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Poems of Solitary Delights
for orchestra and tenor (narrator)
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About
A setting of a cycle of poems by nineteenth century Japanese poet Tachibana Akemi, poems that are, by turns, amusing, reflective, profound.
Text note
Text by Tachibana Akemi (translated by Bownas and Thwaite)
Performance history
21 Oct 1986: Performed by the NZSO, conducted by John Hopkins
30 Apr 2004: Performed by the NZSO, conducted by Kenneth Young. Paul Chappory, tenor.
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Robert Easting, and conducted by Kenneth Young