Performed by Indra Hughes on the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 13 August 2021.
Ad Wammes is a Dutch composer who in the 1980s wrote music for Sesame Street as well as many other television series.
More recently he has concentrated on writing concert music. Peaceful Waves was commissioned by the coastal Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo in China to celebrate a new organ in its cathedral. 'Ningbo' translates as 'peaceful waves'.
It is subtitled 'a barcarolle' (gondolier's song) suggesting the gently rocking rhythms of a ride on a Venetian canal.
Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 August 2021
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay