Article

Meet composer

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 ...

Article

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 ...

Article

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...

Article

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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Meet composer

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...

Article

Meet composer

Xenia Pestova Bennett

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I play the piano and a variety of other weird and wonderful keyboards: toy piano, Indian harmonium, a range o...

Article

Meet composer

Gerald Ginther

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.Instruments played: Flute (FTCL), clarinet, alto saxophone.Cultural historian and teacher.Concert experiences: ...

Concert

New Zealand Shorts

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

United by their brevity, this diverse collection of contrasting works showcases the range and vitality of New Zealand composition.

Article

Composer spaces

John Psathas

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...

Concert

Seascapes

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Being an island nation, there is no shortage of New Zealand music inspired by the sea, in all its moods. Gareth Farr’s ‘Te Tai-O-Rehua’ is a dark-hued portra...