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Ave Maris Stella (“Hail, star of the sea”) is a plainsong Vespers hymn to Mary. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages. The creation of the original hymn has been attributed to several people, including Bernard of Clairvaux (12th century), Saint Venantius Fortunatus (6th century) and Hermannus Contractus (11th century). The text is found in a 9th century manuscript in the Abbey of Saint Gall (St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland).

The piece uses little material other than the original chant melody. It is presented against a single sustained pitch from the singing bowl which sounds throughout. The work uses a mix of fully notated and semi-improvised music to create an atmospheric response to the text. Only the first and last verses of the text are used, with the choir only ever singing the first verse, and two solo voices singing the final verse.

“Ave Maris Stella” was written for St Mary’s Schola (St Mary’s College, Auckland).

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

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• Hamilton: Be With Me, Lord!; computer set 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol 1 

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This cycle for unaccompanied women’s chorus in five short movements sets various Ben Jonson lyrics including So Sweet is She and Men’s Shadows.

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• John Ritchie: So Sweet is She from "Canary Wine"; video 

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• New Zealand Choral Music Vol. 1  Year: 1994 

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• Tower New Zealand Youth Choir: Winds that Whisper  Year: 1998 

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• de Castro-Robinson: Chaos of Delight III; computer-set 

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• de Castro-Robinson: Chaos of Delight III; computer-set  Year: 2006 

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• Eve de Castro-Robinson 

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• New Zealand Choral Music  Year: 1998 

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• Tower New Zealand Voices: Spirit of the Land  Year: 2006 

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• Ker: Close-up of a Daisy; facsimile 

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• Dorothy Ker: snake, echo & beetles 

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• New Zealand Choral Music Vol. 1  Year: 1994 

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• The Big Sing Finale 2002  Year: 2002 

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• Hamilton: Got a home in that Rock; computer set 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol 1 

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• The Big Sing Finale 2005  Year: 2005 

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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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• The Big Sing Finale 2000  Year: 2000 

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• Sound Barrier  Year: 2006 

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• Hamilton: Ma te Atua; computer-set 

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This short setting was originally scored for SATB voices with organ, with subsequent versions for SSAA unaccompanied (with optional guitar) and SATB unaccompanied. The text is a traditional Irish toast but also works as a blessing suitable for church services or even as a grace.

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• Cecilian Singers: Alleluia  Year: 2003 

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“Rain” is a little onomatapoeic piece commissioned by the Sydney Children’s choir.

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• Clare Maclean: Complete Choral Music 

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