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Composer Spaces

Claire Cowan

In our Composer Spaces series, we ask composers to share a bit about their working environment and to give us a brief insight into their process. This week w...

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Komako Silver

On Puoro Ki te Ao

Earlier in June we released Pūoro Ki te Ao (Puoro to the world), an three part audio-visual journey that combines the healing properties of Tāonga Pūoro with...

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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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Joshua Pearson

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Joshua Pearson is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his work, No ro hunu ake. We caught up with Joshua to find out more ab...

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Tabea Squire

on Variations

December marks the release of three films of works by Te Whanganui a Tara-based composer, Tabea Squire, which were filmed in three consecutive months in 2022...

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Ones to watch

featuring Sai Natarajan

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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Luka Venter

on their new chamber opera Lanternfish

Composer Luka Venter had their new chamber opera Lanternfish premiered in London in July as part of the Guildhall School's 'Opera Makers' programme. The oper...

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Powerful Classical Tribute To Covid-19 Whistleblower Marks Start Of New Zealand Music Month

In a breath-taking celebration of music responding to the world around us and the power it has to unite people, SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is proud t...

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Meet Composer

Jessie Leov

Please tell us about yourself and what you doI am a composer and musician, originally from sunny Nelson, currently based in Waikato. My background in the art...

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Meet the Composer

Estella Wallace

In this series, we introduce you to our newest SOUNZ composers. In this article we are proud to introduce the AWE Festival's 2024 Emerging Composer Estella W...