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Meet composer

Grant Hughson

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.My professional focus has always been split between music and computers. I was classically trained on piano and...

Article

Claire Cowan discusses 'Hansel & Gretel'

SOUNZ recently caught up with composer Claire Cowan to talk about 'Hansel & Gretel', a new evening-length ballet for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, choreo...

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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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Meet composer

Camryn Nel

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Camryn Nel.

Tips, guides, and knowledge

Books available for purchase from SOUNZ

History Jazz Aotearoa Staying in Tune: CMNZ at 60 Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of NZ Popular Music 1918-1964  Song of a Young Country The Oxford History of New ...

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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...

Concert

Alchemies

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

These three pieces present an ambitious and unique blending of styles and cultural traditions. Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao collaborated to create ‘Ko th...

News

United in discord at proposed Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand School of Music Cuts

A protest concert against proposed staff cuts at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has been organised for this Thursday, 13 July. Professional, stud...

General information

Meet the Board

Michael Norris

In our Meet the Board series we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Composers Advisory Panel Chair Micahe...

Concert

Keeping the tradition

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Chamber Music New Zealand made its first commission in 1959, a trio for violin, cello and piano from Edwin Carr. CMNZ has commissioned another 87 pieces sinc...