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• Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra
  The Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra is a non profit society which was formed in 1976 and has toured extensively overseas. Tour reports, recordings and sound files, and information about the individuals involved are available on the site. CDs can be purchased online.
  
  
• Andrea Creighton
  Site of New Zealand soprano Andrea Creighton. Includes biography, gallery, reviews and contact details.
  
  
• Andrew Conley : baritone
  Site of New Zealand baritone Andrew Conley. Includes biography, photographs and contact details.
  
  
• Anika Moa
  Web site of New Zealand singer, songwriter Anika Moa, with concert information, biographical notes, photo gallery, song lyrics and links to other musicians.
  
  
• Anna Leese : soprano
  Site of New Zealand soprano Anna Leese. Includes biography, CV, photographs, sound clips, contact details and performance listings.
  
  
• Anthony Ritchie composer
  Lists the works of the composer with abstracts and availability details. Some of the listings include programme notes and contain audio samples.
  
  
• Aprap : New Zealand newsletter / Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd
  New Zealand newsletter of Australasian Performing Right Association, an association covers issues of interests of composers, authors and publishers of music in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
  
  
• ardijah.com
  In addition to information about Ardijah, the site includes sound and video clips and images.
  
  
• Auckland Chamber Orchestra
  Provides concert details for the 2003 season onwards, and profiles the musical director.
  
  
• Auckland Choral
  Presents information about the Auckland Choral Society (ACS). Includes subscription details, reviews, choir updates, and concert schedules.
  
  
• Auckland Philharmonia
  The Auckland Philharmonia is Auckland's resident professional symphony orchestra. The web site contains information about the sponsors, events, performances, activities, artists and education programmes.
  
  
• Auckland Symphony Orchestra
  Information about the Auckland Symphony Orchestra (ASO), past and upcoming concerts, and reviews.
  
  
• Auckland Youth Choir
  Presents information about the Auckland Youth Choir (AYC). Includes highlights, reviews, schedule, and membership information.
  
  
• Bach Musica New Zealand
  About the Auckland choir and orchestra specialising in music of the Baroque and Classical periods based at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Includes program and details of past concerts.
  
  
• Bic Runga
  Site of New Zealand singer offers news, discography, lyrics, tour and fanclub information, merchandise, photos, and a message board.
  
  
• Bing Turkby Ensemble
  Includes a list of recordings, with sound tracks; reviews; a gig guide; and a brief biography.
  
  
• Brooke Fraser
  Website of New Zealand singer, songwriter Brooke Fraser, with concert information, biographical notes, photo gallery, song lyrics and diary entry.
  
  
• Canterbury Caledonian Society
  The Canterbury Caledonian Society site includes information about the Society; its pipe band; the Caledonian Collection of archives, relics, pictures and books; highland dancing; country dancing; and the Clan MacFarlane Society. It also provides links to related sites.
  
  
• Canterbury Plainsmen Barbershop Chorus
  A group who like to sing songs written in the Barbershop style. Links include NzBbshop, the Harmonet, results from the Young Singers In Harmony Competitions and pages of tips for singers.
  
  
• Cantores Choir : a young choir coming of age
  This site contains information about choir events, tour photographs and MP3 samples.
  
  
• Celtic Music NZ
  Celtic Music New Zealand provides information the organisation and on Celtic music in New Zealand. The site includes a calendar of events, directories of teachers and instrument retailers, and a library of resources for loan.
  
  
• Chamber Music New Zealand
  The site provides information on chamber music performances by New Zealand musicians and international artists visiting New Zealand. It includes a calendar of events, biographical information on the artists, and details of the annual secondary schools music contest.
  
  
• Champagne String Quartet
  The Champagne Quartet are all full-time, professional musicians, and all perform with the Christchurch Symphony. Online audio clips and sample repertoire list; members' biographies and assistance with planning your event.
  
