Justin Dehart - Towards Midnight (New Zealand Percussion Music Volume Two) (2024)

This second volume in Justin DeHart's series of New Zealand percussion music features recently commissioned works by Gareth Farr, John Psathas, Phil Dadson, James Gardner, and Antonia Barnett McIntosh, artists whose contribution to NZ percussion music has been profound.

This collection of recordings celebrates the collaborative spirit of artistic expression and connection, a programme of works that explore the wonder and uniqueness of the space and time we all live in. On a practical level, the title refers to the time when Justin typically started recording each piece, when the spaces were relatively free from outside noise, but it also alludes to an unknown future in the hope that, in some small way, this music may inspire a more compassionate and sensitive consciousness in the world.