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Gareth Farr   Richard Nunns  

He Poroporoaki (Saying Goodbye)

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2008
for string quartet and taonga puoro

Gareth Farr  

He Tango mo Elena

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2002
tango for orchestra, solo violin, tenor and Kapa Haka

Aroha Yates-Smith   Hirini Melbourne  

Hinemokemoke

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2003
for female voice and taonga puoro

Judy Bailey   Richard Nunns  

Late Summer/Te Hiku o Raumati

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2000
for taonga puoro and piano

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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Hirini Melbourne  

Nga Tamariki o te Kohu

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2002
for voice, taonga puoro, guitar, and kapa haka

Rachael Morgan  

Nyx

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 2003
for solo flute

Hirini Melbourne  

Pumotomoto

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2003
for male and female voice with taonga puoro

Paul Booth  

Rawhitiwhiti

Duration: 06' 00" Year: 2002
For high voice, string quartet, and percussion

Paul Booth  

Rere Atu Rere Mai

Duration: 05' 00" Year: 2002
For high voice, string quartet, and percussion