A collaboration amongst SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings – Sistema. In May 2020 Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings will be giving a performance at the Walter Nash Stadium in Lower Hutt. This commission is an...
SOUNZ recently caught up with composer James Gardner to talk about his upcoming work 'Gyre (Ghosts with Accents)', a concerto for percussion quartet and orchestra, which will be premiered in Christchurch on 21 September by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet and the...
Michael Norris is a finalist for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his Violin Concerto 'Sama'. It was written for violinist Amalia Hall and was premiered in December 2018 by Orchestra Wellington, conducted by Marc Taddei. Could you tell us a bit...
In our Meet the Team series we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ staff member. Today we introduce Diana Marsh Executive Director | Tumu Whakarae. Can you tell us a bit about your family, kids, where you're from etc I live on the edge of...
Community project with members of the Auckland Harp Orchestra chosen as the 2019 SOUNZ Community Commission. The winning project for this year’s SOUNZ Community Commission will see composer and harpist Michelle Velvin create a suite of dances for three-part harp...
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. This week we present SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha finalist Chris Gendall. What does a typical composing day...
SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project 2019 The SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project aims to create high quality recordings (audio and video) of original jazz compositions by New Zealand jazz composers. The recordings will be made between 9am and 5pm on Thursday 5 December, at the Adam...
Chris Gendall (L) is a finalist for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his Violin Concerto. It was written for violinist Mark Menzies (R) and was premiered in May 2019 by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the soloist. We caught up...
In our Meet the Team series we invite you to sit down and learn more about each SOUNZ staff member. Today we introduce Leoné Venter our Marketing Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Whakatairanga. Can you tell us a bit about your family, kids, where you're from etc? My hubby...
GRAMMY-nominated Los Angeles Percussion Quartet and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra will be joining forces to perform the world premiere of New Zealand composer James Gardner’s new concerto in the upcoming concert Lamb & Hayward Masterworks: The Planets on...
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