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Meet composer

Rosa Elliott

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I'm a composer currently studying at the University of Auckland. I grew up in Christchurch and had the good for...

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Xenia Pestova Bennett

Atonal Electronic Chamber Music for Cats

Atonal Electronic Chamber Music for Cats, a new album of electronic music by Xenia Pestova Bennett, has had its recent launch. Sarah Ballard caught up with ...

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Artist Spotlight

Louis Baker

Te Marama puoro o Aotearoa is here (New Zealand Music month). This week SOUNZ shines the spotlight on Louis Baker. Nina Lesperance from SOUNZ spoke with Loui...

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Rotterdam in the digital age

SOUNZ Executive Director Diana Marsh attended Classical:NEXT followed by the IAMIC Annual Meeting and General Assembly in Rotterdam in May 2018. Approximatel...

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Echoes of Erewhon

Pastoralism, Technology, and New Zealand Music

By Callum BlackmoreIn his oft-quoted 1946 lecture, “In Search of Tradition”, Douglas Lilburn, the so-called “grandfather” of New Zealand music, turned to New...

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Meet composer

Micah Thompson

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do.Hello!! I am Micah Thompson and I'm a young Wellington composer/musician and devotee of English literature. I ...

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Composer experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic from around the globe

Many composers from Aotearoa New Zealand live abroad, and we’re checking in to ask how the COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting them in their country of residence....

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Liisa McMillan

Her Career Thus Far

SOUNZ would like to congratulate Liisa McMillan on her new appointment as the RNZ Concert Manager. Liisa has been with RNZ for many years and has been a grea...

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Jeroen Speak

SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalist

Jeroen Speak is nominated for the 2017 Award for the second time with Serendipity Fields, for violin, cello, piano and guzheng.

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Composer Spaces

Claire Cowan

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...