The launch of Te Whiri marked a unique exploration into Maori World Music and a first time exploration for Canadian composer Teresa Connors into the world of traditional New Zealand Maori instruments, Taonga Puoro. Through the combination of elecroacoutic compositional practices and live Taonga Puoro, played by established and respected taonga puoro musicians – Rangiiria Hedley and Bernard Makoare, Teresa weaves together nine, mostly instrumental tracks. The inspiration for the album came from taonga (Maori Treasures) in the international art exhibition ‘Ko Tawa’ which toured throughout Australasia between 2005-2008. The CD accompanied the exhibition and the music was subsequently used in the documentary film Ko Tawa: Echoes From Our Ancestral Landscapes.