A performance by Horomona Horo and Rameka Tamaki
6 -7pm
Thursday 4 December 2025
Gallery
Free
Horomona Horo
Rameka Tamaki
oroRUArangi is a brand new, exciting collaboration by Māori musicians Horomona Horo (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou, Taranaki) and Rameka Tamaki (Tuhoe, Maniapoto). Both artists are joining together to create a new composition for this performance.
Horomona is a 2024 Arts Laureate award recipient and is one of the leading experts in taonga puoro. Rameka’s background is in classical guitar and has just finished touring with Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu theatre company.
This will be the first time these two artists have collaborated on a work in Aotearoa.
Artists Biographies
Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Taranaki) is a masterful composer and musician, known for his expertise in taonga pūoro, the traditional Māori musical instruments. Dedicating more than two decades to this ancient Māori art form, he innovatively blends traditional sounds with diverse genres – preserving ancestral voices while playing a pivotal role in its international resurgence.
Mentored by revered practitioners such as Dr. Hirini Melbourne, 2009 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Dr. Richard Nunns and Hinewirangi Kohu-Morgan, Horomona has carried forward their vision of the renaissance of the ancient art form. A recipient of the Pūmanawa APRA Silver Scroll Award and the inaugural winner of the Dynasty Heritage Concerto Competition, he has collaborated with prominent New Zealand composers like 2010 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Gareth Farr for the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and Victoria Kelly for the NZTrio.
In addition to his performance career, Horomona is dedicated to education, where he continues to share his expertise in taonga pūoro with new generations of musicians. Horomona’s passion for cultural preservation is also reflected in his artist residencies at institutions like Government House NZ and Brandeis University in the USA. Horomona continues to explore the intersection of tradition and innovation, ensuring that the sound of taonga pūoro remains heard worldwide.
Rameka Tamaki (Tūhoe, Maniapoto, Samoan, Tongan, Ingarihi) is a Classically trained guitarist from Aotearoa. With a vast repertoire he offers insight into this world while exploring contemporary performances in a modern context. Through mastery and dedication, sound and color come to life through the mini orchestra known as the classical guitar.
Projects include a collaboration with Activist and Artist Tame Iti at his exhibition ‘I Will Not Speak Maori’ in Te Upoko O te Ika a Māui, musical production alongside Laughton Kora as a part of the rock super group MAGMA for Mana Moana, and performed with the New Zealand Opera company in the Barber of Seville.
He has completed his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in Classical Guitar at Te Kōkī – The New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington.