Te Papa

Soprano, Baritone, Kaikaranga & Orchestra

Work Details

Te Papa
(1996/2003)
WORK DURATION
10:00
AUTHOR
anon.
LANGUAGE
English / Māori
WORK CODE
PE022
Instrumentation
S / Bar / kaikaranga soli + 2.2.2.2 / 4.3.2+cbtbn.1 / timp.4perc / hp / str
COMMISSION DETAILS
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, to commemorate the opening of the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa
Premiere
Virginia-Marie Stack (Ms), Simon O'Neill (T), Mere Boynton (kaikaranga), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young (cond), 14 February 1998
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From the Composer

We now live in a unique multi-cultural society. Our many and varied contemporary art forms reflect this, and display something that could only be created here. This piece is a recognition of the similarities and differences of all the cultures of New Zealand. It is a musical analogy to my ideal that cultures can co-exist without overshadowing or changing one another. And finally, it is a musical celebration of the fact that we have all ended up here on the same soil.