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Repertoire Ideas for Taonga Puoro and Western Instruments

This list contains a selection of works available for taonga puoro and western instruments.

Most works have online score and audio samples. Those marked with * have full length audio or video available for free streaming on our website.   


With solo instrument

Gillian Whitehead: Hineraukatauri *
for flute (picc, fl, afl) and Maori flutes 10'

Philip Brownlee: Te Hau o Tawhirimatea *
for flute and taonga puoro 11'

Ross Carey: Nga Hau o Kaiaua (The Winds of Kaiaua)
for flute and taonga puoro


Chamber music

Gillian Whitehead: Puhake ki te Rangi *
for string quartet and taonga puoro 16'

Gillian Whitehead: Hineputehue
for string quartet and taonga puoro 25'

Gillian Whitehead: “Aria” from Outrageous Fortune
for soprano, taonga puoro, flute, bassoon, cello and piano 

Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for kaikaranga, taonga puoro, flute, bassoon and cello 16'

Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, taonga puoro and bassoon 16'

Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, taonga puoro, flute, alto flute and bassoon 16'

Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, flute and taonga puoro 16'

Philip Brownlee: He rimu pae noa *
for taonga puoro, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano 9'

Victoria Kelly: Toi Huarewa / Suspended Way *
for taonga puoro and piano trio 22'

Gareth Farr: He Poroporoaki
for taonga puoro and string quartet 5'

Dylan Lardelli: Musical Box *
for taonga puoro, viola, guitar and harp 10'


With large mixed ensemble (7+ players)

Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao: Ko te tatai whetu *
for taonga puoro and ensemble of 8 players 16'

Gillian Whitehead: Hineteiwaiwa
for taonga puoro and ensemble of 9 players 20'

Oliver Francis Huang-Hsu: Mokoia - The Love Legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai *
for taonga puoro (3 players) and ensemble of 7 players 13'


With orchestra or string orchestra

Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao: Ko te tatai whetu *
for taonga puoro and orchestra 18'

Michael Norris: Mātauranga (Rerenga) *
for orchestra, taonga puoro and live electronics 12'

Pieta Hextall, Savanah Tukariri, Kerepeti Paraone and Te Ahikaaroa Kapa Haka: He Ngākau Aroha *
for taonga pūoro, kapa haka and orchestra 20'

Contact info@sounz.org.nz to enquire about score/parts

Brigid Ursula Bisley: Waitakere Overture
for orchestra and taonga puoro 12'

David Hamilton: An Offering for Parihaka
for taonga puoro and string orchestra 14'   


Large scale works (opera, oratorio etc.)

Ross Harris: Requiem for the Fallen *
for solo tenor, SATB choir, taonga puoro, bass drum and string quartet 45'

Brigid Ursula Bisley: In Memoriam
for taonga puoro, voices and chamber orchestra

Helen Fisher: Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit
version for two mezzo-sopranos, kaikaranga, taonga puoro, flute, bodhran and string quartet 37'

Helen Fisher: Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit *
version for SATB choir, kapa haka, Maori and Irish instruments, three soloists and orchestra 64'

Gillian Whitehead: Outrageous Fortune
opera in two acts for 6 singers, taonga puoro and ensemble of 13 players 120'

Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo: An Instrumental Voyage - Pae Tawhiti, Pae Tata *
for orchestra, taonga puoro, narrator, and singer 55'