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Meet composer Mary Celeste

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Mary Celeste.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I started learning piano a...

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He Reo Tawhito: Conversations about Mōteatea (Season 4)

Hōtaka Māori | Insights from mātanga reo language experts

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Meet the Team

Toni Huata

Toni HuataKaihautū Puoro Māori | Director of Māori Music.Toni, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rongowhakaata, was the inaugural appointment to the role of Kaihautū Puoro...

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Meet the Board

Jerome Kavanagh

In our Meet the Board series, we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ board member. Today we introduce Composers Advisory Panel Chair Jerom...

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Inspiring Journeys Through Music

with Mere Boynton

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Meet composer

Mina Ripia

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am of Ngā Puhi, Te Aupouri and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. Born and raised in a beautiful little northern coun...

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Rob Thorne

'Ko Tō Manawa, Ko Tōku: Puritia'

KM: Tell us about your piece.RT: Marc [Taddei] contacted Salina [Fisher] and I and asked if we would do a piece for this year. Salina was finishing her Maste...

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Finding agency in the [classical] arts - Jimmy Rainey & JY Lee

The third instalment of a three part series by Leah Thomas

Creating for the Community: Chatting to JY and Jimmy In April 2021, I inherited the Pōneke Classical Sessions project which brought classical music to a bar ...

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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival Opening Weekend

by Keri-Mei ZagrobelnaThe first festival of its kind in the region, Gisborne’s Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival (October 4th - 20th) is a celebration of “artists ...

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Noma Sio-Faiumu

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