Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 2: A conversation with Pere Wihongi

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

News

Inspiring Journeys Through Music

Hōtaka Māori | Insights from waiata-makers

Article

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...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 4, Episode 2: A conversation with Tamati Waaka

General information

Meet the Board

Jerome Kavanagh

In our Meet the Board series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Composers Advisory Panel Chair Jerom...

Tips, guides, and knowledge

Books available for purchase from SOUNZ

History Jazz Aotearoa Staying in Tune: CMNZ at 60 Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of NZ Popular Music 1918-1964  Song of a Young Country The Oxford History of New ...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 4, Episode 3: A conversation with Teina Moetara

Article

Dame Gillian Whitehead at 80

a music of our own

Early in 2020, just before New Zealand locked down in the face of COVID-19, composer Dame Gillian Whitehead wrote a commissioned piece for five viols. She ca...

Article

Meet composer Te KuraHuia

Te KuraHuia

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Te Kura Huia Arikirangi Faith Oriwia Henare-Stewart.Ngāi Tara ki te Muaūpoko o te ika...

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Meet composer

Noel Woods

 Please list any iwi | tribal | nation affiliations:Te AtiawaNgati PorouNgaruahineTell us about yourself?Grew up at Waiwhetu Marae in Lower Hutt known as the...