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Anna Coddington

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do.Kia ora. I'm a full-time songwriter/singer/producer/performer/guitarist/wannabe-drummer and sometime mentor/pu...

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Huia Hamon

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I create all sorts of styles, from ambient to electronic and also play a lot of acoustic on guitar as well. I'v...

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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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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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Andrew Stopps

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I have taught for over 25 years in Australia, UK and New Zealand. My teaching experience ranges from a woodwind...

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Ariana Henare

Please tell us about yourself and what you do. My name is Ariana I am a full-time professional musician and mother of two. I sing and play the guitar.I have ...

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Ross Carey

Xinzheng couplets

 [i]  These two electronic chimes chime at noon and 6pm each day from opposite ends of our campus.  One is running slightly faster than the other, which ...

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Composer Spaces

James Gardner

In our Composer Spaces series, we ask composers to share a bit about their working environment and to give us a brief insight into their process. This week w...

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Gillian Whitehead

'Time steps out of line' and 'Weaving time and distance'

Dame Gillian Whitehead will have two new works premiered in coming weeks. 'Time steps out of line', for baroque orchestra, will be played by Juilliard451 in ...

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Xu Tang

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I was born in Beijing, where I received my early education, including music theory and piano. I moved to New Ze...