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Composer Spaces

James Gardner

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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The Magpie House

Episode 2: The Vegetable Club

In 1951 a modernist, black and white house is built at 22 Ascot Terrace in Wellington. Meanwhile, in post-war New Zealand there's a stark division between le...

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Ones to watch

featuring Zak Argabrite

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 th...

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A few memories of Professor Frederick Page first Professor of Music at Victoria University, Wellington

By Graham ParsonsI read with interest Marcus Jackson’s account on the SOUNZ site, of Frederick Page’s first meeting with Stravinsky. I first heard Page’s acc...

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Still Burning Bright

Jenny McLeod at 80

Jenny McLeod delivering the 2016 Lilburn Lecture. Photo: Mark BeattyBy Michael Norris(Untitled)MostlyI am no poet,am little bewitchedby melodious babble;I w...

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ISCM & ACL Festivals

Interview with Glenda Keam

We caught up with composer Glenda Keam, current President of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), who is undertaking the mammoth task of ...

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Victoria Kelly

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Victoria Kelly is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for her work, Requiem. We caught up with Victoria to find out more about t...

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Composer spaces

John Psathas

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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Meet composer

Reuben Rameka

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am a New Zealand Māori composer, conductor and teacher based in Auckland, and I am primarily of Ngāpuhi and T...

Podcast

The Magpie House

Episode 1: Landfall in Unknown Seas

1940 marks a period of great change in the cultural landscape of New Zealand. It has been 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and pākehā a...