Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun / Prairie Light / Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
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Dan Welcher, a professor at the University of Texas, composed Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun in 1991, when he was composer-in-residence at the Honolulu...
Dan Welcher, a professor at the University of Texas, composed Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun in 1991, when he was composer-in-residence at the Honolulu Symphony. The text, by Ann McCutchan, is drawn on a Polynesian folktale that sketches an origin for the seasons (yes, they do have them in Hawaii). Welcher's music, beginning with a Copland-esque vocabulary, follows the text closely but has convincing arcs of it's own; it is not a film soundtrack. Hawaiian percussion and bits of melody are employed. The story centers on a youthful trickster god named Maui, whose namesake is presumably one of the present Hawaiian islands. The narrator is none other than actor Richard Chamberlain.
Product Description:
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Release Date: January 17, 2006
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UPC: 636943928721
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Catalog Number: 8559287
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Label: Naxos
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Number of Discs: 1
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Composer: Dan Welcher
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Performer: Johanos, Honolulu So, Jackson, Chamberlain