Hannah Kagawa
New Zealand Percussionist and Composer
NEW WORK
Cloud Piercer (2025)
solo for 5 octave marimba, 6:30minsCommissioned and premiered by Auckland Philharmonia's principal timpanist Steven Logan
I was fortunate enough to spend my childhood in a national park beneath the magnificent Aoraki/Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand. “Aoraki”, meaning “Cloud Piercer” in Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous language), is named because the mountain is often seen “piercing” the wispy clouds around her luminescent white peak. As my first solo marimba work, I decided to pay tribute to this mountain by capturing her majestic beauty and the nostalgia associated with my childhood. By playing this piece, I hope you get a sense of the serene nature that New Zealand has to offer.
- Hannah Kagawa, June 2025
Marimba Project Update
Currently 2/3rds of the way through the rough tuning process! Only the bottom and the middle octaves to go - it takes such a long time but it's worth it :) Hopefully I don't get lung cancer from coughing up all the purple dust haha
Owen Clayton Condon - Fractalia
A percussion quartet performed by Hannah Kagawa, Sho Kubota, Kyle Hsieh and Keina Rollinson on the 16h of May 2025 at the Great Hall, The Arts Centre for the University of Canterbury Percussion Ensemble Lunchtime Concert.
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Christchurch, New Zealand