Singing Faith: A History of the Waiata Maori Choir, 1924-1938

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Singing Faith: A History of the Waiata Maori Choir, 1924-1938

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University of Otago

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Description

This Masters thesis contributes to our understanding of the hybridised musical culture that existed in early twentieth century New Zealand. By tracing the extensive tours of the Waiata Maori Choir from 1924 until the group disbanded in 1938, this research illuminates the process of singing faith (in this case Methodism) and of the religious, racial, social, cultural, musical and political factors that made up the group. The choir’s Methodist founder, Reverend Arthur Seamer, used the stage as ...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2012

Creator

Willyams, Michelle

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/2405

Related subjects

Music / Methodism / Maori / New Zealand / Australia / United Kingdom

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