Jack!: Celebrating Jack Body, Composer
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Jack!: Celebrating Jack Body, Composer
By (Author) Jennifer Shennan
Edited by Gillian Whitehead
Edited by Scilla Askew
Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
Steele Roberts Aotearoa Ltd
4th March 2015
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Composers and songwriters
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Description
Internationally renowned composer and ethnomusicologist Jack Body is 70 -- celebrate his birthday and unswerving commitment to New Zealand music with this beautiful volume. Featuring more than 120 contributions, Jack! is an astounding collection of memories, photos, paintings, art and music from friends and colleagues such as Vincent Ward, Slamet A Sjukur, Geoff Chapple, Martin Lodge, Tan Dun, Charles Te Ahukaramu Royal, Gao Ping, Ian Wedde, Gareth Farr, Budi Putra, Jose Evangelista and Richard Nunns. Woven between the stories is a transcript of Jack's comprehensive Radio NZ 'Composer of the Week' interview with Elizabeth Kerr. A must for lovers of contemporary New Zealand music.
