Paul Sarcich

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Paul Sarcich began his music career as a percussionist in military bands before progressing to orchestral and freelance work.

He is largely self-taught as a composer, although he has studied with Leonard Salzedo in the UK. His music is noted for its rhythmic and dramatic flair, and his output particularly reflects his performance background in percussion, brass and voice, together with his ability at orchestration.

He has also worked in the areas of vocal study and performance, conducting, adjudicating, concert direction, music journalism, publishing, CD production and teaching.

His work Matters Arising for multisaxophone soloist and three quintets won the Best Composition by an Australian Composer Award in the 1998 Sounds Australian Awards.

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M&V articles about Paul Sarcich

Old and New Worlds - Ioana Osoianu talks to Keith Bramich about her life in the East and West

Record box. Slick and fun - The London trumpet sound impresses Keith Bramich

Music & Vision articles by Paul Sarcich

Petrenko conducts Shostakovich symphonies. '... care and thoughtfulness ...'

A film about Delius. '... a commendable breadth.'

Choral music 'from a Russian cathedral'. '... engineered to tranquillity ...'

Music from Tony Gould and David Ward-Steinman. '... two players who specialise in shades of touch ...'

Italian baroque music played on saxophones. '... quality with a very large Q.'

Balakirev and Russian folksong. '... to be applauded.'

The complete wind quintets of Ferenc Farkas. '... the whole set simply reeks charm.'

A recital for harp

A book about the business of conducting

Havergal Brian's Symphonies 4 and 12. '... Adrian Leaper marshals his enormous forces well ...'

Symphonies by Adolphus Hailstork. '... right on the ball, clean and clear ...'

Steven Schick's 'The Percussionist's Art'