NZSO with Marcus Winter - The Sandman

"Tuia ki te rangi       
Tuia ki te whenua       
Tuia ki te moana       
Tuia te here tāngata       
Ka rongo te pō       
Ka rongo te ao
Mārama te pō 
Mārama te ao
Haumi e hui e tāiki e"  

"What is written in the heavens, Is written on the land And on the seas Connecting the people Between the division of night and day For further wisdom and enlightenment"

This week we engaged all of our senses on a trip to hear the NZ Symphony Orchestra and watch Marcus Winter - The Sandman create the most amazing visual art out of sand and light. Marcus told the creation story of Rangi and Papatūānuku and other stories about 'Ngā Tohu o te Taiao.' - The Signs of Nature. We heard and saw how we can be Kaitiaki or Tangata Tiaki in our world. Some of the messages really fit with our philosophy and aspirations for looking after our place.

We were able to make plenty of links between our Inquiry -Myths and Legends from around our world and Ngā tohu o te Taiao. 

We were so lucky to have Kiri come and share her musical expertise with us this prior to our trip.  She played some music live to help us learn the song to accompany the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on our trip. We certainly sounded amazing at the Michael Fowler Centre. Thanks to all our whānau who come in to share their time and expertise with us.  We really appreciate it.

We were amazed to learn that the NZ Symphony Orchestra created the musical score for the new Minecraft Movie !! 

Some of the other pieces of music we interacted with were:

E. Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood

L. Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 Pastoral - Mvt  4: The Storm