Search SOUNZ Toroa Toi te Arapūoru Find music, resources, composers and artists Find news, interviews, podcasts and videos Search Showing results for: Clear all × Catalogue Works People Library Films & audio Shop Content 43 Refine ▼ Filter content Show all content News Articles Visual stories Podcasts Tips, guides & knowledge Concerts General information Show: 10 25 50 Concert New Zealand Shorts SOUNZ Virtual Concert United by their brevity, this diverse collection of contrasting works showcases the range and vitality of New Zealand composition. Concert Seascapes SOUNZ Virtual Concert Being an island nation, there is no shortage of New Zealand music inspired by the sea, in all its moods. Gareth Farr’s ‘Te Tai-O-Rehua’ is a dark-hued portra... Concert Alchemies SOUNZ Virtual Concert These three pieces present an ambitious and unique blending of styles and cultural traditions. Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao collaborated to create ‘Ko th... Concert Place SOUNZ Virtual Concert Douglas Lilburn’s classic ‘Overture Aotearoa’ begins this programme of four evocative pieces. The urban landscape is represented by Sarah Ballard’s explorato... Concert Contraptions SOUNZ Virtual Concert Maria Grenfell's contrapuntal 'Clockwerk' kicks off this programme inspired by construction, robots, and unusual musical instruments. Jason Long expertly mel... Concert Circles SOUNZ Virtual Concert Starting off this concert inspired by spirals and circles, Michael Norris’s virtuosic Violin Concerto ‘Sama’ takes the motion of dancers in Sufi ceremony as ... Concert Light SOUNZ Virtual Concert Ross Harris's luminous 'There may Be Light' begins this programme of works inspired by ideas of light and light phenomena. Glen Downie's 'Light Speckled Drop... Concert Dance SOUNZ Virtual Concert These four works feature dances and dance forms. Leonie Holmes’s ‘Dance of the Wintersmith’ is inspired by Terry Pratchett’s book of the same name in which a... Concert Height SOUNZ Virtual Concert Natalie Hunt’s evocative Only to the Highest Mountain introduces this programme, followed by Gao Ping’s The Mountain which is inspired by the culture and fol... Concert Depths SOUNZ Virtual Concert In this programme, we journey to the depths of the sea. The first two works, Puhake ki te Rangi (Spouting to the Skies) by Gillian Whitehead, and Tohorah by ... Concert Land SOUNZ Virtual Concert In Turanga-nui Gillian Whitehead considers the landfall of Cook in 1769, and of Māori centuries earlier, the feeling of finally standing on dry land after a ... Concert Enactment SOUNZ Virtual Concert My selection stretches the notion of performance. Each work enacts a sonic or narrative concept, with a sense of heightened ritual, an economy of means, a co... Concert Flame SOUNZ Virtual Concert This programme opens with John Rimmer’s short and fiery ‘Vulcan’ inspired by Auckland’s volcanic landscape. Commissioned by the Christchurch Symphony Orchest... Concert Symphonic SOUNZ Virtual Concert Jenny McLeod’s vibrant and youthful Little Symphony, written while the composer was still a student, is a response to Stravinsky’s Symphony in C. It is paire... Concert Creatures SOUNZ Virtual Concert Lyell Cresswell’s absurdist Das Lied von dem Fisch is a setting of short poems about fishy topics, including one about a constipated goldfish! Janet Jennings... Concert Remembering SOUNZ Virtual Concert Waerenga-ā-Hika names the East Coast pā that government troops besieged in 1865. The defenders were adherents of the new Pai Mārire religion, which opposed B... Concert Sound Centre SOUNZ Virtual Concert A playlist of New Zealand works that expand the realm of possibility for sonic shape and colour.Guest curator: Chris Gendall Concert Wood SOUNZ Virtual Concert Gareth Farr's exciting and virtuosic 'Marimba concerto' opens this programme, followed by Josiah Carr's slowly unfolding 'redwood', which is inspired by the ... Concert Kōrero SOUNZ Virtual Concert I always enjoy watching a performance where the musicians are engaging on multiple levels- both with the other musicians in their ensembles, and with the mus... Concert Words These three pieces use found sounds and the spoken word. Jack Bewley splices together parliamentary proceedings in a rhythmic ‘trio’ with oboe and marimba. G... Concert Poroporoaki SOUNZ Virtual Concert In commemoration of ANZAC Day, SOUNZ is proud to present this programme of two pieces. Gillian Whitehead’s ‘Poroporoaki’ (Farewell) is a haunting exploration... Concert Observations