SOUNZ champions the music of Aotearoa.
Collect: We maintain and develop a diverse collection of quality New Zealand music resources (scores, audio, video etc) and make them available for loan, hire and sale, accessed through SOUNZ Online.
Curate: We offer guidance to the resources in the collection so that our users can find the information or the material they need.
Connect: We connect performers, presenters, teachers, composers, artistic directors and broadcasters with New Zealand music through our promotional activities and projects:
- NZSO-SOUNZ-RNZC Recordings provide new recordings of NZ orchestral music for promotional purposes and free streaming on our website.
- SOUNZ Contemporary Award presented in partnership with APRA rewards excellence and inspiration in contemporary art music composition.
- Resound project supported by NZ On Air and in partnership with RNZ Concert has made many historical recordings of NZ concert music available online, produced new studio recordings of key works, and allowed us to film live concerts for free online streaming.
SOUNZ is governed by a volunteer board of trustees who meet four times a year in Wellington.
We are registered as a charitable trust with the charities commission (CC22488).
SOUNZ is a member of IAMIC , the International Association of Music Information Centres, and the International Music Council of Unesco.
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