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Low Tide – Aramoana is a setting of a poem by Cilla McQueen, and is used with her kind permission. The piece, written for large choir and a small brass ensemble, is an evocation of an estuary at the turn of the tide. Although the poem itself describes Aramoana at the mouth of Otago harbour (significant at the time because of the threat of the aluminium smelter that, because of the strength of local protest, was in fact not built), for the composer it was the estuary where the Ruakaka river meets the sea south of Whangarei that was significant.

• Whitehead: Low Tide Aramoana; computer set 

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• Whitehead: Low Tide Aramoana; facsimile 

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• Lauder: Otherwise; computer set 

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• Lauder: Otherwise; computer 

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• Otherwise 

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• Katene: Pokarekare ana; facsimile 

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• Puoho Katene: Pokarekare ana 

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Na Aroha Yates-Smith koropupu ake ana nga wai o te matapuna he wai matao he wai reka ki te korokoro he wai tohi i te punua waiora waimarama wairua te puna o te tangata te putanga mai o nga reanga hei poipoi I nga taonga tuku iho pukenga wananga manaaki tangata tiaki whenua tamaiti taiohi taiao.

Bubbling upwards rise the waters from the spring cool, refreshing water fluid delighting the taste buds blessing the young water – life-giving, clear – the spirit. The springs of humankind producing generations who will nurture their inheritance learning from the storehouse of knowledge hospitality/generosity to all guardianship of the land Child Youth Universe. The waiata acknowledges the vital role natural springs have in providing clean, delicious drinking water, which nourishes humankind and the wider environment. The water is also used in traditional and contemporary forms of blessing our young. The line “waiora waimarama wairua” refers to the life-giving force of the water, its clarity and purity, and the spiritual essence which pervades it and every life force. The second verse focuses on the importance of generation after generation preserving all that is important: “Te puna o te tangata” refers to the fountain of humankind, that is, the womb which produces the future progeny of our people. From woman is born humankind: generations of people who continue to nurture and maintain those treasures passed down through eons of time: knowledge and wisdom, the importance of caring for others and looking after the environment. The final line, “tamaiti taiohi taiao”, creates a link between the (tiny) infant, youth and the wider environment, and ultimately the Universe.

• Whitehead: Taiohi taiao; computer set 

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

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This is a liturgical work for Congregation, Choir, Tenor or Soprano, Violin and Piano, which was originally composed for the Asperges Rite in the 150th Jubilee Mass of the Wellington Archdiocese, 30 April 2000. It is inspired by the story of Christ and the Samaritan woman. The text in Maori and English is from the Gospel of John, Chapter 4 Verse 14: " The water that I shall give will turn into a spring inside you, welling up to eternal life." ‘Te Puna Waiora’ is dedicated to Fr John Greally, Advisor for Pastoral Liturgy and Spirituality in the Wellington Archdiocese. Subsequently, the choral part has been incorporated into the Mass, ‘Te Miha Tuituia’ published in ‘Music for a New Millennium’ by the Auckland Liturgy Centre. Also, the chorale theme is in the final section of the harp solo piece ’ Otari’ (2004).

• Fisher: Te Puna Waiora (Spring of Living Water); computer set 

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• Helen Fisher: Te Puna Waiora 

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Commissioned by Epsom Girls Grammar School Choir, Opus this work is scored for SSA choir and piano. The sense of a timeless landscape which was inspired by the poem by A.R.D. Fairburn is central to the mood of this work.

• Holmes: The Estuary; computer-set 

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• Leonie Holmes: The Estuary; video 

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• NZ Women Composers Volume 4 

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• NZ Women Composers Vol 5 

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• New Zealand Choral Music Vol. 1  Year: 1994 

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• Hamilton: The Sea Child; computer set 

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• David Hamilton - Music for Mixed Voice Choirs Vol. 1 

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• New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir - On Tour 2008 

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• Music for Vienna: Bel Canto Choir 

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• The Treble Voice Choral Music of David Hamilton Vol 1 

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5 short pieces with a NZ flavour. The speaker plays the role of a rather serious teacher who does not see the funny side of what he is saying. In the rather wild movement “Mussels” he changes role to shout the Maori text like a “Karakia”.

• Powell: Tide Pools; computer-set 

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• Powell: Tide Pools 

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• Kit Powell: Tide Pools 

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