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Anthony Ritchie  

Cat in the Dark

Duration: 02' 30" Year: 2008
for treble voices, clarinet and piano

Anthony Ritchie  

Cat in the Dark

Duration: 02' 30" Year: 2008
for treble voices (up to 3 parts) and piano

  • Programme Note

    Cat in the Dark was commissioned by The North Canterbury Academy of Music for performance in their Music Quarter Festival, in Rangiora, 2008. It was written for massed children’s choir in unison and 2 parts. It is a setting of a poem by NZ author Margaret Mahy. The final verse also includes a short ‘round’ in 3 parts. There are also two different instrumental accompaniments: one for piano and clarinet in B flat, and one for piano alone. The song may be transposed to suit the requirements of the choir.

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David Hamilton  

Pokarekare Ana

 Year: 2008
for 2-part treble voices and piano

  • Programme Note

    Probably the best-known Maori song, Pokarekare ana exists in various forms including different time signatures and rhythms. There continues to be some dispute over who exactly wrote the original version (or even if the melody was composed in New Zealand!). It is usually attributed to P.H. Tomoana, although this now seems unlikely. It first appeared around the time of World War 1.

    One account of the writing suggests it was written by a lovelorn young man who had been refused permission to marry his loved one. The song was composed and sung to win over his prospective in-laws.

    This version of the piece was made for Auckland Boys’ Choir (conductor: Stuart Weightman) in 2008.

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Carol Shortis  

Smile Song

 Year: 2008
for treble voices and piano

  • Programme Note

    This piece was written in 2008, using a well-known ‘folk text’ about how smiling can be a contagious activity. The tune has a very familiar swing to it, as Carol’s intent was to make something that the Raroa Children’s Choir would pick up quickly and have fun singing confidently. It is a very functional, no-fancy-bits kind of song for any occasion when a smile is needed. Spread it around!

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Yvette Audain  

Taku Papawira

Duration: 03' 00" Year: 2008
arrangement for children's voices and orchestra, of a song written by Karl Teariki