Kotahi Te Wairua Te Mauri Kapa Haka
Te Miha Hamilton: Saturday 7 September 2019 Rotorua: Sunday 8 September 2019
Welcome from the 'Te Miha' Music Director A great many composers have set to music the Latin text of the traditional and ancient Mass. Such works commonly feature five primary movements reflecting the process of the Ordinary of the Mass. These five are known as the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei and with some minor variations form the backbone of most Mass settings. Some, such as the incomparable Mass in B minor of J.S.Bach (1685-1750) are deeply ornate and require substantial choral forces, and are seldom presented outside of large concert auditoria. The recurring appropriation of this religious text for the purposes of musical elevation has long fascinated me, and particularly the adherence to tradition that it represents, but more how this functions here in Aotearoa New Zealand. In a number of our country’s parish churches the Mass is conducted in te reo Maori, using a translation initially developed by Pā Hoani Papita (Father John Baptist Becker), a priest who was trained at London’s Mill Hill seminary with the express purpose of developing a ministry in Aotearoa - New Zealand, arriving here in 1886. Under the direction of Pa Mikaere Ryan this long-evolved translation was formalised in response to the Second Vatican Council (1962 -1965) which sought to strengthen the relationship between the Catholic Church and the modern world, and this official translation can be heard in many locations throughout our country. I am indebted to Pa Mikaere and Adam Renata (Katekita) for their introduction to the translation and the potency it holds. In setting this Mass in Maori to music I adopted the five common movements that form the traditional approach. Te Miha offers vocal melodies that are often narrow in range and use many unisons, befitting some traditional waiata characteristics. The vocal arrangement is uncluttered and with minimal ornamentation so that the words can be heard. The accompaniment is certainly modern but also offers glimpses of traditions in Western classical music. So, in their way, the music, text and language each present cultural traditions and allow us insight into multiple worlds.
Stephen Small Composer | Conductor Music Director: Te Miha
Stephen Small
Stephen Small (b. 1969) is a multi-instrumentalist/producer/arranger. He studied classical piano with Tamas Vesmas in New Zealand, and with Nelly Ben-Or at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. His stylistic interests include Western classical music, contemporary jazz, rock, and Persian music. He has recorded and released five previous albums of original work including Slow Drag (2009), a collection of multi-keyboard progressive jazz tunes, Inamorata (2011), an album of classical piano compositions, and Halcyon Dayes (2016), a collection of New Age piano compositions. All albums are released by Domo Music USA. Of note is the 2018 release of the eponymous album by Kotahi Te Wairua, a te reo Maori recording that re-tells the myth of Ranginui and Papatuanuku. Stephen has been Music Director and arranger for legendary Grammy-winning New Age artist Kitaro. In recent Kitaro tours Stephen has conducted the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Orchestra, Azerbaijan Chamber Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 2014 saw the release of the Grammy-nominated Kitaro: Symphony Live in Istanbul, with the Alexander Symphony Orchestra of Romania. Kitaro also performed four concerts in Tehran in 2014 with Stephen conducting the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. As a pianist, Stephen has also participated in recordings and performances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Pops Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand String Quartet and with many regional orchestras and large ensembles. A notable release is Us and Them (Symphonic Pink Floyd), recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with orchestrations by Jaz Coleman, for whom Stephen worked as an assistant arranger, copyist and pianist. In 2018 Stephen orchestrated and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in a recording of music by composer Michel Huygen at London’s Abbey Road studios. Stephen has a Master of Arts in musicology and a Doctor of Musical Arts in genre studies. PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
