composer, sound artist
This week, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s concert, Celebrating Matariki – Whakanuia Matariki , includes a performance of Manaaki , which I co-wrote with Ariana Tikao . This version is adapted for orchestral strings from the original quartet, and features Ariana playing taonga puoro. The conductor is Brent Stewart.
The image is Ariana performing with DSO last year, in Ko te tātai whetū , with Alistair Fraser and Marc Taddei.