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SOUNZtender hits right note for music lovers
SOUNZtender hits right note for music lovers
“Five
great composers, five new works! We are delighted to be able
to offer SOUNZtender, a unique project that allows music
lovers to tender for their own special piece of music
created by one of New Zealand’s leading composers,” says
Lloyd Williams, Chair of the Board of SOUNZ, the Centre for
New Zealand Music.
Five award-winning New Zealand
composers – Eve de Castro-Robinson, Chris Gendall, Ross
Harris, John Psathas and Gillian Whitehead – have each
agreed to write a new work for the highest
bidder.
The successful bidders will then have the
opportunity to discuss the content of the piece with the
composer, name the work and suggest the instrument or voice
for which the work will be composed. They will receive a
performance and recording by a leading New Zealand
performer, exclusive rights to performances for a year, and
a presentation copy of the score signed by the
composer.
“We don’t believe this has ever been
done in New Zealand before Through SOUNZtender anyone can
bid for these works and use this as a chance to mark a
special event or to honour an exceptional person or
organisation with music written especially for
them.”
“We are looking forward to this
immensely. Bidders will be supporting New Zealand music and
adding to the New Zealand music repertoire while at the same
time working with composers to create a piece specifically
for them,” Lloyd Williams concludes.
Bidding
opens at noon on Thursday 14 May and progress can be tracked
on the SOUNZ website, http://sounz.org.nz . Proceeds will be
donated to SOUNZ to support the work it does in promoting
and providing New Zealand music. The winning bids and the
amount raised will be announced by Hon Chris Finlayson,
Minister for the Arts, Culture and Heritage after the
bidding closes on 31 May 2009
Full details of the
tender and information about the composers is available on
the SOUNZ website:
http://sounz.org.nz/content/SOUNZtender_info or by
emailing
project@sounz.org.nz
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