Kotahi Te Wairua Kotahi Te Wairua is a cultural performance collective that fuses aspects of Maori language with contemporary musical resources. Formed by songwriters Gail Tipene (Ngāpuhi Ngati hine ), Sharon Emirali (Ngaruahine), Anthony Grey ( Ngāpuhi Tainui ) and Stephen Small in 2011, Kotahi Te Wairua offers a unique representation of the Unity of Spirit found in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The group are joined by Elisha Hulton and Thomas Mitai (Te Whakatõhea, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Awa). Elisha is a Mezzo-Soprano singer of Samoan heritage. Her father hails from Vailima, Upolu and her Mother is from Samata, Savai’i. Elisha now resides in Rotorua, where she has a strong connection and passion for the Maori culture, vocal coaching the Ngati Whakaue Kapa Haka team and teaches Maori Waiata/Music at Rotorua Boys’ High School as part of her role as singing and music teacher there. Thomas hails from Mataatua Waka. Born in Opotiki, Thomas is a prominent and talented singer, kapa haka performer, filmmaker, member of Ringatū Church and manager of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Tech Pā Studio, Te Whakatohea CLA, His experience includes music performing arts, event management, stage management and production. Thomas has broad experience tutoring kapa haka groups and performing arts groups as well as being an MC, Live Cross for television and radio, and has performed as a lead vocalist at the Wellington Edinburgh Tattoo 2016. Thomas has a huge passion for music, mentoring & teaching rangatahi of today. Te Mauri Kapa Haka Rikihana Kingi leads Te Mauri Kapa Haka and is a father, husband, and entrepreneur born and bred in Rotorua. He has spent 21 years in Maori performing arts, and for the past six years, along with his business partner Timua Brennan, has been running cultural entertainment shows on the Lakeland Queen. In 2001 he toured New Zealand as a kapa haka performer in Te Matarae, collaborating with the Royal NZ Ballet. His Kapa Haka group have a long history of success in both regional and national competitions, including gaining first place in the 2010 Te Matarae Regionals and becoming National Overall Winners in 2011.The name Te Mauri was established in 2000 under the tutelage of a great leader and inspirational woman in the Maori Performing Arts arena, the late Taini Morrison. Rikihana describes the group as being ”many talented and strong individuals that would get together and let our performance speak for itself”. The group has performed all over NZ and around the world. Elena Abramova - Concertmaster Russian born violinist, Elena Abramova, holds a Masters Degree from the State Conservatory of St Petersburg, Russia, and a Doctorate in Violin Performance from the University of Auckland. Elena has lived in Auckland since 2003 where she is a sought-after freelance violinist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has played with the NZSO, APO, ACO, NZ Trio and other professional ensembles. She has been a concertmaster of Waitakere Orchestra for 10 years and has led a number of other orchestras including Aorangi Symphony, NZ Concerto Orchestra and the St Petersburg University Orchestra. Elena and her husband Greg McGarity founded Auckland Trio which plays concerts both as a traditional classical string trio and also as a cuttingedge fusion ensemble exploring non-classical virtuosic string music.
Programme notes and The Order of Mass Ranginui and Pāpātuanuku Kotahi Te Wairua 2018 A re-telling of the ancient Maori myth of Ranginui and Pāpātuanuku - the Sky-father and Earthmother who existed locked in a loving embrace. Their children, the young Gods, grew tall and strong and, in their desperate struggle for space, separated the parents by force. Not all the Gods agreed to the separation and we are reminded of that to this day by the forcible demonstrations of nature during a storm. In their search for identity and independence the young Gods created the natural world as we know it, leaving Rangi and Pāpā in aching separation forever. Kotahi Te Wairua released their recording of this work in 2018 and tonight present eight songs from the project: 1 Obsession: the love of Rangi and Pāpā 2 Kotahi Te Wairua - Unity of Spirit 3 Ngā Tamariki - the children 4 Noho I Te Pō Ke Ao - living in darkness 5 Kakai - the plotting of the young Gods 6 Riri o Tawhiri Mātea - the wrath of Tawhiri Mātea 7 Roimata Mo