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Song of Hope
for unaccompanied SATB choir
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The text for this song is based on a story told to Elena Poletti in 1999 by Nola Leov, about the sinking of the ferry, the Wahine, in Wellington harbour in 1968. When the order to abandon ship was given some Maori men formed a human chain to help pass people along to the lifeboats, and they sang as they did this, to keep people's spirits up. The poem and music captures the sense of bravery and determination from this situation.
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Commissioned by Elena Poletti
Dedication note
Dedicated to the victims of the Wahine disaster
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One movement
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Poem by Elena Poletti
Performance history
01 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
22 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
24 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
26 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
28 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
29 Sep 2007: Performed by the Graduate Choir
Performed by the Graduate Choir conducted by Terence Maskell, September 2007