  
• Charlotte.Yates
  The web site provides a biography, discography and reviews. Includes sound and video clips.
  
  
• Chills on the Web
  Includes biographical details and a discography with sound clips.
  
  
• Chop Shop
  The web site provides information on Che-Fu and the Krates, including a brief biography, lyrics, video and sound clips.
  
  
• City of Sails Chorus, Auckland, New Zealand
  The Auckland City of Sails Chorus is a group of around 100 men who meet on a weekly basis to practice, and then later sing a broad repertoire of traditional and contemporary Barbershop music.
  
  
• City of Tauranga Pipe Band : North Island, New Zealand
  Information of competition results, repertiore, band practice and history of band.
  
  
• Composers' Association of New Zealand : CANZ = Te Rōpu Kaitito Pūoro o Aotearoa
  The CANZ site includes a noticeboard of activities, a section on commissioning, and a portal for the websites of individual composers.
  
  
• Concord Dawn
  Information about drum'n'bass band Concord Dawn, including audio and video clips from the album Chaos by design, biography, and images of the band.
  
  
• Crowded House : welcome to the Tongue in the Mail home page
  Information on Crowded House, including the musicians, records, concerts, fan clubs and links to other Crowded House fan web sites.
  
  
• Dadsonics : sonics From Scratch
  About the sound and intermedia artist Phil Dadson and the group From Scratch which performs an intermedia mix of music / sound, performance, sculpture, ritual and theatre. Information on recent projects, archive, news and reviews, recordings,staging and touring.
  
  
• Dame Malvina Major
  Site of the New Zealand soprano, Dame Malvina Major. Provides information about her career, concerts and events, and the Dame Malvina Major Foundation.
  
  
• Darren Watson
  Rythm and blues guitarist. The web site includes a biography, discography, gig guide and audio samples.
  
  
• David Hamilton : New Zealand composer, choral conductor and music educator
  Includes biographicl details, list of compositions and audio clips.
  
  
• Don McGlashan
  Website of New Zealand musician Don McGlashan, with biography, discography and reviews.
  
  
• Douglas Lilburn : the landscape of a New Zealand composer
  Biographical details, interviews, and digital photographs of Douglas Lilburn, and downloadable extracts from a series of radio interviews, along with CD purchasing information.
  
  
• Douglas Lilburn project
  The ten-part Radio New Zealand series entitled Douglas, produced by Roger Smith & Gareth Watkins, features archival material plus first-hand accounts from twenty-five of Douglas Lilburn's family, friends and colleagues. The web site includes an introduction to the series, logs for each episode, a timeline and archival interview transcripts. Images, sound and film clips are also available.
  
  
• Drones and Sticks Club Pipe Band
  Established in 1999, the band aims to provide an environment for young people to learn the arts of piping and drumming, and to entertain the public. The site provides information about the club, its repertoire, piping, drumming and marching, as well as newsletters and links to related sites.
  
  
• Dub Asylum
  Biographical information about Dub Asylum, new releases, charts, audio excerpts and gear.
  
  
• Enzology
  Radio New Zealand National's documentary of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz. Five years in the making, this ten-part series covers the history of the band from their beginnings in Auckland in 1972, to their final concerts as an Australia-based, internationally acclaimed pop band in 1984.
  
  
• Evermore
  New Zealand indie rock band based in Australia. Site includes discography, photos, video clips, online store, blogs, and information about tours and band members.
  
  
• Fat Freddys Drop
  Information about Wellington dub/reggae band Fat Freddys Drop, including tours, news, video clips, reviews, and images of the band.
  
  
• Fatcat & Fishface : the outlaws of New Zealand children's music
  Provides brief information about the music group, including their albums, reviews, video and sound clips.
  
  
• Festival Singers of Wellington
  The Festival Singers of Wellington is a community-based New Zealand choir who sing music from a wide repertoire which includes the major classical and baroque choral works, folk songs, traditional music and modern hymns by New Zealand composers. The site details the choir, their charter and goals, forth-coming events and reviews of past performances. There are also sound clips available for downloading. There are also links to other New Zealand choirs and sites of interest.
  
