“Meek’s composition is about alliances.” – Su Ballard, author of Art and Nature in the Anthropocene: Planetary Aesthetic. Noel Meek is a Pākehā musician, composer, and artist based in Ōtautahi, ...

Instrumentation 3*222; 3211; timp.; 3 perc.... In Māori mythology, Te Ihorangi is the god who personifies rain and is one of the off-spring of Rangi (Ranginui - the sky father) and Papa (Papatuanuku - ...

In this episode of ‘Instruments of the Moana’, we journey across the Moana Pacific to uncover the hidden stories of the pan pipe. Though commonly linked in Western traditions to the god Pan, the pan ...

Victoria Kelly is an award-winning composer based in Aotearoa New Zealand and formerly the Director of NZ Member Services at APRA AMCOS. She works across a spectrum of musical genres including ...

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hine, Rongomaiwāhine. Ngahiwi Apanui is one of New Zealand’s most prolific composers of moteatea (traditional chanting) and contemporary Māori music. With the loving influence of ...

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Colin Decio (the 'c' is pronounced 'ch' as in 'church' - hence Dech-io) was born in Birmingham, England to an English mother and a Ukrainian father. From 1982 he studied Piano Performing, Piano ...

Rosa Elliott is a young composer from Christchurch, where she recently completed a BMUS and BA at the University of Canterbury majoring in Composition and English Literature. Rosa is currently ...

This resource assists in teaching the NZ National Anthem and can be freely used as an instrumental accompaniment to singing. Recording plus Teachers Notes - pamplhlet contains lyrics and a ...

After graduating from the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington, where he majored in jazz piano, Tom spent several years performing at festivals around NZ with many acts – including his own comic ...

Dr John Coulter is a Senior Lecturer, and the Coordinator of Sonic Arts Programs at the School of Music, National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, University of Auckland. As a teacher ...

Leonie Holmes is an Auckland based composer, writing for orchestra, chamber, choral, vocal and solo instrument. Recent works have been commissioned and/or performed by the New Zealand Symphony ...