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He Reo Tawhito

Season 2, Episode 5: A conversation with Dr Taiarahia Black

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...

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Tribute to Lyell Cresswell

Lyell Cresswell. Born Wellington 1944, died Edinburgh 2022.The Aotearoa New Zealand music community is in mourning for one of our most significant and most l...

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Meet Kennedy Kioa Toi Faimanifo

Kennedy Kioa Toi Faimanifo is a digital creative from Takaanini, South Auckland. SOUNZ engaged Kenedy and his team at Manatao Productions to create two pacif...

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The SOUNZ Podcasts

Episode 3: Rodger Fox: A life in Jazz

‘Rodger Fox has been a central figure in the New Zealand jazz community for decades. From his early career in the rock band, Quincy Conserve to appearances a...

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Two SOUNZ podcast series shortlisted in prestigious 2022 NYF Radio Awards!

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is thrilled to announce that two SOUNZ podcast series, The Magpie House and Sounds of the Moana, have been shortlisted in ...

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Meet Rodger Fox

Rodger Fox is one of New Zealand’s foremost jazz trombonists, big band leaders, a jazz educator, an arranger and a producer. In our Composer Spaces series, w...

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Jazz in the Cracks

Part 1

The enormous impact of COVID-19 on music in Aotearoa is obvious. Concerts often can’t go ahead, and audiences often don’t want to go out. During lockdowns, m...

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Jazz in the Cracks

Part 2

This is Part 2, read Part 1 here.New residencies and concert series sprang up all throughout Aotearoa during the pandemic. Saxophonist Jimmy Rainey, who was ...

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SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra winner announced

Te Tono Mahinga a SOUNZ mā te Rāngi Puoro me te Rāngi Puoro Taiohi a Sistema – winner announced.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings – Sistema Hutt Valley are delighted to announce that Wellington-based composer ...

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The SOUNZ Podcasts

Episode 5: Scoring It Her Way

We have a long history of silencing women’s voices in Western music, and while society has taken steps towards gender equality, it is important that we keep ...