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New Zealand music tops this year’s classical chart

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is thrilled to share that, for the first time, a work by a New Zealand composer has been voted the most popular piece acco...

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Linda Dallimore wins inaugural CMNZ Commissioning Prize

Chamber Music New Zealand is pleased to announce composer Linda Dallimore as the winner of the first CMNZ Commissioning Prize. Linda will be commissioned to ...

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Composer experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic from around the globe

Many composers from Aotearoa New Zealand live abroad, and we’re checking in to ask how the COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting them in their country of residence....

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Compose Aotearoa!

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Enter your submission here.Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as ...

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Interview with Ihlara McIndoe

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist

In preparation for the announcement of the winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award we spoke to finalist Ihlara McIndoe about her piece Mirror Traps, being a c...

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2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha

Finalists

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, with APRA AMCOS NZ, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha, celebrat...

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Ones to watch

Liam Furey

In this series ‘Ones to watch,’ we catch up with an up and coming composers to talk about their latest work, what drives them, and to find a bit more about t...

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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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ANZAC Day

In ANZAC week 2018 we shared Resound films from recent years about or related to New Zealand’s involvement in war. You can view a comprehensive list of works...

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2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha Finalists

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, with APRA AMCOS NZ, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha, celebrat...