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Meet composer

Kirsten Te Rito

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I learnt piano from age six and play a little guitar, but voice is my main instrument. I'm really into creative...

News

Hitting the High Notes

Victoria Kelly’s Requiem was to be a highlight of the Auckland Arts Festival. Covid had other ideas. After the concert was cancelled, the composer spoke with...

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Jennifer Helen McLeod 1941 - 2022

The unique, mercurial, and larger-than-life composer Jenny McLeod died peacefully in Palmerston North hospital on Monday, aged 81.Jenny was deeply special, a...

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Composer Spaces | Alistair Fraser

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...

Podcast

The SOUNZ Podcasts

Episode 6: Composers of Māori Boarding Schools

Join host Toni Huata and three guests — Maisey Rika, Jerome Kavanagh, and Ngahiwi Apanui — as they explore the influence that Māori boarding schools had on t...

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Meet composer

Reuben Rameka

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am a New Zealand Māori composer, conductor and teacher based in Auckland, and I am primarily of Ngāpuhi and T...

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Puoro Ki Te Ao

Oronuku nā Reti Hedley

Visual stories

Puoro Ki Te Ao

Oro Mauri o Puu-te-hue nā Komako Silver

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Introduction to Taonga Puoro

Educational series

Introduction to Taonga PuoroIn this video, Jerome shares his personal journey with Taonga Puoro* Filmed during the COVID-19 rāhui in April 2020.Pūtōrino ā Ra...

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Composer spaces

Ruby Solly

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...