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Echoes of Erewhon

Pastoralism, Technology, and New Zealand Music

By Callum BlackmoreIn his oft-quoted 1946 lecture, “In Search of Tradition”, Douglas Lilburn, the so-called “grandfather” of New Zealand music, turned to New...

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SOUNZ Hui Wāhine Wānanga

Aku nui, aku rahi, ngā mareikura me ngā whatukura, tēnā tātau katoa. Many thanks to everyone for giving energy, support and aroha to our Hui Wāhine on the Sa...

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Troy Kingi on his new album 'Black Sea, Golden Ladder'

Troy Kingi has reached the halfway point of this 10/10/10 series, with his fifth album ‘Black Sea, Golden Ladder.’ Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ caught up with ...

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Gareth Farr

Ngā Hihi o Matariki

We caught up with composer Gareth Farr before the premiere of his new work Ngā Hihi o Matariki. It will be performed in Auckland (July 2) and Wellington (Jul...

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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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Thomas Botting

On His Latest Work

I’m Tom Botting, I’m a double bassist and composer working primarily in the jazz genre. I grew up in Hamilton before moving to Auckland to study jazz at Mass...

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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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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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Meet Tararua

Art Music Quartet

Tararua is an art music quartet based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Members are Al Fraser (taonga puoro), Ariana Tikao (taonga puoro & vocals), Ru...

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Glen Downie

Rivet

We caught up with composer Glen Downie do talk about his new trio Rivet, part of Chamber Music New Zealand's Fantasy and Romance tour, with flautist Melanie ...