  
• Finn Brothers
  About singers Tim and Neil Finn. Includes biography; tours; online store; message board and audio and video clips.
  
  
• Foamy ed
  Official website of the music group. Includes band and individual biographies, news, shows, discography, audio and video downloads, and a photo gallery.
  
  
• Frenz.com
  Information on Frenz of the Enz fan club, Split Enz, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, and related people and bands.
  
  
• Fur Patrol
  Includes news, reviews and a gig guide.
  
  
• Gamelan Padhang Moncar
  Gamelan Padhang Moncar is an Indonesian (Javanese) percussion orchestra based at the New Zealand School of Music. Includes information about the orchestra's history, teachers, events, recordings, workshops, and instruments.
  
  
• Gareth Farr
  The web page of Gareth Farr, composer and percussionist. Provides a list of works, audio clips and a link to Drumdrag, the site of Gareth Farr's other persona Lilith Lacroix, a drag artist.
  
  
• Graduate Choir
  Information about the mixed-voice choir and the male voice choir based in Auckland. Includes photos of upcoming events and reviews of performances.
  
  
• Greg Johnson
  This site provides biographical information, reviews, music (including soundbites), video clips, a gig guide, photos, and back catalogue for singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and raconteur Greg Johnson.
  
  
• Gtaranaki : New Zealand International Guitar Festival
  International guitar music festival to be held in Taranaki. Website features ticketing information, details about the festival, including who's playing and when, and information about guitar seminars, workshops and masterclasses.
  
  
• Harbour Capital Chorus
  The Harbour Capital Chorus is a Wellington men's barbershop chorus. The site provides information about the group, events and quartets which sing within Harbour Capital Chorus. It also includes a members only area and links to related sites.
  
  
• Hayley Westenra.com
  Site of the singer Hayley Westenra. News, biographical details, music, video clips, photo gallery and concert details. Online CD orders and concert bookings.
  
  
• helen medlyn & penny dodd
  The web page of mezzo-soprano Helen Medlyn and pianist Penny Dodd, including a calendar of their joint and individual performances.
  
  
• Hello Sailor
  Incudes a discography, gig guide, sound and video clips.
  
  
• HRL Morrison Music Trust
  The HRL Morrison Music Trust was established in March 1995 as a charitable trust to support New Zealand musicians of international calibre. Catalogue of recordings of Trust Records established by the Trust, artists and composers.
  
  
• International New Zealand Artists
  INZA represents many New Zealand singers, musicians, composers, choreographers who work both in New Zealand and internationally. Details about each artist and their work.
  
  
• Ivan Bootham : an introduction to his music
  Ivan Bootham is a composer and author whose published work includes novellas, plays, short stories, poetry, cartoons, and art criticism.
  
  
• Jack Body : composer
  Features biography, publications, works and MP3 samples of the musician.
  
  
• John Psathas
  Young New Zealand composer. News clips; diary of known performances of his work; list of works; list of recordings of works and links to online resources about him.
  
  
• John Wells : concert organist & composer
  Includes career information, lists of recordings and publications, reviews, photos, and information about the Auckand Town Hall organ.
  
  
• Jonathan Besser : composer & pianist
  Brief biography of the performer and information about his work; includes details of the Bravura ensemble of which he is a member.
  
  
• Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu
  The official site of bass-baritone Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu. Includes biographical details, news & reviews, engagements diary, information about recordings, and sound clips.
  
  
• Kantuta
  Information about the band and Latin music.
  
  
• Katchafire : Aotearoa's no. 1 reggae band
  Site includes biographies of band members, a history of the band, current gig guide, lyrics and photo gallery.
  
