SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, together with the Brass Band Association of New Zealand and CANZ (Composers’ Association of New Zealand) presents a composition prize for works for solo brass instrument, with optional accompaniment.
The winner receives a $400 cash prize, performance and recording at the BBANZ National Championships and a one year membership of CANZ.
Highly commended composers receive a performance and recording at the BBANZ National Championships.
Established: 2016
Te Whakataetae Pūtētere a Toi te Arapūoru
E tukuna tahitia ana e Toi te Arapūoru, te Brass Band Association of New Zealand me CANZ (Composers’ Association of New Zealand) tētahi paraihe whakataetae mō ngā titonga kia kawea e te taonga pūtētere takitahi (otirā, e whakaaetia ana he taonga tapiri).
Ko te toa, ka whiwhi i te $400, ka hikina, ka hopukina hoki tāna titonga i ngā Whakataetae ā-Motu a te BBANZ, ā, ka noho anō hoki ia hei mema o CANZ mō te kotahi tau.
Waihoki, ko ngā kaitito ka kaha te whakamihia, ka hikina, ka hopukina hoki ā rātou titonga i ngā Whakataetae ā-Motu a te BBANZ. Nō te tau 2016 tēnei i whakatūria ai.
Past recipients:
SOUNZ Brass Composition Prize 2022
Winner: John Elmsly: Prayer for Peace
Highly commended: Jacob Barrett: Celesta & David Woodcock: Through the Mists
SOUNZ Brass Composition Prize 2020
Winner: Ben Hoadley: Haratua
Highly commended: Abby Pinkerton: Crevices & Colin Decio: Barcarolle
SOUNZ Brass Composition Prize 2018
Winner: David Chaulk: Reverie
Highly commended: David Woodcock: Echoes & Chris Artley: Fantasy
SOUNZ Brass Composition Prize 2016
Winner: David Woodcock: Elegy
Highly commended: David Chaulk: Song for Aylan & Ross James Carey: Meditasi