On Friday, 29 August at 7.30pm in the Linwood Community Arts Centre, WORD Christchurch is proud to host the world premiere of an exciting new work for vocalist and chamber ensemble that brings together the talents of admired composer <\/span>Alex van den Broek<\/b><\/span> and renowned New Zealand poet <\/span>Riemke Ensing<\/b><\/span>. The two have a strong artistic rapport based on mutual admiration and on shared experiences of immigration and dual identity. <\/span>Storm Warning<\/i><\/span> explores the boundaries between classical and jazz to realise the colour and depth of poems rich in the imagery of Aotearoa. <\/span><\/p>\n

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‘The poems are set around the West coast of Auckland which has alway has a special significance for me – not least because that intrepid seafarer Abel Tasman (The Tasman Sea) came to New<\/div>\n
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Zealand from the same province (Groningen) as I did – although there as a considerable difference in the time-span. [1642 \/ 1951]<\/div>\n
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The poems for Storm Warning- after McCahon <\/i> came about when I was asked to curate an exhibition of ‘west coast’ art at the Corbans Estate Arts Center in Henderson in 2003.<\/div>\n
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We were even lucky enough to secure a McCahon for the occasion, which was especially marvellous. A friend and colleague was quite happy to lend it. <\/div>\n
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The artists whose works were shown in the exhibition were: Rex Armstrong, Alice Blackley, Len Castle, James Ensing -Trussell, John Madden, Colin McCahon, Stanley Palmer, Felicity West.<\/div>\n
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Beth Sergeant searched out the French out-of-production Cromatico Carmine endpapers for the book, immediately picking up on the red in the McCahon painting, but rejecting the more<\/div>\n
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terrifying connotations for the ‘seductively enticing translucence’ of the paper <\/div>\n
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Dame Cheryll Sotheran, then at Te Papa, was there to launch the book and open the exhibition. A momentous occasion and a huge crowd.’<\/div>\n
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For his composition of these poems, Alex van den Broek has chosen a somewhat unusual combination of instruments as well as voice that will be fascinating and intriguing to hear. <\/div>\n
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Storm Warning \u2013 World Premiere<\/b><\/p>\n
Music \u2013 Alex van den Broek <\/span>Text \u2013 Riemke Ensing<\/p>\n
Voice \u2013 Naomi Ferguson<\/p>\n
Oboe \u2013 Jennifer Johnson<\/p>\n
Clarinet \u2013 Gretchen La Roche<\/p>\n
Trombone \u2013 Scott Taitoko<\/p>\n
Percussion \u2013 Mark La Roche<\/p>\n

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