Zielinski will perform two Dunedin shows at The Clarkson Studio, Regent Theatre, tonight and Friday, at 7.30pm.
An original composition for violin, wooden flute, cello and bouzouki, Kiangardarup was inspired by the Torbay Inlet in Western Australia Great Southern region, where Zielinski lived for several years while working as a violin maker and touring musician.
A promotional statement said the piece took the listener on a journey from the awakening dawn, through the heat of the day to dusk, to a still night under the canopy of the giant karri trees and stars.
Being a traditional Irish musician and having learned by ear in the oral tradition, Zielinski composed Kiangardarup without a score, only sound.
As a young musician, Zielinski was taught traditional Irish music by the older generation, first in Australia, and then on the west coast of Ireland, where he lived for 14 years.
A few years after his return to Australia, Zielinski moved to Torbay, making violins, including his own. As soon as he had finished making his violin, the Kiangardarup piece came to light.
Part of the six-year process of recording the piece were a series of field recordings in the Australian bush.
These field recordings were refined by Lee Buddle at his Perth recording studio, where Melinda Forsythe (cello), Manuela Centanni (wooden flute) and Jim Green (bouzouki) added their parts over a further two-year period. The album was then mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London by senior mastering engineer Andrew Walter.
The Kiangardarup album features a 28-page booklet with images of the inlet and surrounding country, taken by Centanni.
