Gareth Farr: Waipiro

Waipiro

(2000/02)

WORK DURATION

9:45

WORK CODE

GF/WO

Instrumentation

1(S Cor).5(Solo Cor).1(Rep. Cor).2(Cor) / 1(Fl.Hn).1(Solo Hn).2(Hn) / 2(Bar).2(Trb).1(B. Tbn) / 2(Bar).2(Euph).2(Basses[Eb:Bb]) / timp.2perc + optional third perc

COMMISSION DETAILS

Brass Bands Association of New Zealand

Premiere

Shell Millennium International Bands Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 14 April 2000

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Waipiro, Farr's first work for brass band, was commissioned by the Brass Bands Association of New Zealand as the B-Grade test piece for the National Championships in 2000. The title refers to Waipiro Bay, a picturesque site north of Gisborne on New Zealand's East Cape; and perhaps also to the Maori word for liquor (literally "fermented water"). The work was revised in 2002.

Waipiro

Gareth Farr

Work Details