He kōrero mō SOUNZ

SOUNZ champions and promotes the music of Aotearoa New Zealand

We represent the music of around 500 composers in the following areas:

• classical composition
• Māori music
• music using taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments)
• electroacoustic music
• jazz composition
• screen composition
• sound art

We do the following:

• make, broadcast and promote films of music
• collect and sell sheet music
• advise on repertoire, programming and performance of music
• provide development opportunities for composers through our various projects and collaborations with organisations such as RNZ Concert, NZSO and many others
• present prizes and awards for composition and performance through our partner organisations such as the NZ Choral Federation, Chamber Music New Zealand and many others
• provide resources for teachers and performers
• present workshops and wānanga
• promote news, events and activities through our online platforms and regular communications

SOUNZ is a member of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) .

SOUNZ Staff

Ngā Kaimahi o Toi te Arapūoru 

Diana Marsh
Executive Director | Tumu Whakarae

Māori music 
Toni Huata
Kaihautū Puoro Māori | Director of Māori Music
Kelly Mata
Kaiāwhina Puoro Māori | Māori Music Intern

Collection and curation
Jonathan Engle
Cataloguing and Office Administrator | Kaiwhakarite Whakarārangi, Tari
Karlo Margetić
Curation and Collection Administrator | Kaiwhakarite Taha Rauhī, Kohinga

Marketing and Communications
Leoné Venter
Marketing Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Whakatairanga

Projects and administration 
Roger Smith 
Projects Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka
Alpana Chovhan
Financial Administrator | Kaiwhakarite Pūtea

Resound project
Chris Watson
Resound Project Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka Resound

To learn more about the SOUNZ staff, follow this link to the SOUNZ blog | Te Rangitaki a SOUNZ

Board of Trustees

Te Poari Kaitiaki

Peter Walls - Chair | Toihau
Eve de Castro-Robinson - Deputy Chair | Toihau Tuarua
Vicki Allpress Hill
Anthony Healey
David Hutton
Noma Sio-Faiumu
Clare Somerville
Brendan Smyth
Tama Waipara

To learn more about the trustees, follow this link to the SOUNZ blog | Te Rangitaki a SOUNZ

Composers Advisory Panel

Te Pae Whakamaherehere Kaitito

Michael Norris - Chair | Toihau
Horomona Horo
Jasmine Lovell-Smith
Poulima Salima
Alex Taylor
Ariana Tikao
Flo Wilson
Kenneth Young

Centre for New Zealand Trust trading as SOUNZ is a Registered Charitable Trust: CC22488

Policy for SOUNZ staff and board members entering projects and competitions

Ngā mihi nui
SOUNZ would like to thank all the New Zealand composers, performers, artists, arts organisations and venues, that make our work possible through allowing access to their works and performances.

If not by SOUNZ, the continuously changing images on this website have been provided for use with the kind permission of generous individuals and organisations including:  Adam Chamber Music Festival, Aroha String Quartet, Brass Band Association of NZ, Composers Association of New Zealand, Choral Federation, Chamber Music New Zealand, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, Gisborne International Music Competition, Horomona Horo, National Youth Jazz Competition, NZTrio, Orchestra Wellington, Rob Thorne, Screen Composers Guild of New Zealand, Stroma, The Big Sing, The Troubles, Wallace Piano Competition, Wellington Brass Band, Wellington Jazz Festival, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, St Matthew's Orchestra, National Library, Westlake Symphony Orchestra, Gareth Watkins and the many other composers, performers, and related organisations and presenters, whose profiles and works are available for browsing on our website.

He kōrero mō SOUNZ

Ko tā Toi te Arapūoru he kōkiri i ngā puoro o Aotearoa.

Hei kanohi mātou mō ngā kaiwaiata tata ki te 500 i ngā momo waiata e whai ake nei:

• pūoro ōkawa
• waiata Māori
• taonga pūoro
• waiata orooro tāhiko
• pūoro tautito
• pūoro whakaata irirangi 
• toi orooro

• he waihanga, he whakapāho, he whakatairanga hoki i ngā pikitia whakaata pūoro
• he kohikohi he hoko atu hoki i ngā whārangi waiata
• he tohutohu i te kete pūoro, i te hōtakatanga me te whakaari hoki o te waiata
• he tuku wāhi whakawhanake mō ngā kaitito mā ētahi kaupapa katoa tae atu ki ngā kaupapa mahitahi ki ngā rōpū pēnei i te RNZ Concert, te    NZSO me ētahi atu katoa
• he tuku paraihe, tuku tohu hoki mō te tito me te whakaari mā ō mātou rōpū hoa pēnei i te NZ Choral Federation, i te Chamber Music New Zealand me ētahi atu katoa
• he tuku rauemi mā ngā kaiako me ngā kaiwhakaari
• he whakatū akomanga, whakatū wānanga hoki
• he whakatairanga i ngā pūrongo, i ngā kaupapa me ngā mahi tonu mā te ipurangi me ngā ara tukutukunga kōrero

He huānga a SOUNZ nō te International Association of Music Information Centres IAMIC.

Ngā Kaimahi o Toi te Arapūoru

Tumu Whakarae: Diana Marsh

Puoro Māori
Kaihautū Puoro Māori: Toni Huata
Kaiāwhina Puoro Māori: Kelly Mata

Te kohikohi me te taha rauhī
Kaiwhakarite Whakarārangi, Tari: Jonathan Engle
Kaiwhakarite Taha Rauhī, Kohinga: Karlo Margetić

Te tuitui muka tangata
Kaiwhakahaere Whakatairanga: Leoné Venter

Ngā hōtaka me te taha whakarite
Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka: Roger Smith
Kaiwhakarite Pūtea: Alpana Chovhan

Te hōtaka Resound
Kaiwhakahaere Hōtaka Resound: Chris Watson

Te Poari Kaitiaki

Peter Walls - Toihau
Eve de Castro-Robinson - Toihau Tuarua
Vicki Allpress Hill
Anthony Healey
David Hutton
Noma Sio-Faiumu
Clare Somerville
Brendan Smyth
Tama Waipara

Te Pae Whakamaherehere Kaitito

Michael Norris -Toihau
Horomona Horo
Jasmine Lovell-Smith
Poulima Salima
Alex Taylor
Ariana Tikao
Flo Wilson
Kenneth Young

He Rōpū Ohaoha Rēhita a Toi te Arapūoru, ko SOUNZ tōna ingoa tauhokohoko, koinei tōna tātai: CC22488