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NZ Composer Sessions 2019
Congratulations to all the composers whose works were selected for the latest NZ Composer Sessions. The NZ Composer Sessions is a collaboration between the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, and RNZ Concert. The following works will be rehearsed and performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and recorded by RNZ Concert in July:
- Brigid Bisley: Glimmer of Blue
- Reuben Jelleyman: Vespro
- Lucien Johnson: Axum
- Alissa Long: The Corner of the War
- Kit Powell: Na Māui te Ahi a te Ao
- Tabea Squire: Variations
- Kirsten Strom: Ice
- Anthony Young: On Hearing the Shining Cuckoo
Composer Chris Artley's ‘O My Children, My Poor Children!’, for SATB choir and big band, was premiered before a full house at the International Schools Choral Music Society (ISCMS) Gala Concert at Shanghai Symphony Hall on 23 February.
Toni Huata, SOUNZ’s Kaihautū Puoro Māori - Director of Māori Music, talks to The Big Idea's Emanuella de Ruiter about her passion for music and tikanga Māori.
Claire Scholes, winner of the 2019 SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra, was interviewed by RNZ about her upcoming commission. Don’t miss the premiere on 17 May in Lower Hutt
Rainbow Rosalind meets the Orchestra
Check out the Rainbow Rosalind meets the Orchestra films that were published just in time for school holidays. This SOUNZ Community Commission was performed by the Dunedin Youth Orchestra conducted by Anthony Ritchie.
Resound presents films of NZ music in concert. Made with the support of NZ On Air, audio is provided by our Resound partner RNZ Concert.
Top 5 videos on our YouTube channel in March:
Top 5 playlists on our YouTube channel in March:
And check out some other popular playlists:
NZ chamber music, Taonga pūoro and NZ Classical Female Composers
2016, 2017 and 2018 NZ Composer sessions
SOUNZ is proud to bring you not one, not two, but three years of complete Resound film coverage from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 NZ Composer Sessions. Stay tuned as we release the films over the coming weeks.
Opportunities
Creative New Zealand Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī 2019–2020 closing soon. Applications are due by Friday 10 May.
Registration is open for the The Mozart Fellowship 2020, closing on 1 June.
Apply now for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Composition Lab.
Entries are open for the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha. Fill in the entry form here, where you can also find the Terms and Conditions. Read more about the opportunity or visit APRA's website to find out more about the Silver Scroll Awards.
Deadline: 31 May
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SOUNZ receives funding from:
Creative New Zealand, NZ On Air, APRA, Lilburn Trust, Recorded Music NZ, Wellington Community Trust, Stout Trust, Lottery Grants Board and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
