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Mina Ripia

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am of Ngā Puhi, Te Aupouri and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. Born and raised in a beautiful little northern coun...

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Meet the Composer

Estella Wallace

In this series, we introduce you to our newest SOUNZ composers. In this article we are proud to introduce the AWE Festival's 2024 Emerging Composer Estella W...

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The anatomy of a commission

NZTrio recently gave the world premiere of Reuben de Lautour’s An Auscultation of Water. Richard Betts examines how we got here. 

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Meet composer

Michaela Cornelius

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Michaela Cornelius.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am a whimsical com...

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Meet composer

Mistee K

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Mistee K

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A Te Reo Māori Journey

Interview With Our Kaiāwhina Tari

As part of our Māori Language Week celebrations, we sat down with Grace Newman, our fabulous intern-turned-admin-assistant, who worked tirelessly to caption ...

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Meet composer

Dave Flynn

Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I'm a composer, guitarist and orchestra director, originally from Ireland, now resident in NZ.I work across a ...

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Meet composer Rob Ruha

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Rob Ruha.

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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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Meet the Composer

Georgina Palmer

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Georgina Palmer.Kia ora Georgina, please tell us a bit about yourself and what you do...