James Gardner

175 East: Ingrid Culliford (flute & piccolo), Gretchen Dunsmore (Eb clarinet), Katherine Hebley (cello), Daniel Stabler (double bass), James Gardner (conductor), Glenda Keam & Norm Skipp… Audio

James Gardner surveys the music of Peter Maxwell Davies and interviews the composer on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2004. Audio

It's been over forty years since the distinctive James Bond Theme first twanged forth from the silver screen. In the second of two programmes surveying John Barry's music for the Bond movies, James… Audio

In 1962 the distinctive James Bond Theme first twanged forth from the silver screen. In the first of two programmes surveying John Barry's music for the Bond movies, James Gardner, a closet Barry fan… Audio

Performed by 175 East, Lynda Cochrane (piano) at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland. Audio

James Gardner looks at Frank Zappa's early work and influences and teases out the threads running through the composer's oeuvre (The Project/Object) that will be examined more closely in the rest of… Audio

Throughout his career Frank Zappa tirelessly and candidly documented in song the behaviour and "folklore" of his many bands as well as contemporary society, often in a highly contentious way. James… Audio

Overlooked by many, Frank Zappa's idiosyncratic guitar playing was important not only in its own right but also for the many compositions it spawned via transcriptions. James Gardner discusses what… Audio

Although best known as a rock musician, Frank Zappa wrote orchestral music from his mid-teens onward after discovering Varèse and Stravinsky. James Gardner presents a selection of Zappa's orchestral… Audio

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990, Zappa spent his last three years racing against time to complete a number of projects including 'The Yellow Shark' with the Ensemble Modern and the album… Audio

Violin Concerto for ensemble. Performed by 175 East and Hamish McKeich. Audio