1 Jan 1989

Brigid BISLEY: This Land of Water

From Resound, 12:00 pm on 1 January 1989

In this song cycle for soprano and piano, Brigid Bisley sets various New Zealand poems, inspired by the natural world. The final poem 'The Trees Are Still' is Brigid's own.

The movements are:

  • 1. In fold of rock (text by Charles Bisley)
  • 2. Rain (text by Hone Tuwhare)
  • 3. The Rock Spring (text by Alistair Campbell)
  • 4. Wild Iron (text by Allen Curnow)
  • 5. The trees are still (text by Brigid Bisley)
Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua

Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua Photo: Public Domain

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