Work
Hau
for voice and crystal glass
Films, Audio & Samples
About
While thinking about producing a tribute to Stockhausen specifically for singer-songwriter Karen Hunter to perform, I decided to base it on Stockhausen’s famous vocal work Stimmung, focussing only on names of Maori gods. I then learnt of the very sad early death of NZ singer Mahinarangi Tocker, literally while I was eating muttonbird for the first time, at Moeraki. Various elements thus came into play in the work – tuning, lamentation, the elements, Maori waiata and a strong sense of ritual.
The Maori word hau has a variety of meanings including wind and breath.
Commissioned note
Requested for Karlheinz Company concert marking the death of Stockhausen
Dedication note
To the memory of Stockhausen and Mahinarangi Tocker
Text note
Names of Maori gods