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Rachael Morgan  

Mata[hou]rua

Duration: 07' 20" Year: 2009
for bass clarinet

  • Programme Note

    Mata[hou]rua is the first in a series of solo works that focus on timbral exploration.

    This piece was originally inspired by a painting by New Zealand artist Sofia Minson, exploring the spirit of the legend of Kupe – the first navigator to travel from Hawaiiki to NZ on the waka Matawhaorua.

    There are many different translations for the component parts of the word Matahourua. In relation to this piece ‘mata’ is taken to mean fresh, green and not fully developed. ‘Hou’ is seen to bind together the two (‘rua’) elements of human breath and the clarinet itself.

    Underlying this is my continuing passion for the koru. From its natural organic growth patterns, to its numerous associations and symbolic meanings.

    Mata[hou]rua was written for Richard Haynes.

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Christopher Blake  

Sounds - an Evocation of Tahuahua, Queen Charlotte Sound

Duration: 14' 00" Year: 1985
for wind quintet