Taoka Pūoro and Miheke Oro – Musical Instruments of Māori and Moriori
Teens | Adults
Please Note: This is an archived page for an event held in 2023

Hear the evocative sounds of taoko pūoro and miheke oro in a workshop with Jennifer Cattermole, one of Aotearoa’s leading ethnomusicologists


Hear the evocative sounds of taoka pūoro and miheke oro in a workshop with Jennifer Cattermole, one of Aotearoa’s leading ethnomusicologists (School of Performing Arts, University of Otago). Jennifer will help you have a go at making music with musical treasures and with found objects. This workshop is suitable for people 15 and older.

Image: Jennifer Cattermole playing flute – 3-D print of a miheke oro that was carved from a hopo|albatross wing bone. Photo credit: Steve Ting