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Meet composer Mary Celeste

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Mary Celeste.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I started learning piano a...

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AWE Emerging Composer Recipient announced

Ahead of At the World’s Edge Festival’s 2023 programme announcement on 1 June, SOUNZ is thrilled to announce that Georgina Palmer has been selected as the 20...

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10-Year-Old Composer Pax Read’s Debut

It is said that Beethoven wrote his first complete piece of music at the age of 12. Pax Read did not want to wait until he was 12.10-year-old Medbury School ...

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Jerome Kavanagh Poutama

Oro Atua

Jerome Kavanagh Poutama, of Mokai Patea, Maniapoto, Kahungunu, Ngati Rangi, Awa Whanganui descent and also with ancestry from the Caomhanach clan (Ireland), ...

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Meet composer

Betaia Nehemiah

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Betaia Nehemiah.My journey to music.I never knew about music until 1981.I was just a ...

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Nathaniel Otley

the convergence of oceans

Nathaniel Otley is this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer in Residence. His new work the convergence of oceans will premiere on 30 June at the Mi...

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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...

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SOUNZ and Mahi Moana Partnership

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce our partnership with Mahi Moana Inc. to undertake work on the SOUNZ Instrument Revitalisation Pro...

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Sounds of the Moana Composer Fono

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Last week, SOUNZ proudly hosted the Sounds of the Moana Composer Fono, a celebration of the diverse and captivating world of Moana Pacific Composition.Led by...

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Glen Downie on Cepheid III

Glen Downie's new percussion work Cepheid III, for vibraphone, glockenspiel and crotales, will be premiered on August 14 2023 in Christchurch by UC's Associa...