Work
Taniwha
for taonga puoro, flutes
About
Tessa Brinckman grew up with Maori stories of the taniwha (spiritual protectors and antagonists), and a sense of the dark underground places they lived, beyond Pakeha explanation. She was struck similarly by a sense of strong ancestral forces that exist around northern Manhattan. This piece is a tribute to the dead, the living, ancient pathways and machines (specifically subways) that vibrate the foundations of Manhattan.
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