore 1 (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion and Digital Audio

Mixed Percussion

Encore 2 (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet

Mixed Percussion

Encore 3 (from Between Zero and One)

for Percussion Sextet

Mixed Percussion

Fanfare: Te Papa

for Brass and Percussion

Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Mixed Percussion

Farewell to Flesh (sax quartet and percussion)

for Sax Quartet and Percussion (from Connectome)

Saxophone, Mixed Percussion, Drum Set

Farewell to Flesh (string quartet and percussion)

for String Quartet and Percussion

Violin, Viola, Cello, Mixed Percussion, Drum Set

Collaborator: Joe Bleakely, Jean Betts, Charlie Bleakely, and David Downes

Instrumentation: Gamelan, Accordion, Synthesizers

‍Premiered March 4, 2010 at Stage A of Stone Street Studios in Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

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Four Ancient Greek Songs

for Chamber Group and 2 Voices

Voice, Flute, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Trumpet, Mixed Percussion, Double Bass

Fragment (percussion duo)

for Percussion Duo

Marimba and Vibraphone

Fragment (piano and vibes)

for Piano and Vibraphone

Piano, Vibraphone

Fragment (piano duet)

Piano

Fragment (solo piano)

for Solo Piano (arr. Poynton)

Piano

Fragments (album)

with Stephen Gosling, Jeremy Fitzsimons, and the NZSQ

Full of Sympathy

Song with David Downes

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Drum Machine

Future Lullaby EP

EP with Arjuna Oakes

Galileo Meets Copernicus

Gods | Rhythms | Human

by Fabian Ziegler

Good for Nothing

Grocer’s Apprentice

Short Film Score

Piano/Keyboard, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

for Solo Violin

Violin

Halo (piano and cello)

for Piano, Cello and Electronics

Piano, Cello

Halo (piano and mallet percussion)

for Piano and Percussion and Electronics

Piano, Marimba, Vibraphone

Soundtrack to a Happy Life with Ronny Ferella & Adam Page

Saxophone, Drum Set

for Mallet Percussion and Piano

Marimba, Vibraphone, Piano

for Saxophone and Looping Pedals

Saxophone

Piano, Violin, Cello

with Donald Nicolson, NZSQ, and NZTrio

Artists: Donald Nicolson, New Zealand String Quartet, & NZTrio

Musicians: Donald Nicolson (piano), Helene Pohl (violin 1), Douglas Beilman (violin 2), Gillian Ansell (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), Justine Cormack (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Sarah Watkins (paino)

‍Producer: John Psathas

Recording Engineer: Steve Garden

Edited and mixed by John Psathas and Steve Garden

Photography: Keith Hill

Design: UnkleFranc

Publisher Promethean Editions

The project was recorded with support from Victoria University New Zealand School of Music

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Released May 9, 2011

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His Second Time

for Percussion Sextet and Digital Audio

Mixed Percussion

eBook Score for Salman Rushdie

for Solo Marimba and Audio

Marimba (5 octaves). Audio playback and sound system. In-ear click-track monitoring required for performer.

Song with David Downes

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Drum Machine

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for Flute, Taonga Puoro, and Backing Track

Flute, Taonga Puoro, Porotiti, Kakara, Tumutumu Kohatu, Kohatu Mirimiri, Putorino, Pakuru, Pumotomoto

for Clarinet, Cello and Piano

Clarinet, Cello, Piano

Piano, Violin, Cello

It's Already Tomorrow

Collaborative Album

The It's Already Tomorrow project was curated and produced by John Psathas and Jack Hooker, funded through Creative New Zealand’s COVID-19 Arts Continuity Grant. Our many thanks to them for making this project possible. All tracks mixed at Surgery Studios by Lee Prebble, except ‘Sappho’, mixed by Matthew Gunn Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Cover Artwork by Daniel Blackball.

Media enquiries, images & more information contact: Cheree Ridder | chereeridder@gmail.com General enquiries: John Psathas | john@jpsathas.com Jack Hooker | hello@jackhooker.co.nz Interview videos recorded/edited by Ben Dickens Website design by Kenyon Shankie & Patricia Nunez

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Jettatura (percussion duo)

for Percussion Duo (arr. Carmenates)

Vibraphone, Marimba

Jettatura (solo piano)

Piano

Jupiter and Venus

for String Quartet

Violin, Viola, Cello

for solo percussion, percussion quartet, and digital audio (2019)

Marimba, Vibraphone, Shakers, Shekeres, Crotales, Djembes, Bass drum, Hi-hat, Tom-tom, Floor tom, Suspended Cymbals, Tubular Bells, Tambourine, Sleigh Bells, Dunun, Agogo Bells

for Percussion Quintet

Marimba, Vibraphone, Concert Toms, Splash Cymbal, Triangle, Glockenspiel

Last Days of March

Album and Collaboration

Song with David Downes

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Drum Machine

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Leviathan (percussion concerto)

Percussion Concerto

Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Tuned Drums, Finger Cymbal, Snare Drum, Taiko Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tubular Bells, Piatti, Triangle, Whip, Bass Drum, Crotales, Mark Tree, Junk Metal Station, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Water Percussion, Water Bottle, Hi-Hats, Floor Tom, Crash Cymbal, Stones, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Leviathan Album

with Orchestra Wellington

Little Bushman Live in Concert with the NZSO

Orchestrations of 9 Little Bushman Songs

Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Set, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Mixed Percussion, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Mantis: The Music of Drew Menzies

Album by Reuben Bradley

Violin, Viola, Cello, Saxophone, Bass Guitar, Drum Set

Matre’s Dance (piano and percussion)

for Piano and Percussion

Mixed Percussion, Bongos, Tom Toms, Timpani, Roto Toms, Piano

Matre’s Dance (solo percussion and mallet quartet)

for Solo Percussion and Mallet Quartet (arr. Carmenates)

Mixed Percussion, Bongos, Tom Toms, Timpani, Roto Toms, Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone,

for Solo Snare Drum and Digital Audio

Snare Drum

by Fabian Ziegler

Piano

Muisca (guitar duo)

Guitar

Muisca (percussion duo)

for Percussion Duo (arr. Carmenates)

Vibraphone, Marimba

My Love Awakes: O Ilios (The Sun)

for Violin & Piano

Violin, Piano