Work
Te Moanapouri
for cor anglais, harp and string orchestra
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About
In Memory of Verona – drowned at sea 2005
In June 2005 my niece Verona sailed from Nelson heading for a romantic holiday in Rarotonga. She traveled with her beloved partner on his yacht. They ran into a severe storm north of New Zealand and were never found.
While writing this piece I came across reference to a quote from Tristan and Isolde in The Waste Land – "Öd' und leer das Meer" – "desolate and empty the sea". In both the Wagner’s and T. S. Eliot’s works the reference is to drowning at sea. When I discovered that the words were sung, in the opera, by the Shepherd (who plays Cor Anglais) it seemed appropriate for Te Moanapouri to end with a brief quotation from Act III of Tristan and Isolde.
Dedication note
In Memory of Verona - drowned at sea in 2005
Performance history
01 May 2007: 2007 NZSO-SOUNZ Readings 1
15 Jul 2007: Ross Harris Portrait: Auckland Chamber Orchestra
17 Apr 2012: New Zealand in L.A.
17 May 2014: The Birth of a Romantic | CSO 2014