Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Weaving together Māori, Celtic and Classical musical traditions and whakapapa, this co-composed improvisation commemorates Waitangi Day and all that it stands for. The uniting principle of the improvisation is that of kotahitanga, unity: calling for a tightening of the threads that bind us together as a community. Alternating solo sections with sections where the musicians respond to one another, the work is bookended by Ariana Tikao’s voice calling out and interacting with different imitative and complementary musical contributions from the taonga puoro and clarinet.
Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puoro), Ariana Tikao (voice and taonga puoro) and James Campbelll (clarinet) at the Adam International Chamber Music Festival, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 6 February 2026.
Audio recorded by Bob Bickerton. Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for SOUNZ. Film funded by NZ On Air.
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Weaving together Māori, Celtic and Classical musical traditions and whakapapa, this co-composed improvisation commemorates Waitangi Day and all that it stands for. The uniting principle of the improvisation is that of kotahitanga, unity: calling for a tightening of the threads that bind us together as a community. Alternating solo sections with sections where the musicians respond to one another, the work is bookended by Ariana Tikao’s voice calling out and interacting with different imitative and complementary musical contributions from the taonga puoro and clarinet.
Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puoro), Ariana Tikao (voice and taonga puoro) and James Campbelll (clarinet) at the Adam International Chamber Music Festival, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 6 February 2026.
Audio recorded by Bob Bickerton. Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for SOUNZ. Film funded by NZ On Air.
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Learn more about the composers and performers of music from Aotearoa New Zealand on our website (sounz.org.nz), or by following us on Facebook (@SOUNZnz), Instagram (@sounz_nz), or TikTok (@sounz_nz).
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