Notes from the Front

Notes from the Front, is a new song cycle by Ross Harris for tenor, piano, and violin, with words by Vincent O'Sullivan.

This premiere is based on the experiences of Alexander Aitken, brilliant mathematician and soldier with the NZ Expeditionary Force, who managed to smuggle his violin not only through the Gallipoli campaign but also through Northern France. This event is part of the National Library Poet Laureate programme event.