Abstract
'A Survivor from Rekohu' was commissioned by Alexa Still. It is a solo piece, for flute, piccolo and Māori instruments, and is programmatic in content. It is based around the main events in the life of a Moriori by the name of Koche. He witnessed the 1835 massacre, survived years of slavery under the Māori chief Matioro, and made many attempts to escape from captivity. Eventually he did escape permanently on a ship to the USA. On board the ship he told his story to an American lawyer. His whereabouts after this are a mystery.