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SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Douglas Lilburn’s classic ‘Overture Aotearoa’ begins this programme of four evocative pieces. The urban landscape is represented by Sarah Ballard’s explorato...

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NZSO | SOUNZ Tarling Trust Composer Commission 2024

Call for Applications

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SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Natalie Hunt’s evocative Only to the Highest Mountain introduces this programme, followed by Gao Ping’s The Mountain which is inspired by the culture and fol...

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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...

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Meet composer

Andrew Stopps

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I have taught for over 25 years in Australia, UK and New Zealand. My teaching experience ranges from a woodwind...

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Claire Cowan discusses 'Hansel & Gretel'

SOUNZ recently caught up with composer Claire Cowan to talk about 'Hansel & Gretel', a new evening-length ballet for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, choreo...

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Finding agency in the [classical] arts

The first instalment of a three part series by Leah Thomas

The sky above Te Moana-o-Raukawa was a gentle blue when I was carried away from the shrinking shoreline of home. The sparkling notes of “What Dreams May Come...

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On Music, Relationships, and Making Music Spaces Safer for Everyone

Part I: The musicality of relationships and the relationality of music

All musical activity is relational. Whether we’re listening, singing, playing an instrument, organising a concert, engineering a recording, or composing a pi...

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John Ritchie, composer, at 100

On September 29 this year my father, John Ritchie, would have turned 100. Being a cricket fan, he would have appreciated the century milestone but, as it is,...

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Composer spaces

Michaela Cornelius

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...