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- a New Zealand carol arranged by Sarah McDonald for two-part choir
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- Duration:
- 03' 00"
Availability
- This work has 5 scores and a recording
Programme Note
Te Harinui has become New Zealand’s best-loved iconic Christmas carol, and was first performed in New Zealand by an Australian choir in 1959. The carol commemorates the first New Zealand Christmas in the Bay of Islands in 1814, and the coming together of Maori and Pakeha at that time. The first recording on Kiwi Pacific’s EP record Bay of Islands in 1964 was presented to Samuel Marsden’s direct descendant and namesake in that year. This work is widely sung and performed at Christmas, and has also set by choral directors in England and Canada.
- Text Note:
- Text by Willow Macky
- Difficulty:
- Beginner
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