Concert

Keeping the tradition

SOUNZ Virtual Concert

Chamber Music New Zealand made its first commission in 1959, a trio for violin, cello and piano from Edwin Carr. CMNZ has commissioned another 87 pieces sinc...

Article

Echoes of Erewhon

Pastoralism, Technology, and New Zealand Music

By Callum BlackmoreIn his oft-quoted 1946 lecture, “In Search of Tradition”, Douglas Lilburn, the so-called “grandfather” of New Zealand music, turned to New...

Article

Victoria Kelly

SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Victoria Kelly is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for her work, Requiem. We caught up with Victoria to find out more about t...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 4, Episode 2: A conversation with Tamati Waaka

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 2: A conversation with Pere Wihongi

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 3, Episode 4: A conversation with Jerome Kavanagh

Mōteatea is a centuries-old tradition of chanted song-poetry; a great literary and musical art form that expresses the powerful portrayal of storytelling and...

Podcast

Sounds of the Moana

Episode 1: Sounds of the Navigators

What is the indigenous sound of Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa (Oceania)? What has been lost and gained over the course of history, and how can the musical identity of the...

Article

Meet composer

Dave Flynn

Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I'm a composer, guitarist and orchestra director, originally from Ireland, now resident in NZ.I work across a ...

Article

Meet composer

Reti Hedley

Please tell us about yourself and what you do.I wear a number of hats including musician, composer, teacher, music producer and father to my 6month old son O...

Podcast

He Reo Tawhito

Season 4, Episode 1: A conversation with Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr