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Gemma Peacocke

on Manta

Gemma Peacocke is the recipient of this year's SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra. Her new piece Manta premieres this Saturday 7 Octo...

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Call of the Huia

interview with Michael Vinten

Composer and conductor Michael Vinten has researched and compiled a new collection of pre-1950 New Zealand art song, with support from the Lilburn Trust and ...

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Meet composer

Ruby Solly

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do.Kia ora! I'm Ruby Solly, or you might have seen my name as Ruby Mae Hinepunui Solly which is my full name. Som...

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Komako Silver

On Puoro Ki te Ao

Earlier in June we released Pūoro Ki te Ao (Puoro to the world), an three part audio-visual journey that combines the healing properties of Tāonga Pūoro with...

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Meet the Composer

Mohi Allen

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Mohi AllenPlease tell us about yourself and what you do.Kia ora e te iwi, He uri tēne...

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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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Five Questions with Poulima Salima

Te Marama puoro o Aotearoa is here (New Zealand Music month). Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ recently caught up with Poulima to hear what New Zealand Music month...

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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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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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Meet composer

Huia Hamon

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I create all sorts of styles, from ambient to electronic and also play a lot of acoustic on guitar as well. I'v...