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Te Papa
Te Papa was first performed on 14 February, 1998, at the opening of The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with soloists Mere Boynton, Virginia-Marie Stack and Peter de Blois. The public response was immediate and overwhelming.
The single was released in conjunction with Te Papa on 14 February, 1999, as part of its first anniversary celebrations. The NZSO once again performed Te Papa in the Wellington Foyer.
“We now live in a unique multi-cultural society. Our many and varied contemporary art forms reflect this fact, and display something that could only be created here. This piece is a recognition of the similarities and differences of all of the cultures of New Zealand. It is a musical analogy to my ideal that cultures can co-exist without overshadowing or changing one another. And finally, it is a musical celebration that we all have ended up here on the same soil.”
Gareth Farr
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