Following the acclaimed ‘performance installation’ at Te Papa in 2023, Stroma return to play multiple, simultaneous performances of ambient, spatial music in the gorgeous gallery spaces of City Gallery Wellington. The centrepiece is a new work by Riki Gooch, Poutama, a work in four parts for improvising taonga puoro ensemble blending with the sounds of Stroma’s musicians.
Also on the programme are meditative, hypnotic works by Salina Fisher, Hildur Guðnadóttir, John Luther Adams, Pauline Oliveros, Dai Fujikura, James Tenney, Jonathan Harvey, Alex Turley, Michael Norris, Salvatore Sciarrino and, of course, John Cage.
Lasting two hours, you can come and go as you please. Have a drink at the bar, then wander around the spaces to experience the sound events. Follow the schedule, or see where your ear takes you.
Featuring
Riki Gooch and Rangatuone Ensemble (taonga puoro): Te Kahureremoa Taumata, Dr Ruby Solly, Komako Silver, Māia-te-oho Holman-Wharehoka, Al Fraser, Salina Fisher (koto)
Programme
Riki Gooch — Poutama: 12 Steps of Ascension (PREMIERE)
Salina Fisher — woman 女 beneath a wave 波
Pauline Oliveros — A Fluting Moment, Antiphonal Meditation, Heart of Tones, Rock Piece
Michael Norris — Cirrus Drift
Hildur Guðnadóttir — From the other place
John Luther Adams — Canticles of the Sky, Roar
James Tenney — Harmonium #1 , Harmonium #7, Saxony
Alex Turley — Cloudscapes
John Cage — Five & One4
Salvatore Sciarrino — L’addio a Trachis
Felipe Lara — Meditation and Calligraphy
Toshio Ichiyanagi — Still Time III
Jonathan Harvey — Still
Dai Fujikura — Harahara & Inkling
City Gallery Te Whare Toi, Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington.
Click on link to book tickets. General admission $25, Concession $15.