Pāpā - tears for Pāpā 8 Ataahua o Ngā Motu - the beauty of the Pacific Te Miha A setting of the Mass in te reo Māori for chamber orchestra and vocal ensemble From the reo Māori translation by Pā Hoani Papita (Father John Baptist Becker), Pā Henare (Father Wientjes) and Pā Mikaere (Father Mick Ryan). E Te Ariki (Kyrie) E te whānau, kia tika ai te kawenga, I ngā kaupapa huna tapu, Me whai whakaaro tatou ki o tatou hara E te Ariki tohungia ra mātou E te Karaiti tohungia ra mātou E te Ariki tohungia ra mātou Kia tohungia rā tātou e te atua kaha rawa, Kia whakakāhoretia ō tātou hara, Ā, kia ārahina tātou ki te oranga tonutanga Korōria (Gloria) Korōria ki te Atua i runga rawa maungārongo ki ngā tāngata hiahia pai i runga i te whenua. E whakanui ana mātou ki ā koe, e whakapai ana, e koropiko ana, e whakakorōria ana, e whakamoemiti ana mō tōu korōria nui, e te Ariki te Atua, te Kingi o te rangi, e te Atua Matua kaha rawa. E te Ariki e Hēhu Karaiti, Tamaiti Huatahi, te Ariki te Atua, te Reme a te Atua, Tamaiti a te Matua, ko koe e tango atu nei i ngā hara o te ao, tohungia rā mātou; ko koe e tango atu nei i ngā hara o te ao, whakarongo mai ki ā mātou inoinga; e noho ana koe ki te ringa matau o te Matua, tohungia rā mātou
Ko koe anake hoki te Tapu, ko koe anake te Ariki, ko koe anake te Runga Rawa, e Hēhu Karaiti, kōrua tahi ko te Wairua Tapu, i te korōria o te Atua Matua. Āmene. Te Whakapono O Ngā Āpōtoro (Credo - The Apostle’s Creed) E whakapono ana ahau ki te Atua, Ki te Matua kaha rawa, Kaihanga o te rangi me te whenua, ā, ki tāna Tamaiti Huatahi hoki, ki a Hēhu Karaiti, to tātou Ariki, i whakaahuatia e te Wairua Tapu, i whānau i te Takakau i a Maria, i whakamamaetia i ngā rā i a Ponotio Pirato, i ripekatia, i mate, i tanumia, i heke ki te iweri; i ara ake i te hunga mate it te toru o ngā rā; i kake atu ki te rangi, ā, e noho ana ki te ringa matau o te Atua Matua kaha rawa; ka hoki mai anō ki te whakawā i ngā tāngata ora, i ngā tāngata mate. E whakapono ana ahau ki te Wairua Tapu, ki te Hāhi tapu katorika, ki te kotahitanga o te hunga tapu, ki te whakakāhoretanga o ngā hara, ki te aranga ake o te tinanaā, ki te oranga tonutanga Āmene He Tapu(Sanctus) He Tapu, he Tapu, he Tapu te Ariki te Atua o ngā taua. Kī tonu te rangi me te whenua i tōu korōria. Hōhana i runga rawa. Kia whakapainga ia e haere mai nei i runga rawa i te ingoa o te Ariki. Hōhana i runga rawa. E Te Reme A Te Atua (Agnus Dei - Lamb of God) E te Reme a te Atua, ko koe e tango atu nei i ngā hara o te ao, tohungia tā mātou. E te Reme a te Atua, ko koe e tango atu nei i ngā hara o te ao, tohungia tā mātou. E te Reme a te Atua, ko koe e tango atu nei i ngā hara o te ao, tukua mai mi a mātou te rangimārie. Tirohi te Reme a te Atua, tirohia ia e tango atu nei ngā hara o te ao. He hunga hari te hunga kua karangatia ki te hakari o te Reme. Whakamoemiti ki te Atua E te Ariki, ehara ahau i te tangata tika e tomo mai a koe ki raro i tōku tuanui, ēngari, kia puaki kau mai te kupu, ā, ka ora tōku wairua. E te Ariki, ko tenei kua pa mai ki o mātou ngutu hei kai kia puritia tena e mātou ki te ngakau ma, ara ko te mea i homai ki a mātou mo te wa, hei rongoa whakaora tena mo nga tau mutunga kore. Whakamoemiti ki te Atua
Stephen Small 2019
Player List
Conductor Stephen Small Concertmaster Elena Abramova* + P.Walls, H Fairburn Violin 1 Trudi Miles Sharon Stephens + A & N Hooper Jackie McCaughan Violin 2 Kerry Langdon* Shelby Maples Melody Gumbley Amber Read Viola Chris Nation* Edith Klostermann Jill Wilson Cello Martin Griffiths* Yotam Levy Ros Oliver Double Bass Marija Durdevic*
Flute Agnes Harmath* Anita Macdonald + M Hampson Oboe Akari Ouchi* + K Mayes Clarinet Ashley Hopkins* Justus Rozemond Bassoon Philip Sumner* Craig Bradfield Horn Tom Chester* + H Goodman Jill Ferrabee Trumpet Bill Stoneham* Hiro Kobayashi Timpani Rachel Thomas* *Section Principal + Sponsored Seat
Kotahi Te Wairua Thomas Mitai Elisha Hulton Anthony Grey Gail Tipene Sharon Emirali
Te Mauri Kapa Haka
Rikihana Kingi Ngati Pikiao/Ngati Whakaue Te Arawa Te Whare Kotua Hare Ngati Whakaue/Ngati Rangaiwewehi Te Arawa/Mataatua Pryor Falwasser Ngati Hinekura/Ngati Pikiao Te Arawa Te Rika Mcleod Tuhourangi Te Arawa Ashley Douglas Ngati Whakaue/Ngati Rangaiwewehi Te Arawa Nicole Douglas Ngati Whakaue/Ngati Rangaiwewehi Te Arawa Wikitoria Tuhakaraina Ngati Whakaue/Ngati Rangaiwewehi Te Arawa Jacinta Bernard Ngati Pikiao Te Arawa
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