Thomas Goss
QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Nepituno
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
TRADITIONAL arr Thomas Goss: Isa Lei
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
MALCOLM & PANAPA LAKATANI arr Thomas Goss: Nukututaha
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
VANIAH TOLOA arr Thomas Goss: Tukua (Tagi E)
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
HELEN TUPAI arr Thomas Goss: Lo'u Fesoasoani
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
OPETAIA FOA'I arr Thomas Goss: Te Hiva
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
M P HUNKIN arr Thomas Goss: Manu O Le Vaveao
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
TRADITIONAL (Cook Islands) arr Thomas Goss: Kua Iti Te Marama
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Siueli 'o e Pasifiki
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
T F R SIMANU arr Thomas Goss: Faliu Le La
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
Mana Moana - Live at the Michael Fowler Centre
A symphonic celebration highlighting the connectedness of our Pacific nations through music.
Performed by Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brent Stewart. Audio
DINGEMANS/PHILLIPS/KARLIS/THORNE arr Goss: Ko Tō Manawa, Ko Tōku Puritia
Rob Thorne (taonga pūoro), Tristan Dingemans (guitar), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
Two Great Romantics
The rivalry between Tchaikovsky and Brahms was legendary, and it went beyond mere distaste for one another's musical direction. Thomas Goss explores the uneasy friendship and resulting musical ferment… Audio
Contrapuntal Mozart
Thomas Goss reveals that deep in the DNA of Mozart's greatest works is a sense of emotion and conflict that comes directly from J.S. Bach. Audio
Composers on Camera - Composer as Hero
Thomas Goss compares the cinematic narrative of the epic hero-composer to our own assumptions and impulses in appreciating concert music. Audio
Composers on Camera - Composer as Lover
Thomas Goss explores how the subject of romance is elevated to philosophical and artistic heights when merged with the identity of a great composer. Audio
Composers on Camera - Composer as Madman
Thomas Goss discusses composer-film specialist Ken Russell & his penchant for over-the-top portrayals, and reviews other films in which hysteria trumps drama. Audio
Composers on Camera - The Beethoven Meme
Thomas Goss offers a comparison of three recent movies about the greatest classical composer, and suggests how their different views add up to one Messianic testament. Audio
Composers on Camera - How Amadeus Changed Everything
Thomas Goss takes a long view of cinematic composers, and how one film lifted their narratives from the mundane to the epic. Audio
Schubert and his Publishers
Thomas Goss looks at the relationship of Schubert with his publishers, especially Diabelli. Audio
