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Vernon Griffiths

Vernon Griffiths was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, England in 1894. Following war service in France, he graduated from Cambridge University and taught ...

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Matiu Te Huki

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitane, Italian, Scottish, Irish, English.

Matiu "The Hook" Te Huki is known for his amazing vocal skills and energy and for his...

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Glenda Keam

Glenda Keam is a composer, music analyst, lecturer, educational leader, new music advocate and festival organiser. She was awarded a PhD in Music by the Univ...

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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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Helen Bowater

Helen Bowater graduated BMus(Hons) in music history and ethnomusicology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1982. She later studied composition with Ja...

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Bryony Jagger

Bryony Jagger was born and brought up in England. She did not come from a particularly musical family and her parents encouraged her writing talents more tha...

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Gabrielle Blazer

Gabrielle was born in Invercargill. She learned both violin and cello. She played in the Symphonia but her great love was solo playing, Gypsy style at some o...

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Paul Mathews

A graduate of the New Zealand School of Music Sonic Arts programme, Paul went on to also complete a degree in Computer Science with emphasis on artificial in...

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Tim Bowman

Tim Bowman was born in the UK in 1958 and migrated with his family to New Zealand in early childhood. He played in a number of bands groups, including The Bl...

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Maria Grenfell

Maria Grenfell was born in Malaysia in 1969 and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, graduating with a Master of Music degree from the University of Canterbu...

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Chris Watson

Ngai te Rangi

The music of Chris Watson (PhD - Victoria, 2007) has enjoyed premieres by orchestras including the Tokyo Philharmonic, the New Zealand Symph...

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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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Robert Ibell

Robert Ibell was born in Dannevirke and brought up in Palmerston North. He began learning cello at Saturday morning music classes, and played in the Manawatu...

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Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

Recognised nationally, and celebrated locally, for the depth of its work, the CSO believes that music can enrich lives in different ways and aims to share th...

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New Zealand Youth Choir

The New Zealand Youth Choir (NZYC) has achieved considerable success since its formation in 1979. Performances in New Zealand and twelve international tours ...

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Boris Golovin

Boris Golovin is a New Zealand composer and poet with Russian background.

He studied journalism at the Moscow State University and since that time became ...

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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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Blas Gonzalez

Blas González is a composer and pianist resident in Auckland. Originally from Argentina, and subsequently a student in USA, he pursued composition studies p...

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Llewelyn Jones

Llewelyn Jones lived from 1895-1978. He was a noted Auckland pianist and composer and began his musical career as a choirboy in Wales. He was brought to New ...

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Felicia Edgecombe

Felicia Edgecombe, teacher, song-writer and musician, was born in Napier and educated at Tauranga Girls’ College, then later at Auckland University, studying...

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Vera Beauchamp

Vera Beauchamp (Vera Bell) was the older sister of Katherine Mansfield. In 1903 she, along with younger sisters Charlotte and Katherine and the rest of the f...

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Peter Crowe

Peter Russell Crowe was born Palmerston North on 25th February 1932.

He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch NZ 1945–8; Victoria University Col...

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Edwina Thorne

An international recording artist and entertainer with 5 albums, Edwina has a degree in composition and trumpet performance. Edwina then obtained an MBA in N...

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Willie Tekatoha

Willie Tekatoha hails from the Polynesian outlier of Mungiki in the Solomon Islands and currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand. With a deep connection to h...