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Rosemary Russell  

Coastal Sunset

Duration: 02' 43" Year: 2003
for SATB vocal ensemble or chamber choir

  • Programme Note

    One evening driving south along the Kapiti coast I was captivated by the sun setting into the sea which turned an oily steel blue while an early moon appeared above me. The gradual fading of light created sharp shadows in the hills while at the same time the western sky turned salmon and was ornamented with a few wispy clouds. The gum trees at Mackay’s crossing were lit up like flames. I wrote the words as I drove… The piece is an art song for SATB quartet or chamber choir.

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Rosemary Russell  

Hawk

Duration: 04' 30" Year: 2003, r. 2011
for SATB ensemble and piano

  • Programme Note

    The solitary hawk rides the air with apparent ease.The elegant flight belies the need and intent to kill..so beware. The Al Capone of the air, cruises with shushing wingbeats and with no mercy.

    A dramatic work suitable for an SATB ensemble of able soloistic voices and full piano.

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Pepe Becker  

Hoquetus Sanctus

Duration: 04' 20" Year: 2008
for vocal octet

  • Instrumentation
    SSAATTBB with clapping and/or hand percussion (stones or wooden clap-sticks)
  • Programme Note

    This work was written as a commission for Baroque Voices, with funding from Creative NZ, to be premiered at the Baroque Voices “Alleluia: a newe work!” concert in May 2008. The concept of the performance is to juxtapose Contemporary New Zealand works with Medieval European ones – and in this case, Hoquetus Sanctus pairs well with Hoquetus David (written by Guillaume de Machaut in the 14th Century), as it explores the idea of hocket, where vocal lines are ‘shared’ between different voices, sometimes jumping from one to another and overlapping each other – however, it can equally well be performed in any choral concert.

    Hoquetus Sanctus is a setting of the Latin Sanctus text for a capella chamber choir or small vocal ensemble.

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Jillian Bray  

Sing With Me, Friends!

Duration: 04' 00" Year: 2006
for vocal octet unaccompanied

Tony Lin  

Summer Reverie: "Elves and Fairies"

Duration: 02' 30" Year: 2005
for two sopranos and piano

Hirini Melbourne  

Te Timatanga

Duration: 03' 00" Year: 2003
for male and female voice with taonga puoro