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In the isolated settlement of Ahipara in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand a tiny white church sits on a hillock looking out to a range of low brooding hills. In the cemetery below, an angel stands on a pedestal at the head of a grave. One day in 1992 renowned New Zealand photographer Robin Morrison came to the church and captured the essence of the angel’s vigil in a memorable and famous image.

In late 1997 the composer Chris Blake travelled to Ahipara and stook in the same place and experiences the same image. The outcome was a short work for string orchestra which captures the hope and desolation of the angel and the memory of the soul over which she stands guard. The work was created for conductor Andrew Sewell and is based, at his suggestion, on a passage from an earlier work We All Fall Down for obliggato cello and orchestra.

This work is one of a series of four, making up The Northland Panels. They were written and premiered as separate works.

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• Christopher Blake: Angel at Ahipara  Year: 2012 

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A smorgasboard of the viola repertoire – solo, orchestral and chamber music. Hilarious and fun – you’ve never heard 12 violas sound like this before!

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The work starts with repeated unison ’D’s, which are a complete red herring. It was in a programme with Mozart and I thought it would be quite fun to have the audience believe that they were going to hear a classical piece. This is soon subverted as chromaticism takes over and the music explodes into 16 solo lines. The form of ‘Sinfonietta’ is unusual, in that it is loudest at the ends and empty in the middle. Out of the central calm is revealed the twelve tone melody that was the original inspiration for the piece. This gradually grows, taking the work back to its original intensity.

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• Waiteata Collection of New Zealand Music Vol. 4 - Composer Portrait: Ross Harris  Year: 1987 

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