Christmas Gift Guide 2023

Gifts for the book lover Jenny McLeod | A Life in MusicArchive Fever | New Zealand Underground Sound in Fanzine Interviews 1991­­–1999Dorothy Buchanan: The Birds Began to Sing, memoir of a New Zealand composer Guy Jansen: Sing New Zealand | The story of choral music...

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2023 SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project recipient announced

2023 SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project | Ngā Hopuranga Puoro Tautito a SOUNZ recipient announced. Thomas Friggens and his group ‘Quartet Contra’ have been selected for the 2023 SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project | Ngā Hopuranga Puoro Tautito a SOUNZ. The SOUNZ Jazz Recording...

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Meet composer Nicholas Denton Protsack

In this series, we present our new composers. We are proud to introduce Nicholas Denton Protsack. Please tell us about yourself and what you do. I work primarily as both a composer and a cellist (though I am known to dabble in arts administration and recently started...

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NZ Composer Sessions 2024 | Application details

Applications are now open for the NZ Composer Sessions | Ngā Huihuinga Hāpai i ngā Kaitito o Aotearoa 2024, closing on 4 March 2024. The NZ Composer Sessions | Ngā Huihuinga Hāpai i ngā Kaitito o Aotearoa is a collaboration between the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra,...

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Luka Venter on their new chamber opera Lanternfish

Composer Luka Venter had their new chamber opera Lanternfish premiered in London in July as part of the Guildhall School's 'Opera Makers' programme. The opera has since garnered interest from further afield, including proposals for the creation of a film of the opera....

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Gemma Peacocke on Manta

 Gemma Peacocke is the recipient of this year's SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra. Her new piece Manta premieres this Saturday 7 October at the Michael Fowler Centre by Arohanui Strings and Orchestra Wellington. SOUNZ had the opportunity to...

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Nathaniel Otley | SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Nathaniel Otley is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his work, Mycelium. We caught up with Nathaniel to find out more about the piece.  Can you tell us about the title and the inspiration behind your piece? The beginnings of this...

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Victoria Kelly | SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Victoria Kelly is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for her work, Requiem. We caught up with Victoria to find out more about the piece.  The Requiem, with its rich and storied musical tradition, embodies a profound artistic legacy. Could...

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Joshua Pearson | SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist 2023

Joshua Pearson is a finalist for the 2023 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha for his work, No ro hunu ake. We caught up with Joshua to find out more about the piece.  What was the inspiration or process behind the creation of No ro hunu ake? I watched the...

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