Work

Programme Note

This work is a setting of a text by Rev. Len Horwood (d.1990), minister of Mt Albert Methodist Church (Auckland) in the 1960’s, and was written at the request of Mervyn Rosser – choirmaster of Mt Albert Methodist Church. This particular hymn of praise to God draws its inspiration from aspects of the New Zealand landscape – especially the plants and trees. References are made to the kauri, the rata, and the kowhai, as well as the lakes, mountains and valleys.

Text Note:

Text by Len Horwood

Commissioned:

Commissioned by Mt Albert Methodist Church Choir

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Influences:

• Culture - NZ
• Landscape - NZ

Performance History

	16 Aug 2009	Performed by the Auckland Wind Orchestra at Holy Trinity Church in Devonport, Auckland