1 Dec 2022

QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Nepituno

From Music Alive, 8:10 pm on 1 December 2022
Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform Mana Moana at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 1 December 2022.

Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform Mana Moana at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 1 December 2022. Photo: John Setter

Composed by Queen Salote to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s royal visit to Tonga in 1953. The chorus encourages her Tongan people to shout with joy, for Queen Elizabeth’s arrival is a reason for them to rejoice!

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Performed by Lesa Fomai, Signature Choir and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brent Stewart.