1992

arrangement of Samoan dancing song for SATB choir

By:

• Christopher Marshall

Duration:

02' 00"

Samples

	Score (96k)	Page 1	© Vaia'ata Print
	Recording (313k)	From 0:00 - 0:37	© Ode
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Availability

• This work has 5 scores and 8 recordings

Programme Note

One of New Zealand’s most popular choral works Minoi, Minoi has been performed by hundreds of choirs around the world. It was part of the winning program of the New Zealand National Youth Choir’s winning entry in the 1990 ‘Let the People Sing’ competition in Germany.

Text Note:

Text: Traditional Samoan

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Influences:

• South Pacific - history and culture
• Dance

Dedication:

To John Endemann

Related Works

Minoi, Minoi	Christopher Marshall
Minoi, Minoi	Christopher Marshall

Performance History

	07 Jul 1999	Performed by Tower New Zealand Youth Choir conducted by Karen Grylls From ‘Songs of Samoa’
		Karen Grylls    New Zealand Youth Choir
	21 Sep 2002	Performed by City of Dunedin Choir as part of the Choral Federation Classic Sing conducted by David Burchell
		City of Dunedin Choir
	12 Jul 2009	Performed by the New Zealand National Youth Choir and conducted by Karen Grylls at the Wellington Town Hall, in Wellington
		New Zealand Youth Choir
	28 Feb 2010	Performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson with director Deborah Simpkin King at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Staten Island, USA
	06 Mar 2010	Performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson with director Deborah Simpkin King at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in New York, USA
	07 Mar 2010	Performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson with director Deborah Simpkin King at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Jersey City, USA