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Landfall in Unknown Seas
for string orchestra and narrator
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About
Commissioned note
Written with Allen Curnow to commemorate tercentenary of discovery of NZ by Tasman.
Text note
Text by Allen Curnow
Performance history
21 Sep 1963: Performed by Smithells (narrator) and the Dunedin Concert Orchestra, with conductor Professor P. Platt, this concert was presented by the City of Dunedin Choir
02 Nov 1972: Performed by the NZBCSO, conducted by John Ritchie, narrator Bruce Mason
17 May 2003: Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc Taddei, narrator Elric Hooper
27 May 2007: Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Peter Scholes
27 May 2007: The Music of Words
14 Oct 2007: Performed by the Camerata Strings, conducted by Rupert Bond
29 May 2009: Made in New Zealand: 2009
24 May 2015: Auckland Chamber Orchestra | ACO1
Performed by the NZSO New Zealand Chamber Orchestra directed by Donald Armstrong withSir Edmund Hillary (narrator) in October 1993
Performed by the Alex Lindsay String Orchestra directed by Alex Lindsay with Allen Curnow (narrator)