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Reuben Jelleyman wins the 2022 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha with Catalogue.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce that Auckland based composer Reuben Jelleyman has won the 2022 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu...

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Waiata Māori Music Awards 2021

14th ANNUAL WAIATA MĀORI MUSIC AWARDS – ON MĀORI TELEVISION AND ON-DEMAND!Māori Television game show presenter Luke Bird of LUCKY DIP fame and radio personal...

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Chris Watson discusses 'ogee' | SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2019

Chris Watson is a finalist for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha with 'ogee' for violin and orchestra.

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Michael Norris on his Violin Concerto 'Sama' | SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2019

Michael Norris is a finalist for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his Violin Concerto 'Sama'. It was written for violinist Amalia Hall a...

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Composer Spaces | Chris Watson

SOUNZ's request for a contribution to its excellent Composer Spaces (spurred by my piece ogee being named a finalist in this year's SOUNZ Contemporary Award)...

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Improbable Dance

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Michael Norris’s ‘Timedance’ is a collaboration with choreographer/filmmaker Daniel Belton. JS Bach’s Suite No. 2 in B Minor is deconstructed by way of stret...

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Composer Spaces | Chris Gendall

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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Chris Gendall on his Violin Concerto | SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2019

Chris Gendall (L) is a finalist for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his Violin Concerto. It was written for violinist Mark Menzies (R) ...

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Meet composer

Andrew Stopps

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I have taught for over 25 years in Australia, UK and New Zealand. My teaching experience ranges from a woodwind...

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2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award

Te Tohu Auaha

Entries are now open for the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha. The purpose of the award is to recognize and reward creativity, excellence and in...