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Pepe Becker  

Cancer

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 2000
for soprano, alto, tenor and thumbpiano

Helen Fisher  

Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit

Duration: 37' 00" Year: 2002
for two mezzo sopranos, Kai-karanga, taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments), flute/piccolo, bodhran, string quartet

  • Instrumentation
    one of the mezzo sopranos needs to be familiar with performing Maori waiata.
  • Programme Note

    This chamber work, composed in 2002, is based on the music drama of the same title, with music by Helen Fisher, Maori composition by Wi Kuki Kaa and lyrics by Lauris Edmond. This shorter work for two sopranos, kai-karanga, string quartet, flute, bodhran and Maori instruments was produced for a CD on the Atoll label (ACD 203). This work focuses on some Maori and Pakeha women’s stories surrounding the events of the 1843 Wairau tragedy. These are stories of compassion, which have a resonance for New Zealand today, showing a way forward for reconciliation and racial harmony.

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Jonathan Besser  

Time and Place

Duration: 12' 30" Year: 2006
for vocalists and ensemble