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In this series we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Jerome Kavanagh.

SOUNZ recently caught up with Glen Downie, the 2019 NZSO NYO Composer in Residence, to talk about his new piece 'light speckled droplet'. The work features the NYO and the New Zealand Youth Choir, conducted by James Judd, in Wellington on July 5 and Auckland on July 6. See here for event details.

In our Composer Spaces series, we ask composers to share a bit about their working environment and to give us a brief insight into their process. First up is John Rimmer, composer, horn player, teacher and one of the most respected figures in New Zealand composition.

Composer Simon Eastwood reports on the ISCM World Music Days 2019 in Tallin, Estonia.

Kia ora tātau it is Matariki time, happy new year!

SOUNZ Executive Director Diana Marsh attended Classical:NEXT followed by the IAMIC Annual Meeting and General Assembly in Rotterdam in May 2018. Approximately 1,200 participants from around the world took part in the four day event which included members of IAMIC. Read Diana's thoughts and takeaways below.

By Diana Marsh

In ANZAC week 2018 we shared Resound films from recent years about or related to New Zealand’s involvement in war. You can view a comprehensive list of works dealing with the subject of war .

Jeroen Speak is nominated for the 2017 Award for the second time with Serendipity Fields, for violin, cello, piano and guzheng.

Chris Gendall, who won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award in 2008 with Wax Lyrical, is nominated for the fifth time with Incident Tableaux Part One, an excerpt from an opera in one act.