Here in the ARCHIVES pages you will find a variety of documents related to my professional life. There are texts of speeches, repertoire information, transcripts of interviews and other pieces of interest.
2010 Repertoire
For a preview of the music I will play in 2010 please click here
2009 Repertoire
For a list of this year's repertoire please click here
2008 Repertoire
For a list of this year's repertoire please click here.
2007 Repertoire
For a list of this year's repertoire please click here.
All-Career Repertoire
In October last year my friend Jan Beck in Napier asked me if I could recall everything I had ever played. This document is the result of my effort to do just that...
Focal Dystonia - An Outline of My History.
In 2000 I was forced off the stage by a strange affliction which affected my right hand. This was subsequently diagnosed as focal dystonia, a neurological condition seemingly without a cure. Not true!
Dr Dale Speedy, wonderful man and my primary consultant through the 'battle' with FD, has written the following about his own observations.
What I Do.
A job description courtesy of Sir James Paget, great-great-Grandfather of my friend Janion.
"To the scientific student there are new wonders everywhere. Let me tell the last I observed. Mademoiselle Janotha was so good as to play on the piano, at my request, one of the swiftest pieces of music known to her, a presto by Mendelssohn..."
CMNZ-SSCM Competition speech 27/7/2007.
Good evening, everyone.
I think that the main reason that I have been asked to give this short speech tonight is not so much that I have been a contestant in this competition myself, but rather that I am still here...
JUDGING PIANO PLAYING Speech 6/7/2006.
Good evening, everyone!
When I was asked to speak at this fine occasion Ian Munro was still the judge of the competition. I decided quite quickly that I would talk about the judging of pianists, but in a way that couldn’t be construed as trying to suggest to Ian how he should judge...
Speech delivered on the occasion of receiving an honorary doctorate from Massey University 13/5/1999.
Kia ora. Greetings one and all.
My congratulations to those of you who are graduating this year. You are
the ones who have truly laboured for your degrees and diplomas. I really
should be playing background music to accompany your walk to the stage...