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Nathaniel Otley wins the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha

with the convergence of oceans for orchestra.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce that composer Nathaniel Otley has won the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha with the ...

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Artist Spotlight

Kaaterama

Te Marama puoro o Aotearoa is here (New Zealand Music month). This week SOUNZ shines the spotlight on Kaaterama. Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ spoke with Kaater...

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SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2019 Finalist Video Interviews

The three finalists for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha talk about their works. The winner will be announced at the APRA Silver Scrolls on ...

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Meet the Composer

Mohi Allen

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Mohi AllenPlease tell us about yourself and what you do.Kia ora e te iwi, He uri tēne...

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Jeroen Speak

SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalist

Jeroen Speak is nominated for the 2017 Award for the second time with Serendipity Fields, for violin, cello, piano and guzheng.

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Chris Gendall

SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalist

Chris Gendall, who won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award in 2008 with Wax Lyrical, is nominated for the fifth time with Incident Tableaux Part One, an excerpt fro...

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Salina Fisher

SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalist

Salina Fisher, whose work Rainphase won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award in 2016, is nominated for the second time with Tōrino - echoes on pūtōrino improvisation...

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Meet composer

Kirsten Te Rito

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I learnt piano from age six and play a little guitar, but voice is my main instrument. I'm really into creative...

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Jake Baxendale & Jasmine Lovell-Smith

on their new album 'Sanctuary'

SOUNZ talked with Jake Baxendale & Jasmine Lovell-Smith on their new album 'Sanctuary.' The new Jazz album will be released on Saturday 12th June at the ...

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Meet composer

Grant Hughson

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.My professional focus has always been split between music and computers. I was classically trained on piano and...