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		<title>Gary Wilby &#8211; To those who dwell in realms of day&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS, MINIATURES, AND SOUNDSCAPES  by Gary Wilby &#8211; FUTUNA CHAPEL 2026 Gary Wilby &#8211; electric piano Petrina Wu, Tina Wilby (&#8216;cellos) Natasha McMillan (violin) Julie Coulson (narrator) Futuna Chapel, Friend St., Karori, Wellington Sunday, 19th April, 2026 Gary Wilby himself regards his sound-creations as “miniatures and intimate”, echoing in a real sense something of poet <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/04/gary-wily-to-those-who-dwell-in-realms-of-day/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>TAIORO</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Sedley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Taioro ki te Ao Text by Sharn Maree, music by Anthony Ritchie Sharn Maree, poet and narrator Sherry Grant, piano Donald Maurice, viola Bats Theatre 26 February 2023 &#160; Colonialism was the subject of this musical performance. Colonialism is a much debated historical concept, but Sharn Maree focused on its impact on a Wahine Maori. <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2023/02/taioro/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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