Work
Pōhutukawa
for voices, taonga pūoro and jazz quintet
About
"Pohutukawa" is the star that connects Matariki to the deceased and is the reason people would cry out the names of the dead and weep when Matariki was seen rising in the early morning." The red colour of pohotukawa too highlights the issue of murdered and missing indigenous women, and the need to protect and uplift indigenous wāhine in Aotearoa, and around the world.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival