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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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Richard Haynes

Richard Haynes was born in Brisbane, studied at Griffith University, Australia (Bachelor of Music Advanced Performance) and at the Hochschule der Künste Bern...

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Bruce McKinnon

Bruce McKinnon has been Principal Percussionist with the NZSO since 1989. He became Emeritus Principal in 2007.

As a soloist with the NZSO he has performe...

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Vyvyan Yendoll

Vyvyan Yendoll was born in the United Kingdom and after studying at the Royal Academy of Music spent a couple of years freelancing mainly in London and the c...

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Lars Mlekusch

Lars Mlekusch is a graduate from Music Academy Basel (Marcus Weiss) and from Northwestern Univerisity Chicago (Dr. Frederick Hemke) where he earned his Soloi...

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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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Michael Houstoun

Michael Houstoun was born in Timaru, New Zealand in October 1952. He began piano lessons at the age of five and under the guidance of Sr Mary Eulalie and sub...

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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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Mark Hobson

Mark began his musical career under the watchful eye of his mother Noeline, who was his first music teacher. After deciding that the violin was not his instr...

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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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Margaret Medlyn

Known as a singing actor, Margaret Medlyn ONZM is one of Australasia's finest singers, with consistently highly acclaimed performances in opera, oratorio and...

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NZTrio

Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble” (William Dart, NZ Herald), NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire,...

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New Zealand String Quartet

The New Zealand String Quartet is New Zealand's premiere chamber music ensemble.

The NZSQ has established an international reputation for its insightful i...

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Gillian Ansell

Gillian Ansell, born in Auckland, made her concerto debut as a violinist with the Auckland Philharmonia at the age of 16. At 19, an Associated Board Scholars...

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Stacey Dixon

Stacey is from Christchurch, and studied the oboe and cor anglais at Victoria University in Wellington, before moving to the UK in 2000. She holds a PGDip in...

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Timothy Deighton

Timothy Deighton is professor of viola at Penn State University, and enjoys a wide variety of performance opportunities. He performs regularly with Orpheus C...

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Karen Grylls

Karen Grylls ONZM is Associate Professor in Choral Conducting at the University of Auckland. She conducted the New Zealand Youth Choir from 1989 to 2011, fou...

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Carol Hohauser

Flutist and Educator, Carol Hohauser-Nizza is a National Recording Artist with Radio New Zealand, having won a Mobil Award for a recording of Debussy’s Sonat...

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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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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is New Zealand’s full-time professional Metropolitan orchestra, serving the country’s largest and most vibrant city with a co...

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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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Richard Mapp

Richard Mapp showed musical promise early. He made his solo debut at the age of 12 with the Christchurch Civic Orchestra, playing Mendelssohn's First Piano C...

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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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Emma Sayers

Emma Sayers teaches classical piano, accompanying, keyboard musicianship and chamber music. As an accompanist she also coaches students in the classical perf...

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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 ...