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Pink & White #43 - 22 June 2026

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • 6 hours ago
  • 1 min read
The latter is what happened with my preludes, which are fully written out.
The latter is what happened with my preludes, which are fully written out.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
6 hours ago

Non-negotiable apologies, please. Lifting my boycott and hearing me play = full apologies. They must come from the higher-ups, not some peon fresh out of music school. Victoria University of Wellington and the NZ Symphony Orchestra have to admit they tried to steal my preludes and rearrange them. This was intolerable, and a factor that caused the boycott which they're complaining about. Knowing full well that this happened to Gershwin, it wasn't unexpected, but their inability to tolerate my choice of soloist is why they're unlikely to get to play my music. Joel Baldwin is a competent guitarist who wants to nail it. That's what counts. My physical presence is irrelevant, given the fully notated score. There weren't going to be any surprise cadenzas: it's not…

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