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The anatomy of a commission

NZTrio recently gave the world premiere of Reuben de Lautour’s An Auscultation of Water. Richard Betts examines how we got here. 

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Meet Composer

Andrew Portman

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Andrew Portman.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I’m a born and bred Auck...

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Tabea Squire

on Variations

December marks the release of three films of works by Te Whanganui a Tara-based composer, Tabea Squire, which were filmed in three consecutive months in 2022...

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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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Composer Spaces | Leonie Holmes

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...

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Meet composer

Erin Fagan

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Erin Fagan.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.My vocation and training is ...

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Meet composer

Michaela Cornelius

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Michaela Cornelius.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I am a whimsical com...

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Glen Downie

Rivet

We caught up with composer Glen Downie do talk about his new trio Rivet, part of Chamber Music New Zealand's Fantasy and Romance tour, with flautist Melanie ...

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Meet composer

Dale Vail

Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I am a Trombonist and Composer. I am currently working with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as the Trombone Fell...

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Meet composer

Nicholas Denton Protsack

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Nicholas Denton Protsack.Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I work primari...