Five Lines is a collection of writings about music in Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr. It features short articles, artist profiles and reviews of concerts, operas and albums. You can subscribe - it’s free - at the bottom of any story.
The Marmen Quartet: an outstanding debut album
The Marmen Quartet’s debut album of music by Ligeti and Bartók confirms their reputation as crack musicians and courageous risk-takers.
Bryony Gibson-Cornish and her Amati: the viola of her dreams
For New Zealander Bryony Gibson-Cornish, violist of the Marmen Quartet, finding and eventually acquiring her Amati viola was a dream come true.
Salina Fisher: personal music for a worldwide audience
Composer Salina Fisher is composer-in-residence at the inaugural At the World’s Edge Festival in Central Otago. Five of her compositions feature in Festival programmes.