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Premiere of Accordion and Choral Work – New Zealandby Heather Masefield |
On June 13th accordionist Alanah Jones premiered a new commissioned work entitled “La Luna Blanca” by highly regarded New Zealand choral composer David Hamilton. This composition for free bass accordion and choir was premiered at the Auckland Town Hall as part of the Westlake Chorolation choir performance for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Big Sing event. Westlake Chorolation if one of the top New Zealand youth choirs and has travelled internationally including performing at the Vatican in Italy. Alanah Jones has worked with David Hamilton for several months, demonstrating accordion and its possibilities, and testing the sounds of accordion and choir to finalise the composition for performance. |