The concerto premiered in New Zealand and France by cellist Sébastien Hurtaud, recognising a shared wartime history. Alongside Jack Body, Gillian Whitehead and John Psathas, Farr is one of the noted New Zealand composers. Lilith LaCroix Gareth Farr also performs in drag as Lilith LaCroix in cabaret shows. Since 1997, the cabaret Drumdrag features Lilith playing the drums and Farr has recorded a CD released under her name. LaCroix also made a music video to promote the album. Advertisers have also asked LaCroix to appear in advertisements. Farr promotes himself as an entertainer as well as a composer: I would, perhaps, be criticised for being too entertaining by some composers, but I don't know what's wrong with that because that is why I write music—I'm an entertainer. That's a dirty word in the classical department, but I don't care. I've even got it on my business card – composer/entertainer – because, hey, let's face it, that's what I do. Honours In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, Farr was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music and entertainment. In 2021 German malacologists named a newly-described species of tiny freshwater snail Obtusopyrgus farri, after Farr. Selected works Lilith's Dream of Ecstasy (1995) From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (1996) Te Papa (1998) Hikoi (1999) Vula Canon (2004) Triple Concerto (2005) Funambulistic Strains (2006) Terra Incognita (2008) The Nor'west Arch (2011) Relict Furies (2008) The Bone Feeder (2017) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Chemin des Dames (2017) Ngā Hihi o Matariki (2021) References External links Gareth Farr webpage Sounz entry 2016 video of 'Relict Furies' with Margaret Medlyn Promethean Editions composer page [ Allmusic.com Classical Music Profile of Farr] Blog entry on premiere of Terra Incognita 1968 births LGBT classical composers New Zealand gay musicians Living people Male classical composers Gay composers Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Victoria University of Wellington alumni People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand percussionists New Zealand Symphony Orchestra people New Zealand drag queens New Zealand classical composers New Zealand opera composers