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An extract from Wenceslas (1992) a cantata for choir and orchestra by Philip Norman, commissioned by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, setting the words of the traditional Czech carol, Carol of the Birds. First performed in the New Zealand version by The Cathedral Grammar School Choir at the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s 2005 Christmas Proms. Arranged for a capella SATB in 2009.

• Norman: Carol of the (New Zealand) Birds; computer-set 

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An extract from Wenceslas (1992) a cantata for choir and orchestra by Philip Norman, commissioned by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, setting the words of the traditional Czech carol, Carol of the Birds. First performed in the New Zealand version by the Cathedral Grammar School Choir at the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s 2005 Christmas Proms.

• Norman: Carol of the (New Zealand) Birds; computer-set 

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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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• Ritchie A.: Five New Zealand Bird Songs; facsimile 

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I saw a Moa was inspired by the antics of the composer’s memories of her own childhood.

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

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Kakapo, Big Green Parrot was inspired by the antics of the composer’s various pets and memories of her own childhood.

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

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• McLeod: Little Owl Song (The Ruru); computer set 

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Composing a piece for a festival presents challenges: the text shouldn’t be so tied to that one event that no-one else will want to utilize it, yet it should speak to some aspect of the festival. When approached to write for the Out and Loud choral festival, I searched for something suitable to set. Eventually I sent the challenge back to the organising committee to come up with a text, and Me He Korokoro Tui was the result (slightly re-edited by the composer!).

The words are a mix of Maori and English, contemporary and traditional. They speak of singing, and being united together in song. The words also refer to the tui, one of New Zealand’s most musical song-birds.

In the opening and closing sections of the work I used tui calls that had been notated in the early 20th century. In his book Bird-song and New Zealand Song Birds Johannes Andersen notated around seventy distinctive calls of the tui. He noted: “He sings at all times… by day and by night; at rest and on the wing…”, and also commented that “…the notes of this most versatile bird are different in season, new notes being sounded in addition to old ones repeated…”.

The middle section of the work, sung by semi-chorus against simple repeating harmonies, is a traditional Maori text (attributed to Mere Ngamai o Te Wharepouri (Ngati Awa)) which is supposed to be a duet between a male and female tui. The first verse suggests the movement of the birds – sung by the male bird. The remaining two sections are the female bird identifying herself, and telling her mate to pick the fruit of a nearby plant for them to eat. The music suggests traditional chant ideas.

The music ranges from the festive and majestic, to the gentle and restrained. The proverb “Me he korokoro tui” (As sweet throated as the tui) gives the work its title, and also provides a musical refrain which returns a number of times.

Me He Korokoro Tui was commissioned for the Out and Loud Festival 2010 (Auckland, New Zealand), a gathering of gay and lesbian choirs.

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• Hamilton: Me he korokoro tui; computer-set  Year: 2009 

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Anthony Ritchie started writing songs for children in 1990 for his son Tristan, who was then three years old.

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

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