Work
Orpheus in Rarohenga
for soprano, tenor and bass soloists, SATB choir and orchestra
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About
Commissioned note
By the Orpheus Choir on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary with funding from Creative New Zealand and the Lion Foundation.
Contents note
Part 1: The Transit of Venus
Part 2: The Death of Cook
Part 3: Captain Cook in Rarohenga
Text note
Text by Robert Sullivan
Performance history
23 Nov 2002: Performed by Orpheus Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra cond. Andrew Cantrill; Wellington Town Hall.
10 May 2013: NZSO - Hear and Far - Modern Masters (Wellington)
25 May 2013: NZSO - Hear and Far - Modern Masters (Auckland)