  
• Kiwibasso : the website of Martin Snell
  Website of the New Zealand bass Martin Snell. Details of his opera and concert repertoire; perfomance schedule and past achievements.
  
  
• KiwiFolk : folk and acoustic music in New Zealand / operated by Mike Moroney
  New Zealand folk and acoustic music information including tours, festivals, books, trading of musical instruments, musicians, a directory of clubs, and links to other folk music sites.
  
  
• Lilburn Residence Trust
  Information about the Trust, its work to purchase the house of New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn, and its role in supporting New Zealand composers and their music.
  
  
• Madeleine Pierard : mezzo-soprano
  Biography, upcoming and recent performances, reviews, photographs, and samples of her work.
  
  
• Malcolm McNeill : jazz singer
  Includes a short biography, news, articles and sound clips.
  
  
• Manukau Youth Orchestra
  History of the orchestra, concert details, information about Junior Strings and other chamber groups, elementary violin and cello technique guides, and music tuition contacts.
  
  
• Many Hands : world influenced music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
  A New Zealand based group of musicians from Asia, Europe and the Pacific Islands. The web site includes information about the band, their concerts and recordings.
  
  
• Martin Setchell
  Information about the concert organist Martin Setchell. Includes biography; concert schedule; extracts of performances in MP3 format and his music and CDs to purchase.
  
  
• Moana
  Site includes tour dates and background information on Moana and the Moahunters and Maona and the Tribe.
  
  
• Music (not done properly) by Greg Malcolm
  Provides a brief biography of Greg Malcolm, and samples from albums 'What is it Keith?' , 'Trust only this face' and 'Surferdelic' (band Surfing USSR). Also includes samples from his solo guitar project, and from 'Call Such 'n' Such', his children's musical theatre duo tape (with Jenny Ward)
  
  
• Musica Sacra
  A chamber choir of around 30 voices, based in Auckland. Listings of events; information about the choir and their music.
  
  
• Mutton Birds
  The Mutton Birds formed in 1991 in New Zealand. The site includes a newsletter, ticketing information, biography, discography, tour dates, reviews.
  
  
• muzic.net.nz
  New Zealand music site. Musicians, concerts, new releases, charts, find-a-band.
  
  
• NBR New Zealand Opera
  Information about the company; current and past productions; education programmes; the Emerging Artist programme, and news items.
  
  
• Nesian Mystik
  Information about New Zealand band Nesian Mystik, including tours, news, downloads, profiles and gallery.
  
  
• New Plymouth Orchestra
  Current annual program; members; audio and video files of some past performances; archives of newsletters and online ticketing.
  
  
• New Zealand Choral Federation - Auckland
  About NZCF Auckland, their charter and goals, forth-coming events and reviews of past performances.
  
  
• New Zealand Society of Recorder Players
  Information and resources for recorder players, including an events calender and contact details for recorder ensembles.
  
  
• New Zealand String Quartet
  Includes a history of the quartet; details of their performance schedule; recordings available for online purchase and biographies of key members. Lists recordings available for online purchase.
  
  
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  Includes general information about the orchestra, featured player profiles, a list of orchestra personnel, concert calendar, links to booking service and media releases.
  
  
• NZ Secondary Students Choir
  Information about choir events and tour photographs.
  
  
• NZMusic.com
  New Zealand popular music scene with noticeboard, discussion list, gig guide, information on artists, music and video clips.
  
  
• Opshop
  Website of the New Zealand band Opshop. Presents information about the band, gigs, photos, video clips and a selection tracks.
  
  
• Orangefarm
  The web site includes information on this Wellington band and its members.
  
  
• Orpheus Choir of Wellington
  Includes information about the choir, the Youth Chorus and the schedule of concerts.
  
  
• Phil Garland : Kiwi balladeer and singing historian
  Phil Garland is a folklorist and musical balladeer who has recorded 18 albums. For over 30 years his mission has been to gather and preserve for posterity the stories and songs of New Zealand. The web site includes samples of lyrics and sound clips.
  
