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Neville Hall

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2021

Neville Hall is a finalist for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his orchestral work 'so flamed in the air'. We caught up with Neville to...

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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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Meet Composer Alissa Long

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Alissa Long.

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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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Michelle Velvin | SOUNZ Community Commission 2019

Wellington-based harpist and composer Michelle Velvin is the recipient of the 2019 SOUNZ Community Commission. Michelle will be writing a suite of dances for...

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Meet Composer Joshua Taylor

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Joshua Taylor.

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Rob Thorne

'Ko Tō Manawa, Ko Tōku: Puritia'

KM: Tell us about your piece.RT: Marc [Taddei] contacted Salina [Fisher] and I and asked if we would do a piece for this year. Salina was finishing her Maste...

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Glen Downie discusses 'light speckled droplet'

SOUNZ recently caught up with Glen Downie, the 2019 NZSO NYO Composer in Residence, to talk about his new piece 'light speckled droplet'. The work features t...

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Meet composer

Julius Magpantay

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am a recent Composition graduate from the University of Auckland, focusing on creating orchestral, electroaco...

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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...