Music
Almost an island
For soprano and piano
Haiku by the Otago Peninsula writing group
The first performance of Almost an island was given by Ana Good (soprano) and Joyce Whitehead (piano) on 21 March 2007 at a reunion of Otago University Mozart Fellows in Dunedin.
About the work
Almost an Island, a phrase which refers to the Otago Peninsula, was written as a wedding present for my then neighbours, Breffni and Dave.
The poets are Eleanor Koch, Kay Sinclair, Fran Bolgar, my sister Joyce Whitehead and me.
Scores and recordings
Buy or borrow the score from SOUNZ. An archival recording of the first performance can also be borrowed from SOUNZ.