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This work was commissioned by choral director Stuart Weightman for performance at Saint Kentigern School in Auckland. The brief was to write a work that could be performed by the school’s choir, but which also included a section for the parent’s choral group attached to the school. Also, ideally the work would include something for both groups to sing together. Finally, it should be possible for either of the separate choir sections to stand alone as independent pieces.

The suggested texts were a blessing from a bookmark given to all the boys at the school, and a blessing often used in chapel services. To the first text I added a couple of lines which closely matched the final section of the second text.

The work begins with a blessing in unison and then 2 parts for treble voices. This is followed by a blessing for SAB choir, and then finally the two earlier sections are performed simultaneously.

• Hamilton: A Blessing for Saint Kentigern; computer-set  Year: 2008 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol. 3  Year: 2011 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol. 4  Year: 2013 

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This short blessing was written for my choir St Mary’s Schola at St Mary’s College. It was composed for use in a performance at mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Auckland.

The text is based on traditional Irish blessing, with a version of the concluding blessing often used in many services added at the end.

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• Hamilton: A Blessing for this Day; computer-set  Year: 2009 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol. 3  Year: 2011 

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A Country Suite depicts memories of a drive through the Canterbury countryside in the Model T Ford before proposing marriage to Eileen Decima Hughson – his future wife.

• Dickson: A Country Suite; computer set 

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• Dickson: A Country Suite (Opus 13); computer set 

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• Biddington: A Hutt Suite; computer-set 

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• Biddington: Music and Friendship  Year: 2010 

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• Biddington: A New Zealand Fable; computer set  Year: 2007 

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• A New Zealand Fable - Eric Biddington  Year: 2008 

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This work for brass quintet and narrator was written for the NZ Brass Quintet to perform in schools.

• Freed: A Nursery Tale; facsimile 

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• Freed: The Circle and A Nursery Tale 

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This work is an hommage to the piano-four hand waltzes and hungarian rhapsodies of Johannes Brahms (with tougue firmly in cheek, comme d’habitude).

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• Matthew Davidson: After Brahms 

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• Ritchie A. and Court S.: Moa Music; computer-set  Year: 1995 

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• Ritchie A. and Court S.: Moa Music; computer-set  Year: 1995 

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• Ritchie and Court: Two Bird Songs; computer-set  Year: 2004 

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• Anthony Ritchie and Suzanne Court: Moa Music  Year: 1995 

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‘Alegria’ is an education piece for children of primary school age. It focuses on aspects of rhythm and ostinato, and it is based on the flamenco principle of 3+3+2+2+2 (12 beat cycle). Flamenco music is based on Spanish gypsy music, and is often accompanied by clapping, so there are clapping parts included for members of the orchestra. The audience may learn the simple clapping patterns so they can accompany the orchestra when they hear the patterns. The central section in 5/8 is intended as an asymmetrical contrast to the duple and triple meters of the outer sections. “Alegria” means ‘joy’ or ‘happiness’ in Spanish.

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• Maria Grenfell: Alegria and River Mountain Sky 

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• Direen: Alien; computer-set 

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• William (Bill) Direen: Alien 

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