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Ian McDonald

Ian Donald McDonald was a composer, lecturer and writer. He was born in Wellington in 1937 and educated at St Patricks College. He studied composition at Vi...

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Peter McClymont

Peter McClymont started composing music when he was at Dunedin North Intermediate in 1976. Six years later, while at Logan Park High School, he won the Advan...

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Ken Wilson

Ken Wilson, clarinetist, composer.

He was born in Auckland in 1924 and began music study [clarinet and piano] at 9 years of age. In 1937, he moved to Cal...

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Xenia Pestova Bennett

Xenia Pestova Bennett is an innovative performer and educator. Described as “a powerhouse of contemporary keyboard repertoire” (Tempo), “stunning” (Wales Art...

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John Young

John Young was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1962 to English and Italian parents. He studied at the University of Canterbury, completing a doctorate o...

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Richard Francis

Richard Francis was educated at Testwood College in Hampshire, England where he was awarded a Junior Exhibition in music allowing him to have free music less...

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Hannah Gilmour

Composer Hannah Gilmour (b. 1986) was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, and raised on an orchard in Te Puna, a small rural town on the outskirts of Tauranga. Sh...

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Henry Shirley

Henry Shirley was born in 1902 in Staffordshire, England, the youngest of 13 children. His family emigrated to Auckland in 1906. He was educated at Ponsonby ...

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Jodi Chen

Jodi is a music educator, composer, arranger, conductor, pianist, accompanist, flutist and soprano. Born in Taiwan in 1980, Jodi immigrated to Auckland, New ...

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Keith Statham

Born in Glouscester, U.K., Keith Statham studied Music at Cambridge University and worked in the recording industry for Decca and Phillips before becoming Ge...

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Dean Goffin

Sir Dean Goffin was born in Wellington and educated both in Christchurch Technical College and Napier Boys High School. From the Salvation Army family, Sir D...

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Piliopo Nelson-Retzlaff

Piliopo Nelson-Retzlaff was born Joyce Rosabel Nelson on Christmas Day, 25 December 1912; passed away 13 January 1987.

She loved music and always owned ...

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Douglas Mews

Douglas Mews was well-known as an organist, composer, teacher and church musician, working in Auckland from 1969 until his death in 1993.

He was born in ...

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Tahlia Griffis

Tahlia Griffis is a composer from Wellington, primarily focusing on film music.

Her studies at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music have led her to comple...

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Alexander Cowdell

Alexander Cowdell was born in Scotland in 1945 but educated in New Zealand, where as a student at Waihi College he first became interested in composition und...

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Alastair White

Alastair White is a Scottish New Zealand composer and writer born in Dunedin. Described as “spellbinding” (Boulezian), “beautiful” (730 Review), “virtuosic” ...

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Megan Kyte

Megan is an English-born composer, now living in New Zealand after moving here with her family in 2011. She began composing in high school and then studied c...

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Jack East

Jack East was born in Paeroa on 25 October, 1944.

He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland from 1955-62 and enrolled at University of Auckland fr...

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Charlotte Yates

Charlotte Yates is a New Zealand independent singer/songwriter & recording artist. She's released seven solo albums, including 1991's _Queen Charlotte So...

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Stephen Lange

Stephen Lange (b.1977) grew up in Havelock North, and started composing at high school. After attending “Music ‘95” in Wellington, an event organised by CANZ...

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Annea Lockwood

Born in New Zealand in 1939, Annea Lockwood moved to England in 1961, studying composition at the Royal College of Music, London, attending summer courses at...

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Rachael Morgan

Rachael Morgan’s compositional interests lie in the nature of sound and timbral nuances.

Rachael's compositions include a work for Ensemble Reconsil Wien...

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Laughton Pattrick

Former Head of Music at Wellington College of Education and singing tutor at Toi Whakaari, Laughton Pattrick wrote, arranged and directed music for professio...

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Reuben Rameka

Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kurī , Ngāti Tarawhai, Te Ārawa, Tuhourangi

Hapū: Ngaituteauru, Ngāre Hauata, Ngāti Hinemihi, Ngāti Kawa, Ngāti Korokoro, Ngā...

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Jonathan Mandeno

Jonathan Mandeno is a composer based in Wellington. In 2011 he received his Master of Music degree with first class honours from the University of Auckland. ...

