He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū - Takerei Komene
Commissioned by Auckland Youth Choir 2023
Auckland Youth Choir
David Squire - Director of Music
Claire Caldwell - Assistant Director of Music
Michael Stewart - Organist
Organ & Choir Celebration - Town Hall Organ Trust concert
14 May 2023
Auckland Town Hall
Auckland, New Zealand
Video by Auckland Live
Sound by Adrian Hollay
Takerei Komene’s He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū is a celebration of birth, rejoicing in its chaos and the process of creation. This new commission revolves around the creation of a person with endless potential. The text centres on a well-known whakatauki, or proverb:
Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei
Seek that which you treasure most - if you must bow your head, let it be to the loftiest of mountains
A mihi pepeha, hailing the fabrics of space and the throes of the heart, is joined by the organ - a giant celestial factory, chaotic and cacophonous, with great starry arms placing pieces into unique moulds forming the fragments of the final section of the work - a mighty invocation of the whakatauki.
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10 сен 2024
