Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Louise Webster's 'shifting worlds' explores the changing environment in which her great-great-great-grandparents found themselves, arriving in Aotearoa to occupy Ngāti Kahungunu whenua after being forced off their own lands in Caithness. Listen out for fragments of songs from the north of Scotland, woven into the new sound-world the couple might have experienced on the other side of the world. Watch the full performance on our YouTube channel!
Performed by Donald Armstrong (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Matthias Balzat and Jian Liu (piano) at the Martinborough Music Festival. Audio recorded by David Houston for RNZ Concert. Film funded by NZ On Air.
Louise Webster's 'shifting worlds' explores the changing environment in which her great-great-great-grandparents found themselves, arriving in Aotearoa to occupy Ngāti Kahungunu whenua after being forced off their own lands in Caithness. Listen out for fragments of songs from the north of Scotland, woven into the new sound-world the couple might have experienced on the other side of the world. Watch the full performance on our YouTube channel!
Performed by Donald Armstrong (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Matthias Balzat and Jian Liu (piano) at the Martinborough Music Festival. Audio recorded by David Houston for RNZ Concert. Film funded by NZ On Air.