SOUNZ Virtual Concert Ross James Carey’s Toccatina (Elegy) was written in memory of Australian songwriter Ruby Hunter. Melodies are overlaid on a busy hocketing texture, reaching ... Concert NZTrio: Tectonic Echoes I SOUNZ Virtual Concert NZTrio’s Tectonic series features intense and intimate inspection of the fundamental forces that shape environments and communities: Aotearoa’s fraught relat... Concert Rā Whānau - a 20th birthday celebration SOUNZ Virtual Concert Over the last 20 years, Stroma has been a major force for musical exploration in New Zealand, bringing to life classic repertoire of the twentieth century al... Concert Tectonic Echoes II SOUNZ Virtual Concert Tectonic Echoes II opens with a dialogue between Māori and European traditions, firstly in Whitehead’s (NZ) evocative response to Horomona Horo’s taonga pūor... Concert Keeping the tradition SOUNZ Virtual Concert Chamber Music New Zealand made its first commission in 1959, a trio for violin, cello and piano from Edwin Carr. CMNZ has commissioned another 87 pieces sinc... Concert NZSO NYO Composers in Residence SOUNZ Virtual Concert Guest curators from the NZSO, Hamish McKeich (Principal Conductor in Residence) and Bridget Douglas (Section Principal Flute) present works by three of Aotea... Concert Aotearoa Plus SOUNZ Virtual Concert All of these works were inspired by the land and people of Aotearoa.Anthony Ritchie’s ‘Albatross in Flight’ genesis came from the sight of an albatross glidi... Concert Poetry SOUNZ Virtual Concert This concert celebrates some of the magnificent works published by Promethean Editions that incorporate words from New Zealand poets.First up is the winner o... Concert Reminiscence SOUNZ Virtual Concert Four friends join the New Zealand String Quartet for this virtual concert of works by New Zealand composers. The programme celebrates the collaborative spiri... Concert NZ Concerti with the NZSO SOUNZ Virtual Concert Alex Taylor’s Bassoon Concerto was written for bassoonist (and fellow composer) Ben Hoadley. Alex writes:“I have been privileged to write for and collaborate... Concert Improbable Dance SOUNZ Virtual Concert Michael Norris’s ‘Timedance’ is a collaboration with choreographer/filmmaker Daniel Belton. JS Bach’s Suite No. 2 in B Minor is deconstructed by way of stret... Concert Duels and Duos SOUNZ Virtual Concert From the quick precision of Chris Watson’s ‘orbicularis’, to the quirky theatricality of Eve de Castro-Robinson’s ‘Chaos of Delight’, in this week’s concert,... Concert Surfaces SOUNZ Virtual Concert Five composers explore our perception and interaction with surfaces and textures. Celeste Oram strategically deprives musicians of certain senses in ‘Mirror ... Concert The Karlheinz Company SOUNZ Virtual Concert Founded in 1978 by John Rimmer, the Karlheinz Company is New Zealand’s oldest contemporary music ensemble, based at the School of Music, University of Auckla... Concert Clarity SOUNZ Virtual Concert Michael Norris’s Claro (meaning ‘light’ or ‘clear’) begins with a transparent texture of percussion, piano and harp. The orchestra catches resonances from th... Concert Mist SOUNZ Virtual Concert In John Rimmer’s ‘Composition 4’ for flute and electronic sounds, string and percussive timbres accompany flute writing that evokes the Japanese shakuhachi.I... Concert Quartets SOUNZ Virtual Concert This week’s SOUNZ Concert features diverse quartets for various lineups by New Zealand composers, from the expressionism of Watson and Bowater, to the medita... Concert Mahuru Māori SOUNZ Virtual Concert SOUNZ celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Mahuru Māori with a special concert featuring some of New Zealand’s most prolific Māori composers. Enjoy this spe... Concert Retrospective SOUNZ Virtual Concert This week we explore past winners and nominees of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha. Concert Retrospective II SOUNZ Virtual Concert Part 2 of our series exploring past winners and nominees of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha.Salina Fisher: Tōrino, echoes on pūtōrino improvisat... Concert Retrospective III SOUNZ Virtual Concert Part 3 of our series exploring past winners and nominees of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Te Tohu Auaha. Concert NZ Composer Sessions II SOUNZ Virtual Concert Here are three more pieces from recent NZ composer sessions to inspire you over the summer. × Borrow/Hire: To borrow items or hire parts please email SOUNZ directly at info@sounz.org.nz.