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Dame Gillian Whitehead at 80

a music of our own

Early in 2020, just before New Zealand locked down in the face of COVID-19, composer Dame Gillian Whitehead wrote a commissioned piece for five viols. She ca...

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A few memories of Professor Frederick Page first Professor of Music at Victoria University, Wellington

By Graham ParsonsI read with interest Marcus Jackson’s account on the SOUNZ site, of Frederick Page’s first meeting with Stravinsky. I first heard Page’s acc...

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When Fred met Stravinsky

 From left: Frederick Page, Douglas Lilburn and David Farquhar in 1948 at the Cambridge Summer School, Cambridge, New Zealand. Ref: PAColl-7681-3. Alexander ...

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Powerful Classical Tribute To Covid-19 Whistleblower Marks Start Of New Zealand Music Month

In a breath-taking celebration of music responding to the world around us and the power it has to unite people, SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is proud t...

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Annea Lockwood at 80

By Elizabeth KerrAs a child, Annea Lockwood often fell asleep in a little hut near Arthur’s Pass listening to the sounds of the Bealey River. It was the begi...

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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival Opening Weekend

by Keri-Mei ZagrobelnaThe first festival of its kind in the region, Gisborne’s Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival (October 4th - 20th) is a celebration of “artists ...

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Two SOUNZ composers win Waiata Māori Music Awards

On Friday the 13th, Club Hastings buzzed with energy as some of New Zealand’s leading Māori composers, performers and musicians gathered for the 2019 Nationa...

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Dalvanius Prime

Māori Music Month Feature

Dalvanius Prime - Singer, songwriter, entertainer, producer, director and cultural guardian, cherished and remembered for his life, lived with a passion for ...

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Howard Morrison

Māori Music Month Feature

Howard Morrison was a great ambassador for New Zealand Music, the Māori show bands era and later as a solo artist and New Zealand icon. One of his defining m...

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Prince Tui Teka

Māori Music Month feature

Prince Tui Teka (Ngai Tuhoe) was a prolific musical entertainer and actor who started his career in the Māori Showbands era of the 1960s through to his succe...