This list contains a selection of works available for taonga puoro and western instruments.
Most works have online score and audio samples. Those marked with * have full length audio or video available for free streaming on our website.
With solo instrument
Gillian Whitehead: Hineraukatauri *
for flute (picc, fl, afl) and Maori flutes 10'
Philip Brownlee: Te Hau o Tawhirimatea *
for flute and taonga puoro 11'
Ross Carey: Nga Hau o Kaiaua (The Winds of Kaiaua)
for flute and taonga puoro
Chamber music
Gillian Whitehead: Puhake ki te Rangi *
for string quartet and taonga puoro 16'
Gillian Whitehead: Hineputehue
for string quartet and taonga puoro 25'
Gillian Whitehead: “Aria” from Outrageous Fortune
for soprano, taonga puoro, flute, bassoon, cello and piano
Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for kaikaranga, taonga puoro, flute, bassoon and cello 16'
Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, taonga puoro and bassoon 16'
Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, taonga puoro, flute, alto flute and bassoon 16'
Gillian Whitehead: Hinetekakara
version for voice, flute and taonga puoro 16'
Philip Brownlee: He rimu pae noa *
for taonga puoro, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano 9'
Victoria Kelly: Toi Huarewa / Suspended Way *
for taonga puoro and piano trio 22'
Gareth Farr: He Poroporoaki
for taonga puoro and string quartet 5'
Dylan Lardelli: Musical Box *
for taonga puoro, viola, guitar and harp 10'
With large mixed ensemble (7+ players)
Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao: Ko te tatai whetu *
for taonga puoro and ensemble of 8 players 16'
Gillian Whitehead: Hineteiwaiwa
for taonga puoro and ensemble of 9 players 20'
Oliver Francis Huang-Hsu: Mokoia - The Love Legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai *
for taonga puoro (3 players) and ensemble of 7 players 13'
With orchestra or string orchestra
Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao: Ko te tatai whetu *
for taonga puoro and orchestra 18'
Michael Norris: Mātauranga (Rerenga) *
for orchestra, taonga puoro and live electronics 12'
Pieta Hextall, Savanah Tukariri, Kerepeti Paraone and Te Ahikaaroa Kapa Haka: He Ngākau Aroha *
for taonga pūoro, kapa haka and orchestra 20'
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Brigid Ursula Bisley: Waitakere Overture
for orchestra and taonga puoro 12'
David Hamilton: An Offering for Parihaka
for taonga puoro and string orchestra 14'
Large scale works (opera, oratorio etc.)
Ross Harris: Requiem for the Fallen *
for solo tenor, SATB choir, taonga puoro, bass drum and string quartet 45'
Brigid Ursula Bisley: In Memoriam
for taonga puoro, voices and chamber orchestra
Helen Fisher: Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit
version for two mezzo-sopranos, kaikaranga, taonga puoro, flute, bodhran and string quartet 37'
Helen Fisher: Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit *
version for SATB choir, kapa haka, Maori and Irish instruments, three soloists and orchestra 64'
Gillian Whitehead: Outrageous Fortune
opera in two acts for 6 singers, taonga puoro and ensemble of 13 players 120'
Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo: An Instrumental Voyage - Pae Tawhiti, Pae Tata *
for orchestra, taonga puoro, narrator, and singer 55'