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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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Jeremy Fitzsimons

Jeremy Fitzsimons graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours in 1995. While at Victoria Univer...

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John Hopkins

John Hopkins OBE, conductor and administrator, was born in Yorkshire, UK. He moved to New Zealand in 1957 and to Australia in 1963. He conducted the Auckland...

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Stephen Ralph Matthews

Born in Heretaunga, New Zealand, Stephen Ralph Matthews works in Auckland as a composer, lecturer, multi-media artist and performer. Most of his works refere...

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Matthew Crawford

Matthew Crawford is a media producer, currently resident in Australia. He has written for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, 175 East and the Auckland Wind...

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Marc Taddei

Celebrated for his “magnificent contribution as Music Director” by The Press, lauded as “a real interpreter of boldly romantic inclinations” by the Dominion ...

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Michael Calvert

New Zealand guitarist, lutenist and composer, Michael Calvert, has performed both as a soloist and as a member of several chamber ensembles throughout New Ze...

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Nick Snowball

Nick Snowball is a composer and performer from Wellington, New Zealand. His work features elements of experimental-theatre, performance art, instrumental com...

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William Harsono

William Harsono was born in Taiwan in 1980, and started his musical training at age 4. He immigrated with his family to New Zealand in 1996. After two years ...

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Andrew Uren

Andrew Uren is a keen performer of all styles and genres of music and dedicates himself tirelessly to promoting the bass clarinet and New Zealand music. He ...

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Jeff Lin

Jeff Lin is originally from Taiwan and immigrated to New Zealand in 1995. He studied with John Elmsly, Eve de Castro-Robinson, and Fiona McAlpine at the Univ...

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David Grace

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga

Born in Whanganui, David comes from a musical family (his father Hugh Grace Snr is also a very...

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Charmaine Ford

New Zealand-born piano virtuoso and composer Charmaine Ford has accomplished more than most musicians do in a lifetime.

Charmaine was born in 1980 in Taur...

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Brian Smith

Brian Smith started to make his mark in Auckland, New Zealand in 1958. Apart from a stint in Australia working on the Gold Coast for two years, he establish...

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Larry Pruden

Larry Pruden was born in New Plymouth on 28th July 1925. He began learning the piano at about age 8, became church organist at 13 and joined the music staff ...

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Fatcat and Fishface

Fatcat & Fishface released their first album 'Horrible Songs for Children' in 1997. They wanted to see if there was a market for their weird and wonderfu...

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Frank Wregglesworth

Frank Wregglesworth was born in Kaitangata. During his Primary School years, hestudied the Trinity Grades in practical and theory. At High School he was the ...

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Anna Cannon

Anna Grace Cannon is an Invercargill-born teacher, musician and composer. Anna teaches a variety of instruments, composition and theory full time at her stu...

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Victor Galway

Victor Galway (1894-1960) was born in Colchester, England, and emigrated as a youth to Australia, where he received his BMus and DMus (the university's first...

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Xu Tang

Xu Tang, a composer, was born in Beijing, where he received his early education including music. He moved to New Zealand in 2009. He completed his MMus 1st C...

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Joe Gorman

Joe Gorman is a historical keyboardist and composer. Holding a Bachelor of Music and currently studying for a Bachelor of Music with Honours, Joe studies his...

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Rachel Clement

Rachel Clement studied composition with John Rimmer and John Elmsly at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Master of Music (Composition) with disti...

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Sharon Roberts-Good

Sharon is predominantly a composer of a capella choral music that is suitable for all levels. However, her work also has a strong focus on education.

Her ...

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Vivienne Sands

Vivienne Sands, B.Mus (Hons), LRSM. Dip. Secondary Teaching, AIRMT, was born in Dunedin and educated at Otago Girls' High School. After graduating from Otago...

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David Childs

David Childs (1941–99) was a musician and linguist with exceptional skills and qualification. His achievements, notably 22 years as Organist and Musical Dire...