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Chris Gendall

Chris Gendall’s works have graced the programmes of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, NZTrio, Mark Menzies and the Christchu...

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Lachlan McKenzie

Lachlan studied composition under Anthony Ritchie at the University of Otago. He completed his MusB (Hons) in 2002 and was awarded a Lilburn Trust Student Co...

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Daniel Hayles

Daniel Hayles is a jazz- and groove-centric musician from New Plymouth, and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in jazz piano (PGDipMus) from the New Zealand Schoo...

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Amelia Lee

Amelia Winifred Lelièvre–Lee was born in Napier and became a well-known teacher, composer and performer in the Hawkes Bay. At 22, while living in Auckland, s...

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Robert Horne

Robert Adam Horne was born in Launceston, Tasmania. He and his first wife, Lydia, were married before both were legally able to do so, both being 18 although...

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James Cullen

James Cullen is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist composer who works in many sonic landscapes to deliver compelling and passionate musical storytelling....

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Robyn Bryant

Robyn is a composer, predominantly for film, based in Pōneke Wellington.

In 2022, Robyn worked as the Music Team Assistant on Avatar: The Way Of Water, ...

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Lucy Johnson

Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa

The newest breakout R&B Fusion singer/songwriter 'WHERO' (from Kirikiriroa) is well known for her strong, soulf...

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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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Alexander Ivashkin

As a soloist Alexander Ivashkin performed in more than thirty countries. He was a regular guest at many important music festivals in Europe, the United State...

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Campbell Ross

Campbell Ross is a guitarist, composer and teacher who lives in Brisbane, Australia. He developed a passion for the guitar at an early age and almost immedia...

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William Thomas

William (Edwin Somerset) Thomas was born in Oxford, England. He graduated from Oxford University with a doctorate in 1893. He held several posts in England, ...

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Jasmine Lovell-Smith

Jasmine Lovell-Smith is a composer and saxophonist from Christchurch, New Zealand. She has recently returned to live in Wellington, NZ after 7 years based ov...

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David Guerin

David Guerin studied at Victoria University with Judith Clark, and at the University of Auckland with Janetta McStay. Study at the Musikhochschule in Cologne...

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Linda Dallimore

Linda Dallimore is an emerging composer hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. Her works explore texture, colour, and often draw inspiration from the environmen...

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Te Reotakiwa Dunn

Hokianga, Ngāti Tuwharetoa

"Music in the home and in our everyday space impacted and influenced my life."

Kapa haka helped Reo to realize his strength...

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Kaaterama

Kia whaikororia honore hareruia ki a Ihowa-o-nga-Mano Matua Tama Wairua Tapu Anahera Pono Mangai Ae

Ko Maunga Kohatu ko Horohoro nga maunga
Ko Mang...

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Rachel LaFond

Rachel LaFond is a composer and pianist who has been steeped in musicality her entire life. Her appreciation of the piano began when she was a toddler as her...

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Anya Keggenhoff

Anya was born in the United States in 2000, before moving to Germany with her family and finally emigrating to New Zealand. She graduated from The New Zealan...

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Ngapo Wehi

Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Kahu

Ngapo Wehi, leader of the Wehi Whānau, was a prominent figure alongside his wife Pimia ...

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Betaia Nehemiah

Betaia is composer from the Republic of Kiribati. Born on Beru, an island within the Kiribati realm, Betaia’s family migrated to the nation of Nauru where th...

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Alfred Hill

Alfred Hill (1869-1960) was New Zealand's first fully professional composer and a leading figure in Australian music from the early years of this century. Wi...

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David Woodcock

Originally from Wales, David studied music at University in Bangor, Wales, with composer William Mathias, then trombone at the Welsh College of Music and the...

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Rodger Fox

New Zealand’s foremost jazz trombonist, big band leader, jazz educator, arranger and producer.

He has performed in concert with some of the biggest names ...

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Mildred Carey-Wallace

Mildred Carey-Wallace was born near Dunedin. She was a pianist, singer and what used to be called an ‘elocutionist’, and her recitals were a mixture of all t...