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Jason Post

Jason Post is a composer and sound artist based in Wellington, New Zealand. His main interests and composition techniques stem from spectral music, soundscap...

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Christopher Norton

Christopher Norton was born in New Zealand in 1953. He began composing at the age of 14, and, by the age of 16, had an orchestral work performed and broadcas...

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Richard Madden

Richard Madden was born in Dunedin in 1953. He was educated at Otago Boys’ High School (1966–1971) and University of Otago (1971–1976). He studied compositio...

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Te Tiki Aroha Richard Puanaki

Ngāti Kahungunu

The photo above was taken with his tupuna whare (ancestral house) named Pourangahua.

Richard Puanaki was a Māori composer who taught i...

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David Farquhar

David Farquhar was born in Cambridge, New Zealand in 1928 but spent most of his early years in Fiji. He was educated in New Zealand and began his university...

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Alexandra Hay

Alexandra Hay has worked as a composer, sonic artist and teacher. Her work often explores processes of gradual transformation: the unfolding of figures, timb...

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Jonathan Ladd

Jonathan Ladd was educated at Rathkeale College, Victoria and Auckland Universities before moving to Sydney and studying contemporary composition with the (t...

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Robin Toan

Robin Toan started composing at the age of 15 while she was at high school. She went on to graduate from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Music ...

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Clare Maclean

Clare Maclean was born in New Zealand in 1958. She studied composition with Gillian Bibby in Wellington, New Zealand, and with Peter Sculthorpe and Bruce Cro...

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Donald Blume

Don Blume was born in 1925. When at school he was taught piano and theory, and won a prize for composition. After leaving school he studied the violin for ab...

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Maarire Goodall

Born and raised in Murihiku (south and west Southland, Aotearoa NZ). Sometime farm labourer, tractor driver, ditch digger, freezing worker, factory packer, o...

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Alison Grant

Alison Grant grew up and studied in Auckland, New Zealand. Here, she studied at the University of Auckland towards a BA in English and BMus (Hons) in composi...

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Chloe Moon

Chloe Moon, born in 1952, was educated at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a BMus (hons) in 1973. From 1974 to 1977 she was a member of the Came...

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Brent Parker

Brent Parker was a New Zealand-born composer and pianist who lived in Ireland for more than 40 years. He taught at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in...

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Julius Mari Magpantay

Julius Mari Magpantay is a Filipino-born Auckland-based composer. He has always been a lover of music and developed a strong interest in composition at Glenf...

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Tecwyn Evans

After his studies in New Zealand Tecwyn Evans left on a Fulbright Scholarship to study conducting at the University of Kansas with Brian Priestman and Simon ...

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Matthew Everingham

Matthew is a New York-based, New Zealand-born music director, composer, and pianist whose music has been heard around the United States, New Zealand, and the...

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Katherine Dienes

Katherine Dienes-Williams, MA, BMus, LTCL, FRCO, Hon ARSCM, Hon GCM was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral in January 200...

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Julie Bevan

Julie was born in Wellington and studied music at the New Zealand School of Music. She has performed in many festivals around NZ and internationally, and has...

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Te Kahureremoa Taumata

Ko Ngai Te Upokoiri, Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Manunui ōku hapu
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu, Ko Ngāti Tuwharetoa ōku iwi
Ko Te Kahureremoa Tiopira Taumata tōku ingo...

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Rhian Sheehan

Rhian Sheehan is an award-winning music producer and screen composer from Wellington, New Zealand, known for his unique fusion of emotive instrumental atmosp...

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Julia Francis

Julia Francis is an Auckland-based composer, arranger, musician, and performer. After wanting to be a composer from a young age, in 2018 she completed her Ba...

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Caitlin Morris

Caitlin Morris is a professional composer and cellist located in the South Wairarapa region. She began learning the cello aged fifteen under the tuition of A...

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Johannes Contag

Johannes Contag (b. 1972) is a Wellington, New Zealand-based composer and performer active in a wide range of genres. Composing for film, his two major works...

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Trevor Coleman

Trevor Coleman was born 1959 in Dunedin, New Zealand where he studied piano, trumpet and composition from an early age. He was selected for principal trumpet...