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James Gardner discusses 'Gyre (Ghosts with Accents)'

SOUNZ recently caught up with composer James Gardner to talk about his upcoming work 'Gyre (Ghosts with Accents)', a concerto for percussion quartet and orch...

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John Psathas

The All Seeing Sky

The All Seeing Sky, a new double percussion concerto by John Psathas will be premiered this week by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, with a second perfor...

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Orchestra Wellington | SOUNZ readings

CALL FOR SCORES IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED! 

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Ihlara McIndoe

Ephemeral Bounds, NYO 2021

We caught up with Ihlara McIndoe, NZSO NYO Composer in Residence 2021, to talk about her new work Ephemeral Bounds, which will be performed by the NZSO Natio...

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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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Meet composer Matthew Beardsworth

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Matthew Beardsworth.

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Interview with Nathaniel Otley

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist

In preparation for the announcement of the winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award we spoke to finalist Nathaniel Otley about his piece the convergence of oce...

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Repertoire ideas for amateur and youth orchestra

Below you will find a list of repertoire appropriate for amateur and youth orchestras. Please don't hesitate to contact SOUNZ if you need any further ideas o...

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Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh

on Papatūānuku

SOUNZ caught up with Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh, co-creators of Papatūānuku, a work for taonga pūoro and orchestra premiered in August 2023 by Jerome ...

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Alex Taylor discusses 'assemblage'

SOUNZ recently caught up with composer Alex Taylor to talk about his upcoming work 'assemblage', a collaboration with visual artist Simon Ingram which will b...