A setting of a powerful satirical poem by Jessie MacKay, describing events in Parihaka, 1881, when government troops forcibly took over a Maori Pa and sent many of its inhabitants to prison. A direct and strong setting, performable by soloists or by unaccompanied choir.
Opus No : 63
Category : Choir unaccompanied
Year : 1994
Duration : 5'00
Texts: Jessie MacKay
Commissioned by : The Australian Song Company
Instrumentation: for vocal sextet SSATBB or 6-part choir
Level :
3 - for professional and semi-professional musicians
Available from
the composer
The Australian Song Company on CD 'Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance', Morrison Music Trust Records