Verleih uns Frieden - Felix Mendelssohn Auckland Youth Choir David Squire - Director of Music Claire Caldwell - Assistant Director of Music Michael Stewart - Organ Organ & Choir Celebration - Town Hall Organ Trust concert 14 May 2023 Auckland Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand Video by Auckland Live Sound by Adrian Hollay Felix Mendelssohn composed Verleih uns Frieden, a setting of Martin Luther’s prayer, following a short visit to the Vatican in 1831. Nine years later Robert Schumann wrote “(t)he small piece deserves to be world famous and will become so in the future; the Madonnas of Raphael and Murillo cannot remain hidden for long.” It was adapted for organ accompaniment in 1980. The text translates to: Mercifully grant us peace, Lord God, in our times. For there is no other, Who could fight for us, But you alone, our God. www.ayc.org.nz

He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū - Takerei Komene Commissioned by Auckland Youth Choir 2023 Auckland Youth Choir David Squire - Director of Music Claire Caldwell - Assistant Director of Music Michael Stewart - Organist Organ & Choir Celebration - Town Hall Organ Trust concert 14 May 2023 Auckland Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand Video by Auckland Live Sound by Adrian Hollay Takerei Komene’s He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū is a celebration of birth, rejoicing in its chaos and the process of creation. This new commission revolves around the creation of a person with endless potential. The text centres on a well-known whakatauki, or proverb: Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei Seek that which you treasure most - if you must bow your head, let it be to the loftiest of mountains A mihi pepeha, hailing the fabrics of space and the throes of the heart, is joined by the organ - a giant celestial factory, chaotic and cacophonous, with great starry arms placing pieces into unique moulds forming the fragments of the final section of the work - a mighty invocation of the whakatauki. www.ayc.org.nz

It Don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington arr. Mac Huff Auckland Youth Choir Musical Director - Rowan Johnston Assistant Musical Director - Juan Kim Bass - David Squire Drums - Jacob Moore "The Great Gatsby" concert 15 October 2022 St Matthew-in-the-City Auckland, New Zealand Recorded by the Dispersion Group

The Hope of Loving - Jake Runestad I. Yield to Love 00:00 II. Wild Forces 02:12 III. Wondrous Creatures 04:24 IV. The Heart's Veil 05:30 V. My Soul is a Candle 08:38 VI. The Hope of Loving 13:16 Auckland Youth Choir Musical Director - Rowan Johnston Accompanist/Assistant Musical Director - Juan Kim Soprano - Dr Morag Atchison Tenor - Ivan Zhang Baritone - James Harrison Jade String Quartet "The Hope of Loving" concert 20 August 2022 St Matthew-in-the-City Auckland, New Zealand Recorded by the Dispersion Group www.ayc.org.nz

White Linen - Kitty Milner Commissioned by Auckland Youth Choir 2021 Auckland Youth Choir Musical Director - Rowan Johnston Accompanist/Assistant Musical Director - Juan Kim Glockenspiel - Sam Nicholson "The Hope of Loving" concert 20 August 2022 St Matthew-in-the-City Auckland, New Zealand Recorded by the Dispersion Group www.ayc.org.nz

Media Vita - Michael McGlynn Auckland Youth Choir Musical Director - Rowan Johnston Accompanist/Assistant Musical Director - Juan Kim Taonga pūoro - Horomona Horo Soloists - Jamie Hofer & Thomas Scott "Breath of Life" concert 14 May 2022 St Matthew-in-the-City Auckland, New Zealand www.ayc.org.nz