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About SOUNZ
Welcome to the website of SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music
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About SOUNZ
SOUNZ is a music information centre whose purpose is to provide and promote music by New Zealand composers to enhance the mana of all New Zealanders and our sense of turangawaewae.
The Centre's vision is:
Created in New Zealand, heard around the world!
SOUNZ achieves this through services and projects which:
- encourage the creation, performance, publication, recording and broadcast of music by New Zealand composers.
- ensure that a comprehensive collection of information and music resources is developed and maintained and made available for loan, perusal and purchase.
- embrace the roles of advocate, facilitator and partner in national and international contexts.
The Centre was established in 1991 and is a not-for-profit charitable trust whose Trustees serve in an honorary capacity. (Charities Commission Registration No. CC22488)
SOUNZ is a member of IAMIC, the International Association of Music Information Centres, a worldwide network of organisations promoting new music. IAMIC is a member of the International Music Council of UNESCO.
SOUNZ Board of Trustees
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The current Trustees are:
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SOUNZ Staff
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Our Funders
The Centre for New Zealand Music is funded by Creative New Zealand (Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa), APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and also through PPNZ (Phonographic Performances New Zealand) Ltd. The Centre also recevies a generous grant from the Lilburn Trust in support of its 2009-2011 Strategic Plan.
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In 2009 and 2010 SOUNZ is being funded by NZonAir for two projects which will enable the Radio New Zealand Composer Archive to be prepared and licensed for dissemination.
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Contact
Full contact and feedback details are available by clicking here.
Members can update their contact details here.
Donations
The Centre for New Zealand Music is a charitable trust and as such relies on the financial support and advocacy of a wide range of individuals and organisations to carry out its work.
You can:
- donate online here
- by regular automatic payment
- arranging a bequest
- becoming a patron
All donations to SOUNZ over $5 are tax deductible for New Zealand taxpayers.
About this website
SOUNZ launched its first website in 1997 – the current website is our third. Each has seen a substantial improvement in the range of information and services that can be offered and this ‘third generation’ incorporates many new innovations including faceted searching, digital samples, downloads and full e-commerce facilities.
Through funding from the Community Partnership Fund of the National Digital Strategy and Creative New Zealand and with the support of the Composers Association of New Zealand, and many others in the musical community, SOUNZ has been able to build the current site.
Influenced by the work of our colleagues at the Australian Music Centre we have chosen to underpin the music data on the site with FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records), a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations. The site and functionality were built by Catalyst IT Ltd and the design was done by Springload Web Design.
Other funders and supporters include the Lilburn Trust, Pelorus Trust, Radio New Zealand Concert, National Library of New Zealand , APRA, PIPC Global Management and many individuals in the IT and arts community.
A special grant from the Stout Trust enabled further improvement to data and functionality of the website during 2008.
Terms and Conditions for the use of the site can be seen here.
Feedback
Help us improve our services, or make our day by telling us what you enjoyed about your visit to the site. Send us your feedback.
Services
Membership
SOUNZ offers four kinds of membership.
- Registered Website User : this is free and allows visitors to purchase online, elect to receive SOUNZ email updates and more
- Online Membership : special discounts, access to downloads and other benefits
- Library Membership : borrow from our extensive collection of scores, recordings and other resources
- Contributor Membership : for those who are involved in the creation, presentation and dissemination of music by New Zealand composers
Members can update their contact details here.
Library
SOUNZ has the largest and most accessible collection of New Zealand music in the world. This collection grows by about 5% each year as new works are written, published and recorded. For an annual fee, library members have the special privilege of being able to borrow these works for up to two months, allowing all kinds of performers, students, teachers and researchers to make informed choices about programming and study. In this way SOUNZ supports the continued growth of New Zealand music in concert programmes and classrooms.
We have three levels of annual membership: Individual, Small Organisation and Large Organisation. Small Organisations include schools and choirs. Large organisations include tertiary institutions and orchestras. Standard membersip allows members to borrow a certain number of items each year. In addition, we have a 'super-size' option at each level, giving members the opportunity to borrow as many items each year as they wish.
Individuals can become Library Members online by clicking here.
For more information, to apply for Library Membership manually, or to apply for Organisation Library Memberships, download the Library Membership form [360kB pdf] by clicking here, complete it and fax or post it to SOUNZ.
Shopping at SOUNZ
SOUNZ offers secure e-commerce from this site, allowing you to purchase many of the scores, recordings and publications that are available from the Centre. As well as selling many unpublished works by NZ composers through licence, we endeavour to stock all publications – cds, scores, music resources and books – that relate to their music. On the front page of the site you will discover the changing face of New Zealand music – new music, people and events appear each time you enter the site. If you cannot find what you are looking for then let us know your requirements and we will endeavour to supply you with your request.
All prices are given in New Zealand dollars.
Our consumer and delivery policy can be found in the Terms and Conditions of our site.
For Composers and Contributors - our community
For all those who make NZ music ‘happen’, there is a special area on this website which allows you to tell us about new works, products and events. It also allows you to update your profile and contact details online. To access this part of the site you need to have a user name and login. Please contact SOUNZ if you need assistance with this.
For composers: click here to download Information (in pdf format) about the two-tier representation system for New Zealand composers and lodging works with SOUNZ.
We recommend reading the Terms and Conditions for Online Membership and the General Terms and Conditions of our site.
Click here for a page of useful Links in the New Zealand Music community.
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