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2023 Annual Report
A full year's recap of CMNZ's programmes and presence across the motu, bringing innovative concert tours and music-based creative workshops and events to communities across Aotearoa.
Michelle Walsh to lead CMNZ into the future
“Music has consistently been a cornerstone of my life, and I am absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to take on the role of CEO for this prestigious music organisation."
Kōrero with Tony Chen Lin
We caught up with award-winning pianist Tony Chen Lin ahead of his New Zealand tour with Belgium-based string quartet Sonoro.
A sense of AWE
NZ tour promises a fusion of sounds and traditions.
2022 Annual Report
Get the full report on CMNZ's presentations and music-making activities outside of the concert halls in 2022.
Woodshed 2023: Meet the composers
Linda Dallimore, Nicholas Denton Protsack, and Simon Eastwood have been selected for the second edition of Composer Woodshed with NZTrio, which will take place early May in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
The big issues: John Psathas is embarking on an activist phase of his career.
"I have to use everything I know to push back against the force that makes things worse for us."
Kōrero with John Psathas
Composer John Psathas describes working with pianist Michael Houstoun as “the very best kind of experience. For all of his prolific championing of classical canon, Michael’s openness to new work and new ideas has been a kind of ongoing challenge to me to rise up and meet him at his level of artistry and depth.’’
Rose Campbell appointed Chief Executive
“I’m very excited to be leading the organisation as it continues to realise its new strategic plan, to enrich the lives of our communities through music, and reach out to new audiences,” commented Rose Campbell.
Beyond the Woodshed
Recent accolades for our 2022 composers: Sarah Ballard, Reuben Jelleyman, and William Philipson have all been busy since they participated in the first edition of CMNZ’s Composer Woodshed last May.
Universal language
From performing with Pavarotti to Nickleback, Martin Riseley loves to try something new. So he did not hesitate when it came to his latest venture — pairing modern classical music with dance, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Keeping hope alive: oud composer Rahim AlHaj is writing for a joyous future
“I wanted to tell the story of the people,” AlHaj explains, on the line from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “The concentration is not on the violence, it’s the emotion of the people who lived through the event, so the music is always about the story itself, not my virtuosity or how good I am.”
2021 Annual Report
Read about how we provided a range of music up close experiences for communities across Aotearoa in 2021.
Lynn Freeman's interview with Rahim AlHaj
Listen to Lynn Freeman's Standing Room Only interview with award-winning oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj.
VDB artistic director Julia Fredersdorff on the Borderlands suite
Ahead of Van Diemen’s Band's tour of Aotearoa, we had a kōrero with artistic director Julia Fredersdorff to find out how this colourful programme came about.
Announcement of Partnership between CMNZ & GIMC
The Boards of the Gisborne International Music Competition (GIMC) and Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) are delighted to announce a three-year partnership between the two organisations, whose focus will be the delivery of an annual music-based community engagement programme within the Gisborne community.
Kaiti School workshops end in ‘beautiful’ performance.
Kaiti School Year 7 students enjoyed a sensational creative opportunity brought to town by Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) and the Gisborne International Music Competition (GIMC).
Barley and De Pledge: Dream team
Stephen de Pledge (piano) and Matthew Barley (cello) ”…we just clicked!”
CMNZ’s official comment on RNZ’s proposal for Concert FM
Whatever genre, music is universal human experience across all cultures. Within the art form of chamber music, CMNZ presents a wide diversity of genre including early music, historical performance, string quartets and wind ensembles to name but a few, jazz, cross genre and world music.
New Chief Executive for CMNZ
The CMNZ Board announces with great pleasure that Gretchen La Roche has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for CMNZ. Board Chair, Kerrin Vautier, says that “Gretchen brings artistic and chief executive experience in the arts sector that will be of considerable value in charting CMNZ’s future strategies and representing the organization at national, regional and local levels”.
Cinematic ambition - Tami Neilson
Tami Neilson has gone big screen cinematic with her chart-topping new album and the accompanying tour, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Notice of CMNZ AGM 2022
The Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) Trust will take place via video conference (Zoom) on Wednesday 20 May 2020 at 1pm, and shall be immediately followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) Foundation.
CMNZ appoints two new board members
Kerrin Vautier, Chair of CMNZ, has pleasure in announcing two new appointments to the CMNZ Trust Board – Alice Wang and Paul Mersi.
Catherine Gibson to step down as Chief Executive
Kerrin M. Vautier, chairperson of Chamber Music New Zealand Trust announced today that “it is with regret that the CMNZ Board advises that Catherine Gibson has resigned as CEO to take up a new role as Chief Executive at Orchestras Central Trust. A search process for a new CEO for CMNZ will now commence.”
Notice of CMNZ AGM 2020
The Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) Trust will take place via video conference (Zoom) on Wednesday 20 May 2020 at 1pm, and shall be immediately followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) Foundation.
