Article

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...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 1: A conversation with Paraone Gloyne

Season 3, Episode 1Please note: This podcast is spoken in te reo Māori & English“Kimihia he huarahi hou, e ora mai ai ērā taonga tuku iho, kei moumou noa...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 1, Episode 2: A conversation with Dr Ruakere Hond

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

News

Gillian Whitehead: Tribute to Richard Nunns

Kua hinga te tōtara o te wao nui a TāneAs a trumpet and flute player from a jazz and brass band background, and a teacher with an enquiring mind and thirst f...

Concert

Remembering

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Waerenga-ā-Hika names the East Coast pā that government troops besieged in 1865. The defenders were adherents of the new Pai Mārire religion, which opposed B...

Article

Ariana Tikao and Philip Brownlee

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2022

Ariana Tikao and Philip Brownlee are finalists for the 2022 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for the work ‘Manaaki’ for taonga puoro and string quart...

Article

Meet composer

Alastair White

 Please tell us about yourself and what you do.My recent work concerns the research project ‘Contingency Dialectics,’ an attempt to develop a contemporary le...

News

ISCM & ACL Festivals

Interview with Glenda Keam

We caught up with composer Glenda Keam, current President of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), who is undertaking the mammoth task of ...

Article

Meet composer

William Philipson

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I compose and edit music for film, television, and theatre productions.My two passions are music and filmmaking...

General information

Meet the Board

Robert Wiremu

In our Meet the Board series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Board member  | Te Poari Kaitiaki Ro...