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Grant Cooper

Grant Cooper was born in Wellington in 1953. His early childhood was filled with music, as his mother was a member of Opera Technique and, later, a soloist w...

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Te Hamua Nikora

Ngāti Oneone
Ngāti Konohi
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti
Ngāti Porou
Te Whakatōhea

_Ko Hikurangi te maunga, ko Waiapu te awa, ko Ngāti Porou ...

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Whirimako Black

Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Ranginui, Kahungunu, Te Whakatohea, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Te Arawa, and Ngati Awa

A veteran of eight solo albums, Whirim...

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Michael Vinten

Michael Vinten studied Music History and Composition at Victoria University, Wellington, and then completed a Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting at Cinc...

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Nalin Shen

Born in southwest of Sichuan, China, Shen Nalin studied composition at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music with Professor Gao Wei Jie and Yao Yi Rang. During t...

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Daniel Stabler

Daniel Stabler has been an active professional Double Bassist since 1967. He attended Interlochen Arts Academy (Michigan, USA), The Juilliard School, Manhatt...

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Denise Hulford

Denise Hulford, born in Christchurch, NZ, was educated at Selwyn College in Auckland. She studied privately with Ernest Empson (Christchuch), Henry Shirley ...

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Brigid Ursula Bisley

Brigid Ursula Bisley is a composer, arranger, transcriber, conductor, violinist, teacher and Kodály music specialist. She is a passionate community musician...

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John Charles

John Charles was best-known in New Zealand as one of the country’s first composers to make his mark on film, thanks to his varied and distinctive scores for ...

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Andrew Perkins

Dr Andrew Perkins was born in Warkworth, New Zealand. He attended Auckland University from 1980 till 1985, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Music (1...

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Jeffrey Grice

Pianist Jeffrey Grice was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. A student of Janetta McStay and Bryan Sayer at Auckland University (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor o...

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Craig Utting

Craig Utting was born in Wellington, where he attended Onslow and Tawa Colleges. At Auckland University, he studied Composition with Douglas Mews, John Rimme...

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Chris Artley

Originally from England, Chris Artley studied Music at University of Bristol (1981–84) with composer Derek Bourgeois. He has spent 30 years teaching music in...

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Te Okanga (Aussie) Kahutapere Huata

Ngāti Kahungunu - Ngāti Pahauwera, Ngāti Mihi, Ngāi Tamaterangi

Major Te Okanga Kahutapere (Aussie) Huata (MC - Millitary Cross) was born in Mōhaka, Wairo...

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Paul Schramm

Born in Vienna, Paul Schramm showed precocious musical talent from a young age, making his debut as pianist, conductor, and composer at the age of eight. Pri...

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Peter Godfrey

Peter David Hensman Godfrey CBE (3 April 1922 – 28 September 2017) was an English-born New Zealand choral conductor. He was Professor of Music at the Univers...

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Gillian Whitehead

Tainui

Dame Gillian Whitehead was born in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1941. She studied at the University of Auckland from 1959-62, and Victoria University o...

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Dorothy Buchanan

Dorothy Quita Buchanan (born 1945) grew up one of six sisters in a musical family in Christchurch. Following an education in catholic schools she graduated M...

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Piki Kereama

Ko Tainui te waka

Ko Ruahine te maunga

Ko Rangitikei te awa

Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi

Ko Ngāti Manomano te hāpū

Ko Taumata o te rā te marae

T...

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Philip Norman

Composer, conductor, author, speaker, educator and publisher Philip Norman has been presenting work to New Zealand audiences for forty-five years. His output...