Eve de Castro-Robinson is a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 composer and graphic designer. She studied at the University of Auckland

University of Auckland

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, where she graduated in 1991 and took a position as Senior Lecturer in Composition at the same university.

A "de Castro-Robinson Portrait" concert was held in her honor at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington

Wellington

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in 2004. A 50th birthday concert was held at the University of Auckland in 2006. Besides teaching and composing, she also reviews music, speaks and broadcasts on music. She has published a number of professional articles in Canzona and Music in New Zealand.

Honors and awards

• Philip Neill Memorial Prize 1987
• Auckland Philharmonia Composer in Residence 1991
• Philip Neill Memorial Prize 1993
• SOUNZ Contemporary Award 1998
• CANZ Trust Fund Award 2000
• SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2006
• SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2007

Works

• Len Lye chamber opera
• Chaos of Delight for chamber ensemble
• Other Echoes for orchestra
• a pink-lit phase for flute, viola and harp
• Chaos of Delight III for women's voices
• Five Responses for women's voices, male speaker, and mixed ensemble
• Len Songs for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin and piano
• Noah's Ark for large chamber ensemble
• Other echoes, fanfare for orchestra
• Releasing the Angel for cello and orchestra
• Split the Lark for violin and piano
• Triple Clarinet Concerto for E flat clarinet, B flat clarinet, bass clarinet and orchestra
• Tumbling Strains for violin and cello

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

• Chaos of Delight (Atoll A9806)
• Other echoes (Atoll ACD 300)

External links

• Interview with Eve de Castro Robinson for the Cultural Icons project. Audio and video.