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- for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, SATB choir and orchestra
- By:
- Duration:
- 46' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- 3,3,3,2, contra bsn; 4,3,3,1; timp., percussion (5 players), hp, pno (dbl celesta), organ, SATB Choir and STBar. soloists; strings.
- Contents:
- Part 1: The Transit of Venus Part 2: The Death of Cook Part 3: Captain Cook in Rarohenga
Availability
- This work has 2 scores and a resource
- Text Note:
- Text by Robert Sullivan
- Commissioned:
- By the Orpheus Choir on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary with funding from Creative New Zealand and the Lion Foundation.
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Funders:
Performance History
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23 Nov 2002 |
Performed by Orpheus Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra cond. Andrew Cantrill; Wellington Town Hall. |
| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Orpheus Choir | ||
| 10 May 2013 |
Performed by the NZSO, the Orpheus Choir, soloists Jenny Wollerman and Paul Whelan, cond. Tecwyn Evans, at the Wellington Town Hall |
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| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Tecwyn Evans |
Events
| 25 May 2013 |
Performed by the NZSO, the Orpheus Choir, soloists Jenny Wollerman and Paul Whelan, cond. Tecwyn Evans, at the Wellington Town Hall |
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| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Tecwyn Evans |