Anna Griffiths

Anna Griffiths (b.1981) completed her BMus (1st Class Hons) at Auckland University in 2004, majoring in Composition and Piano Performance. In both 1999 and 2002 she won the University's Douglas Mews Composition Prize for choral composition and won other prizes and awards including first place in the Douglas Lilburn Composition Prize Concert.

Both her works Naseby and 'Okarito Tuhituhia October' have been performed internationally by the Tower New Zealand Youth Choir. 'Naseby' has been recorded as part of their CD 'Gaude/Rejoice' and the choir won an award at the International Choral Competition in Gorizia with her piece 'Okarito Tuhituhia'.

Anna has also had works performed by the University of Waikato’s Okta Contemporary Music Ensemble, secondary school choirs and broadcast on Concert FM. She lives in Wellington, sings with the Tudor Consort (who have also performed her compositions) and teaches Piano.