00:04Bringing the song of the Torres Strait to Tasmania.
00:13As far as I know this would be possibly the first time that they've actually translated a typical Latin mass
00:19into that language.
00:24The Tasmanian Youth Chorale's latest performance features a traditional hymn from Mare Island in the Eastern Torres Strait.
00:31A song of celebration, Adira Arenio is sung in Merriammer language and forms part of a requiem by Australian composer
00:40Alice Chance, composed in consultation with Mare elders and language holders.
00:45The way that Alice Chance was able to bring the Torres Strait Islander into the Angus Dei, which is a
00:52standard Latin mass that has been sung many times, it just brought a real sense of togetherness of the different
01:01types of music.
01:02Language and song custodians Kay Lin and Nolzaro gave permission for the group to perform the song, and travelled from
01:09Cairns to Tasmania to work directly with the young singers, supporting them to understand and correctly pronounce the culturally significant
01:16hymn.
01:20They taught us step by step by step how to pronounce these words, but they did so with such admiration
01:27and such care that I think the words have really stuck with us.
01:32I really just like the meaning of the song and how it says that we should celebrate life and like
01:38how we celebrate people.
01:43Young Tasmanians singing the praises of Australian composers.
01:46Every this and theireda is held on a size of 16 a day, Nine many times a month.
01:49Young Tasmanian Sessions and
