Viola Congress delegates will be led by the Mayor of Wellington, Justin Lester and the President of the International Viola Society, Carlos Maria Solare. Prof. Hon. Winnie Laban, Deputy-Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, will then be the final speaker for the manuhiri. Their speeches will be followed by waiata sung by Renée Maurice. After the formalities have concluded the Deseret Quartet from Brigham Young University will perform Ethan Wickman’s
Namasté as a musical offering to the Pipitea Marae. The literal meaning of the Nepali greeting "namasté" is "I bow to you." A broader understanding signifies a profound acknowledgement between two people that suggests: "the divine within me salutes the divine within you.
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