Work
Paradise Restored
for C bass and soprano recorders, and mezzo-soprano
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About
This piece was inspired by a trip to Hauturu (Little Barrier Island, which gave me a glimpse of the paradise Aotearoa was before the native flora and fauna were devastated by mammalian predators. The 'Equinox' theme of the concert (for which this piece was written)coupled with the Maori creation myth of Rangi and Papa provided the idea for the work's structure: a gradual separation occurs between the two parts (voice and recorder) as they move from darkness to light.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Auckland Composer collective The Committee, for 'Equinox', a concert of new and recent works by Auckland composers, at University of Auckland Clock Tower
Dedication note
for Claire Scholes and Kevin Kim
Contents note
Two continuous movements: 'dark' and 'light'
Performance history
22 Sep 2013: Performed by Claire Scholes (mezzo soprano), Kevin Kim (recorders) at the University of Auckland Clock Tower, in Auckland.