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David Hamilton

Duration: 04' 15" Year: 2000
for 8 part treble choir with electronic sounds

Programme Note

The text for this work is a short poem by Lucille Clifton (1936-) suggesting an intense religious experience and part of the traditional Latin ‘Magnificat’. The choir is accompanied by pre-recorded sounds which are mostly bell-like sounds, some deep and some very high. Holy Night was written for Opus to sing at the 2000 Secondary Schools Choral Festival.
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- Hamilton: Holy Night; computer set
  
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- Hamilton: Holy Night; computer set
  
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- David Hamilton: Holy Night; video
  
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- The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol 1
  
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- The Big Sing Finale 2000 Year: 2000
  
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- Sound Barrier Year: 2006
  
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Duration: 02' 00" Year: 1988
Maori prayer for improvising choir

Instrumentation
Can be improvised in up to 4 parts: listen to recordings available on this site for examples of improvisations favoured by the composer
Programme Note

Ka Waiata Ki a Maria is a popular Maori Catholic hymn venerating Mary, the mother of Jesus, for accepting her role as mother of future generations.
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- Richard Puanaki: Ka Waiata Ki a Maria - handwritten score
  
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  $12.50
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- Maori: various artists
  
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  $30.00
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- NZ National Youth Choir on Tour North America Year: 1994
  
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- 1998 National Finale of the Secondary Schools' Choral Festival Year: 1998
  
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- Tower New Zealand Youth Choir: Winds that Whisper Year: 1998
  
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