Manukau Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and their next concert includes the premiere of a work commissioned especially to mark the occasion.
David Hamilton Photo: Supplied
Brent Read Photo: Picasa 2.0
'Manukau Songs: A Choral Symphony' is New Zealand composer David Hamilton's first symphony. The work features poetry and words in Te Reo Māori and English from the 1850s, alongside the poetry of Manukau-based poet Yvonne Amery (Ngā Puhi) from her collection Here at the Edge.
Bryan Crump spoke with David Hamilton and Brent Read, who is director of the Puhinui School Choir. The choir is part of the choral forces involved in the symphony.
‘Hamilton & Houstoun’
5pm, 13 August, Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3
Hamilton: Manukau Songs: A Choral Symphony (world premiere performance)
Manukau Symphony Orchestra, Uwe Grodd (conductor)
Michael Houstoun (pno), Stephen Coco Diaz (counter tenor), James Ioelu (bass), Auckland Choral, Puhinui School Choir
