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Dorothy Buchanan

Duration: 30' 00" Year: 1990
for mezzo soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, SATB choir, narrators and ensemble

Instrumentation
Ensemble: flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone, timpani, percussion (triangle, gong, xylophone) and piano Narrators: maori orator, male and female narrator (or 2 narrators)
Availability
- Buchanan: The Call of the River; facsimile
  
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- Buchanan: The Call of the River; facsimile
  
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Duration: 55' 00" Year: 1978
a collaboration with Piahana Tahapehi and Tearoha Kahi for electric band, Maori choir and string quartet

Programme Note

Whanau is a collaboration with Piahana Tahapehi and Tearoha Kahi for electric band, Maori choir and string quartet. It was commissioned for the 3ZM New Zealand Universities Arts Festival and performed at the Christchurch Town Hall, and recorded by TVNZ for Radio with Pictures, Pacific Viewpoint and Kaleidoscope.