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A Monodrama: On Board the S.S. Fifeshire for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
9:15 |
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A Monodrama: Arrival in New Zealand for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
2:48 |
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A Monodrama: Father and Daughter Exchange Letters for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
4:49 |
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A Monodrama: Alice Discovers She Is Pregnant for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
4:05 |
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A Monodrama: The Death of Alice’s Father for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
3:11 |
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A Monodrama: The Death of Alice’s Husband for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
2:47 |
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A Monodrama: Alice’s Return to the Farm at Makarora for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
4:17 |
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A Monodrama: Looking Forward to a New Life for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Gillian Whitehead, Fleur Adcock |
6:25 |
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Karohirohi
Gillian Whitehead |
13:31 |
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The Improbable Ordered Dance
Gillian Whitehead |
20:54 |
First performed in 2002, Alice is the moving story of a woman's fight for a new life in colonial NZ. Fleur Adcock's text with music by Gillian Whitehead is already recognised as a NZ masterpiece. Also on this CD is the exquisite short concerto for harp and orchestra Karohirohi performed by NZSO Principal Harp Carolyn Mills, and one of Whitehead's most impressive symphonic scores The Improbable Ordered Dance.
