South Island

Fri May 03 2024 · 50:33

The second and final part of my "New Zealand' project. This album takes the listener through the South Island, beginning in the stormy Cook Strait, landing at Picton, and travelling through Marlborough to Nelson / Lakes. It then crosses into Kahurangi National Park, and down into the Upper West Coast (Buller/Grey). Crossing Arthur's Pass, it enters Canterbury near Kaikoura, before crossing the Canterbury Plains towards Christchurch. The piece then heads to the center of the island - the mountain Aoraki / Mt Cook. Aoraki is summited, and the piece takes us down the other side of the mountain, into the glaciers of Westland. Navigating through Haast Pass, we emerge in the Queenstown-Lakes district, before crossing into Otago High Country. Finally, we make it to the student town of Dunedin. Finally, we travel through Southland's Catlins, cross through the town of Invercargill, and make the final journey through Fiordland to end in Piopiotahi / Milford Sound.

Track Listing

1

Cook Strait

4:15

2

Marlborough

4:48

3

Nelson / Tasman

6:41

4

Upper West Coast

5:18

5

Arthur's Pass

2:12

6

Canterbury

6:16

7

Aoraki

4:39

8

Westland

3:56

9

Otago

6:17

10

Southland

6:11