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Riki Pirihi

Te Hou Nui

Riki Pirihi's (Ngāti Wai/Patuharakeke/Ngāti Māhanga Hourua) Te Hou Nui, a SOUNZ community commission for over 100 performers, was recently premiered at this ...

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SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra winner announced.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings – Sistema Hutt Valley are delighted to announce that Wellington/New Jersey-base...

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Margaret Nielsen

ONZM

It was great sadness that we learned of the death on 20 April of pianist Margaret Nielsen, a few months short of her 90th birthday.Margaret, from Hawera, att...

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AWE Emerging Composer Recipient announced

Ahead of At the World’s Edge Festival’s 2023 programme announcement on 1 June, SOUNZ is thrilled to announce that Georgina Palmer has been selected as the 20...

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10-Year-Old Composer Pax Read’s Debut

It is said that Beethoven wrote his first complete piece of music at the age of 12. Pax Read did not want to wait until he was 12.10-year-old Medbury School ...

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United in discord at proposed Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand School of Music Cuts

A protest concert against proposed staff cuts at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has been organised for this Thursday, 13 July. Professional, stud...

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SOUNZ and Mahi Moana Partnership

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce our partnership with Mahi Moana Inc. to undertake work on the SOUNZ Instrument Revitalisation Pro...

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Sounds of the Moana Composer Fono

Recap

Last week, SOUNZ proudly hosted the Sounds of the Moana Composer Fono, a celebration of the diverse and captivating world of Moana Pacific Composition.Led by...

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2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha

Finalists

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, with APRA AMCOS NZ, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha, celebrat...

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Community project for Christchurch City Libraries chosen as the 2023/24 SOUNZ Community Commission.

The winning project for this year’s SOUNZ Community Commission will see composer Noel Meek work alongside a team of Christchurch librarians to create a new p...