This piece comes from the short cycle Down on the Farm which sets five pieces by New Zealand poets. The texts all deal with aspects of farming or typical f...

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...

Song to “Cat”, referring to the singer/songwriter Cat Stevens, is based on the quintessential idea of a pop song, and is part of a larger work _Unspoken So...

This sensitive setting with text adapted from Song of Solomon can be used in worship or concert performance. It moves beautifully between different moods, ma...

The Gardener's Song is the first of a set of songs written for Barbara Hendry, one of Dunedin's renowned singing teachers and performers. The words are by ...

Song for a Child is the second of a set of songs written for Barbara Hendry, one of Dunedin's most renowned singing teachers and performers. The words are ...

This piece sets five of the six verses of The Night Watch Song of the 'Charlotte Jane' by James Edward Fitzgerald, a nineteenth century immigrant to New Ze...

The Angel's Carol is a most attractive piece, which is very singable and equally enjoyable for the listener.

The Angel's Carol is a most attractive piece, which is very singable and equally enjoyable for the listener.

In “A Winter Song”, poet Lang Leav uses musical metaphors to express an intense love between two people. However, it seems to be a love lost, or perhaps an u...

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was an American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the pioneers in the style of poetry known ...

The humpback whale is, in many ways, the spirit of the ocean. Through four sections – Chant, Dance, Lament and Chant – The Whale’s Song traces the migrato...

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A dramatic setting of words from Psalm 98, sung in English alongside words from ...

From "Three Songs from 'Othello'"

A short song for female voices (SSAA) and piano with a humorous twist at the end.

On the 2nd of September 2015, the body of three-year-old Syrian migrant, Aylan Kurdi, washed up on a Turkish beach after an overcrowded inflatable raft, carr...

Song and Dance was written for the enjoyment of intermediate level flute players. The tune for Dance comes from the ballet music for _Beauty and the Beas...

"My inspiration for this piece has been my daughter and the way in which she and I forge understandings without words... in her case, without even the concep...

Set to an elegant and thought-provoking text by R. Tagore, the composer created beautiful melodies and an accompaniment in the style of a fine art song to br...

Originally written while the composer was a student at Teachers’ Training College in Wellington, New Zealand in 1949 and performed at the Cambridge Music Sch...

Song without words was written to mark the occasion of Helen Young's departure from Wellington to live in Auckland. Helen was always a champion of New Zeal...

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