The Thing is loosely based around one of my first ever compositions. The Thing once had an actual title. The Thing once had a narrative and a programme note....

The music critic of the Canterbury Times writing in 1913 said ‘had she lived in the musical atmosphere of England her songs would no doubt, long ago have bee...

One of six songs from Alice Mackay's 'Maoriland' cycle (see also, 'Te whenua kura' and ['A Bush Song'](http...

The music critic of the Canterbury Times writing in 1913 said ‘had she lived in the musical atmosphere of England her songs would no doubt, long ago have bee...

'My heart’s oppressed’ comes from Goethe’s Faust, most famously set as ‘Gretchen am spinnrade’ ('Gretchen at the spinning wheel') by Schubert.

The musi...

One of six songs from Alice Mackay's 'Maoriland' cycle (see also, 'A Bush Song' and ['The Grey Ship'](https...