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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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Compose Aotearoa!

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Enter your submission here.Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as ...

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Inspiring Journeys Through Music

Hōtaka Māori | Insights from waiata-makers

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Inspiring Journeys Through Music

with Pere Wihongi

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Meet composer Te KuraHuia

Te KuraHuia

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Te Kura Huia Arikirangi Faith Oriwia Henare-Stewart.Ngāi Tara ki te Muaūpoko o te ika...

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Sounds of the Moana

Episode 1: Sounds of the Navigators

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the...

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Sounds of the Moana

Episode 2: The Origin of Sounds

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the...

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Victoria Kelly wins the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha

with Requiem for soprano, tenor, orchestra and choir.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce that Auckland-based composer Victoria Kelly has won the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu A...

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Micah Thompson

On his new Resound Films

Congratulations on the release of your new Resound films. Can you please talk us through each composition:Thank you! Most of what inspired these pieces has b...

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Tabea Squire

on Variations

December marks the release of three films of works by Te Whanganui a Tara-based composer, Tabea Squire, which were filmed in three consecutive months in 2022...