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Victoria Kelly wins the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha

with Requiem for soprano, tenor, orchestra and choir.

SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music is delighted to announce that Auckland-based composer Victoria Kelly has won the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu A...

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NZ Composer Sessions 2024 | Application details

Applications are now open for the NZ Composer Sessions | Ngā Huihuinga Hāpai i ngā Kaitito o Aotearoa 2024, closing on 4 March 2024.The NZ Composer Sessions ...

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SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra 2024

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SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music in collaboration with Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings – Sistema.In November 2024 Orchestra Wellington and Arohan...

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Chief Executive of SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music | Toi te Arapūoru stands down

SOUNZ Board of Trustees announces the resignation of its Chief Executive | Tumu Whakarae, Diana MarshSOUNZ champions and promotes the music of Aotearoa New Z...

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2023 SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project recipient announced

Thomas Friggens and his group ‘Quartet Contra’ have been selected for the 2023 SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project | Ngā Hopuranga Puoro Tautito a SOUNZ.The SOUNZ J...

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Album release: Shortland Street

Original Score Highlights 2023

Scheduled for release on the 15th of March 2024, the album 'Shortland Street - Original Score Highlights 2023' celebrates the role of original music behind t...

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Compose Aotearoa!

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Enter your submission here.Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as ...

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2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award

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Entries are now open for the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha. The purpose of the award is to recognize and reward creativity, excellence and in...

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2024 SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra

Winner announced

2024 SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra | Te Tono Mahinga a SOUNZ mā te Rāngi Puoro me te Rāngi Puoro Taiohi a Sistema – winner annou...