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Award recognizes work with young singers & musicians
Dame Kiri recently became the first Maori woman to receive the Aotearoa New Zealand Maori Business Leader of the Year award for her talent and business acumen over a more than 40-year distinguished international career.
Announcing the award, Associate Dean of Maori and Pacific Development (Auckland University) Dr Manuka Henare, said the award recognised Dame Kiri’s commitment to the development and financial support of young New Zealand singers and musicians through the establishment of the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, as well as her mentoring of this talent to global success in an extremely competitive industry.
“It also recognised Dame Kiri’s artistic leadership as a Maori performer who followed the late great Inia te Wiata in achieving world status at the highest possible levels in opera and classical music,” Dr Henare said.
The award was presented at a special awards dinner and accepted in Dame Kiri’s absence by Gillian Deane, a good friend and supporter of many fine New Zealand singers (seen here with Dr Henare).
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Congratulations Dearest Dame Kiri, you are making such 'positive waves' in the field of discovering, nurturing and funding new musical talents...here's to your continued success in your endeavours, and those of your enlightened colleagues ...sincerely, Anna.
Posted by Anna Sims - Simsannbim !, 14/07/2010 7:29am (2 years ago)
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