Solo voice
Te Whiringa o Manoko
For solo soprano
Text by the composer
About the work
This piece was written for the dedication of Chris Booth’s sculpture of the same name at Kerikeri, and was sung by Ramonda Taleni Te Maiharoa at the opening. My text draws on local material.
Score
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Tōrea
For soprano
Text by the composer
The first performance was given by Ramonda te Maiharoa Taleni on 10 February 2013, to the accompaniment of penguins.
About the work
On 10 February 1913 the Terra Nova, returned from the Antarctic to telegraph news to Britain of the death of Scott and his polar party. Tōrea was written for, and performed at the centenary celebrations of that event in Oamaru.
Tōrea is the red-billed gull, and the conversational sound of the bird represents to Māori a warning that an unfortunate event will befall humans.
Score
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