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Horomona Horo & Jeremy Mayall

He Pu, He Puoro, He Purakau

He Pu, He Puoro, He Purakau (A seed, an instrument, a story) is the result of a longstanding musical collaboration between composers and musicians Horomona H...

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Neville Hall

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2021

Neville Hall is a finalist for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his orchestral work 'so flamed in the air'. We caught up with Neville to...

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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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Jazz in the Cracks

Part 1

The enormous impact of COVID-19 on music in Aotearoa is obvious. Concerts often can’t go ahead, and audiences often don’t want to go out. During lockdowns, m...

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Nathaniel Otley

the convergence of oceans

Nathaniel Otley is this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer in Residence. His new work the convergence of oceans will premiere on 30 June at the Mi...

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Composer spaces

Ruby Solly

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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Te Awanui Reeder on his Waiata 'Would Be You'

Te Awanui Reeder has released the single ‘Would Be You’ with an awesome animated music video to accompany it.  Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ caught up with the ...

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Tai timu, tai pari

Gillian Whitehead & Andrew Beer

Photo: Gareth WatkinsDame Gillian Whitehead's new violin concerto Tai timu, tai pari will be premiered on Friday 10 June 2022 by the Auckland Philharmonia Or...

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Reuben Jelleyman

on recent success and studying at the Paris Conservatoire

Composer Reuben Jelleyman was recently awarded the 2021 Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship and an Arts Foundation Springboard Award. We caught up with Reuben ...

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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...