Philip Norman CNZM

Photo credit: Gareth Watkins /

Wallace Trust / Lilburn Trust

Welcome

Composer, conductor, author, speaker, educator and publisher Philip Norman has been entertaining New Zealand audiences for forty-five years. His output of over 250 compositions ranges from orchestral, chamber music and opera (A Christmas Carol)  through secular and sacred choral and vocal works, to musicals with playwright Roger Hall (including Love Off the Shelf and Footrot Flats – still New Zealand’s best selling musical) and ballets for the Royal New Zealand Ballet such as the highly successful Peter Pan (toured New Zealand three times) 

Philip holds a PhD in musicology and is the award-winning

author of Douglas Lilburn: His Life and Music and the compiler and publisher of John Ritchie at Ninety: a festschrift.  He was invested as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to music and music theatre in 2015. He is the recipient of the 2017/2018 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship completing writing a history of composition in New Zealand.

UPCOMING EVENTS

mahy magic

Opus Orchestra conducted by Peter Walls with singers Robert Tucker and Georgia Jamieson-Emms.

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Sunday 28 February, 1pm Gallagher Academy, Hamilton

Saturday 6 March, 1pm St Luke's Church, Rotorua

Sunday 7 March, 1pm Baycourt, Tauranga 

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Musical settings by Philip Norman of poems and stories by Margaret Mahy. Magic and sparkle for all ages.

God Save The Queens

Philip Norman, conductor

Jubilate Singers and Christchurch Symphonic Brass​

Saturday 8 May 7.45pm, St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Manchester St

A right royal celebration of music composed for the ruling queens of England – Elizabeth I and II, Mary, Anne and Victoria. 

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VivE La France*

Philip Norman, conductor

Risingholme Orchestra and guest artists

The Piano, Christchurch

Sunday 13 June, 2.30pm

A sequel to Risingholme's sold-out Viva L'Italia concert. Presents un buffet of French music: some meaty, some cheesy, all Gallic flavoured and served under Philip's baguette. Pieces from the Moulin Rouge, Paris Opera and the Palace of Versailles 

6-7

Mar

New Zealand premiere of

wild symphony

by Dan Brown (da Vinci code author)

Philip Norman, conductor

Risingholme Orchestra conducted by Philip Norman

11 April 2pm and 4pm, The Piano, Christchurch

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A charming orchestral suite all about animals. For children and their big people.Hot off the press by one of the world's most successful authors, also a composer and poet.