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Commissioned by the Schola Cantorum of Dunedin to celebrate its 125th Jubilee in 1988, this work for for soprano soloist, mixed choir and orchestra sets the first part of S. Francesco d’Assisi’s Canticle of Brother Sun.

The Canticle is an expression of the medieval belief in the beauty, goodness and intelligibility of the created world. It is also an expression of Francis’s own idea of all creation living in a spirit of fraternity and community. This vision of the total reconciliation of humanity with the universe is symbolized in a number of ways. One such is the ordering of the elements in pairs, which combine the masculine and feminine: sun-moon, wind-water, fire-earth.

In this setting, the soprano soloist represents the feminine principle, and the choir the masculine. A version of the work has been arranged for a smaller orchestra, with organ replacing the strings. The work has been described by one critic as “one of the most exciting and satisfying works for choir and orchestra by a New Zealander”, and by another as a work which “will undoubtedly continue to be performed regularly on account of its accessibility and performability”.

• Speirs: Cantico del Sole; facsimile 

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• Buchanan: Greenleaf; facsimile 

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• Dellow: Hail to the Lord's Annointed; facsimile 

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• Buchanan: Our Song; facsimile 

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Inspired by sparkling waters of Tasman Bay Nelson, this choral work (SSAATB) was originally composed with flute accompaniment, which has been substituted in performances by the Shakuhachi (traditional Japanese flute) and also the Koauau (traditional Maori flute). There are recordings of Pounamu with each of these flutes. The piece’s choral texture uses Maori vowel sounds and a text which is a whakatauki (proverb) from the Waikato region.

• Helen Fisher: Pounamu (SOUNZwrite) - hardcopy study score  Year: 1997 

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• Helen Fisher: Pounamu - hardcopy vocal score  Year: 1997 

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• Helen Fisher: Pounamu - hardcopy score & part  Year: 1997 

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• Pounamu 

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• New Zealand Choral Music  Year: 1998 

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• Dixon: Song Celestial; computer-set 

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• Freed: Sounds and Winds of Wellington; facsimile 

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This short and lively Maori welcoming song has been much performed, nationally and internationally, by children’s choirs. Arranged for sopranos, altos and piano (with optional parts for flute and cello) it is not difficult to learn and has bright and rhythmic parts for the instruments. The lyrics are by Canon Wi Huata to a traditional tune.

• Ritchie, A.: Two Maori Songs; facsimile 

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• Ritchie A: Tutira Mai; facsimile 

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• Ritchie A.: Tutira Mai; computer-set  Year: 2000 

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• Anthony Ritchie: Tutira Mai; audio 

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