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Gary Daverne  

A Man With a Mission

Duration: 1h 20' 00" Year: 1991, r. 2011
an opera in two acts based on life of Missionary John Hobbs

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    Synopsis

    It is a historic story of a young man who travels from England via Australia, in the early 1820s, to become an ordained minister and set up a Wesleyan Mission in the Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand.

    The story portrays the relationships, frustrations, conflicts and troubled times with the early settlers, the native Maori people and their Chiefs, especially Chief Te Aara, Tamati Waka Nene and Patuone.

    There is his special love for his devoted wife Jane, their learning, teaching and preaching, their unjustified exile to Tonga, then his reinstatement two years later to the Weslyan Mission in the Hokianga, culminating in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Horeke, in the Hokianga.

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Eric Biddington  

Beauty and the Beast - a ballet for children

Duration: 50' 00" Year: 1994
for wind quintet and piano

David Farquhar  

Carols to Sing and Play

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1991
For voice and piano

David Hamilton  

Noel!

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1998
a Christmas choral celebration for young singers

Gary Daverne  

Panapa and The Floating Island

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1997
a musical for 8-10 year olds

Gary Daverne  

The Brothers Three

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1992
a short musical for 7-10 year olds

Gary Daverne  

Young Mozart

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1997
a short musical for children