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...that moment when the first light is reflected in the eastern sky before the sun rises, that moment after darkness, that moment of clarity after being in a dark place.....
Ata Reira is a choral celebration of light.
Members of the NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ, Kristin School's Euphony and James Tibbles (organ), join forces to perform Bob Chilcott's Canticles of Light. This three-movement work first asks for protection from the night, and then concludes with a song for the morning that looks forward to a new beginning.
Other works include Whitacre's Lux Aurumque, Schafer's Epitaph for Moonlight, settings of O nata lux by Tallis and Lauridsen and a choral setting of Elgar's Nimrod with the text lux aeterna.
The Choirs are also proud to present Waerenga-a-Hika, a newly commissioned work in Te Reo Māori composed by Tuirina Wehi.
The night will begin with a pre-show talk at 6.30 with an education focus for students led by Dr Karen Grylls and David Squire and Robert Wiremu will interview Tuirina Wehi about her new work.
Come rejoice as New Zealand's best choirs sing us into the light.
Year Level: 11-13
An educational resource will be available to teachers who book this event.
Subjects: Music
For enquiries contact us at schools@aaf.co.nz
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