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- for woman narrator, mezzo, SSA choir and Maori womens' choruses and orchestra
- By:
- Duration:
- 55' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- Orch: horn, piano, percussion, timpani, strings
- Contents:
- Subtitle: Five Antipodean Women. Five movements: Sarah Jane Wilcox (1818-1861); Te Turitumanareti (1848- 5 January 1869); Edythe Mabel Robertson (1861-1923); Margaret Joy Tilsley (1917-1978); Raewyn Janice WIlliams (1960-)
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 | Score (625k) | pp 1-5 | © Dorothy Buchanan |
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- This work has 4 scores
- Text Note:
- Text: Witi Ihimaera
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand) with assistance from 1993 Suffrage Centennial Year Trust
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Influences:
- Dedication:
- To all who strive for peace
Performance History
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07 Aug 1993 |
Performed by the Wellington Regional Orchestra (now Vector Wellington Orchestra) conducted by Sue Robinson with Kapa haka wahine directed by Keri Kaa, Maiden Tawa, Margaret Medlyn (mezzo), Ed Allen (horn) Charlotte Murray and Tungia Baker (narrators) at the Composing Women’s Festival in Wellington Town Hall |
| Margaret Medlyn Orchestra Wellington |