Welcome to the July newsletter of the New Zealand School of Music. 

We're delighted that Will King and Pasquale Orchard (pictured above) will share the stage in a lunchtime concert on 20 July. These singers are ones to watch - come along and say you saw them here first! Read on below for news of other voice student successes (did we mention Joe Haddow is in the Lexus Song Quest semi-finals?) and mark your diaries with some of the exciting events we have coming up. 

When: Saturday 21 July, 3pm 
Where: Adam Concert Room 
FREE ENTRY but registration is required on Eventbrite by 18 July

Join us to celebrate and resonate Māori Pasifika voices at Te Kōkī, in an afternoon of korero and performances from NZSM students past and present.

When: Thursday 19 July, 7:30pm
Where: Adam Concert Room
Tickets: Free entry but registration essential on Eventbrite before 13 July

A return of the extremely popular China Crossing concert held in 2017, this year’s programme will include contemporary and traditional music for yangqin (chinese dulcimer), sheng (reed instrument), Western chamber music instruments and taonga puoro.

OUTREACH

When: 4 & 5 August
Where: New Zealand School of Music

Calling all trombonists! Join us for a weekend of workshops and concerts for all ages and abilities. American trombonists Jim Pugh and Dr. Irvin Wagner join Rodger Fox (NZSM) and NZSO trombonists Matthew Allison, David Bremner and Shannon Pittaway to present a range of masterclasses, workshops and rehearsals. More info

When: 26 August - 2 September
Where: New Zealand School of Music

Musicians of all levels are invited to the New Zealand School of Music for a week of music making and expert coaching from local and international musicians.

OPERA STUDIES DAY

When: Saturday 14 July, 9am
Where: Adam Concert Room
RSVP to operastudiesday2018@gmail.com

Opera is a powerful and capricious art-form, which fascinates and challenges scholars, and invites a multitude of responses. This study day at the New Zealand School of Music explores this ‘exotic and irrational entertainment’ from a variety of perspectives. More info

FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

MUSIC FORUM

POLITICS OF DIASPORA: PERFORMING NORTH KOREAN MUSIC AND KOREAN IDENTITY IN JAPAN

Wednesday 18 July, 4:15pm, Room 209
Dr Sunhee Koo
University of Auckland

NEWS

AUDITION APPLICATIONS OPEN

Know someone who is interested in studying performance? Our main audition round will be held in Wellington between 30 August–7 September, and applications are due by 20 July.

THE MOMENT JOE HADDOW FINDS OUT HE'S IN THE LEXUS SONG QUEST SEMI-FINALS...

The past month has seen some fantastic successes from both current and former NZSM voice students. NZSM recent graduate Joe Haddow has advanced to the semi-finals of the Lexus Song Quest which take place on 21 and 22 July - watch the delightful video above. Pasquale Orchard, whose MMA is focusing on Bel Canto singing techniques, will be progressing to the semi-finals of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition on 11 August, along with fellow semi-finalist and NZSM alumna Katherine McIndoe. 

UMAR ZAKARIA WINS RECORDED MUSIC NZ BEST  JAZZ ARTIST TUI

New Zealand School of Music graduate Umar Zakaria has won the award for his recent release, Fearless Music, produced in collaboration with other NZSM talent. Read more...

Credit: Wellington Jazz Festival image by Stephen A’Court  

STUDENTS VISIT MORTAL ENGINES RECORDING SESSION

On Saturday 26 May, students from NZSM recording and film-scoring classes attended a recording session for the upcoming film Mortal Engines, currently being produced by Peter Jackson. Read more

NZSM MUSIC THERAPY GRADUATES WINNERS OF INAUGURAL MORVA CROXSON PRIZE

Nolan Hodgson (pictured here) and Olly Lowery were the first and second prize winners of the 2017 Music Therapy New Zealand Morva Croxson Prize for Emergent Writers. Read more

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