  
• Plan 9 Music : Braille Records : Thrashing Marlin : the songs of Kurt Weill
  David Donaldson, Stephen Roche and Janet Roddick's (Plan 9 Music) site with links to their independent label, Braille Records, and commercial CD releases. Features audio clips for The Songs of Kurt Weill CD and video footage, reviews and upcoming events for the Thrashing Marlin CD.
  
  
• Pmoneymusic
  Website of New Zealand DJ and rap musician P-Money [a.k.a. Peter Wadams], giving information about upcoming performances, and biographical notes on P-Money and other musicians.
  
  
• Promethean Editions
  Publishes music of a small number of significant New Zealand and Australian composers. Provides biographical and critical information. Online ordering.
  
  
• Rhombus
  A website for the musical group Rhombus. Their sound is a seamless blend of hip-hop, soul, funk, dub and bass roots-reggae, spliced together with socially conscious lyrics. Includes the group's history, discography, list of engagements and links to purchase their music.
  
  
• Ross Harris, New Zealand Composer
  Musician Ross Harris' website including biography, upcoming and recent events, reviews and samples of sounds.
  
  
• Salmonella Dub
  Brief biography with sample audio files and a discography.
  
  
• Savänt
  Siah Ngata (vocals), Garrett MacRae (bass), Troy McKubre (guitar) and Dave Clark (drums) are Savänt, a hard rock band. The site provides a profile of the band, a gig guide and sound clips.
  
  
• Scribe : the crusader
  Site of rap musician Scribe. Includes biography, song lyrics, music videos and music and tour dates.
  
  
• Set
  The official site of Smokefreerockquest, a nationwide battle of the bands competition. Includes competition information and band profiles.
  
  
• Shapeshifter
  News and information about Shapeshifter. Includes links to message board, contact and links, photos and videos, music and tour dates.
  
  
• Shihad
  Rock 'n' roll band.
  
  
• Simon O'Neill tenor
  Includes biographical details, upcoming performances, awards, and audio clips.
  
  
• SJD
  Website of New Zealand musician SJD, Sean James Donnelly. Contains history, releases, audio and video clips.
  
  
• Soprano, Katherine Anne Wiles
  Includes a biography, future events, reviews and a photo gallery.
  
  
• Southern Sinfonia : 40 years of orchestral excellence
  Contains information about sponsors, events, performances, activities, artists and education .
  
  
• Spacific.net : culture from Aotearoa, NZ
  A multimedia collective which promotes creative culture, especially music, from New Zealand. Hosting New Zealand music events in Europe. Site includes events past and future, photo gallery, news and information about artists, djs, CD reviews and labels and an online store.
  
  
• Stasis, or, How to get to know the Tall Dwarfs, Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate without even trying
  Includes discographies and lyrics.
  
  
• Stellar*
  Stellar* was formed in 1994 and comprises Chris van de Geer, Andrew MacLaren, Kurt Shanks, and Boh Runga. The site provides biographies, news, tour information, audio and video clips, articles, fan links, a discography, and a promotions gallery.
  
  
• Steriogram
  Details about the New Zealand band Steriogram.
  
  
• Strawpeople
  This site provides a discography, audio and video clips and a film clip.
  
  
• Strike
  About Strike a high energy drumming group made up of New Zealand's most outstanding percussionists. Charges, workshops and booking details; projects and calendar of forthcoming events.
  
  
• Tadpole
  The site includes information about members of the band, news, a gig guide, FAQs, video clips, MP3s, lyric sheets and tab.
  
  
• Te Kupu.com
  Profiles Dean Hapeta and Upper Hutt Posse (musical group). Includes media reviews of their music, lists of albums produced, lyrics of their songs and poetry and promotes a hip-hop infused six-part music documentary, a 'rapumentary'.
  
  
• Te Vaka
  Information about the group's music which is contemporary and inspired by the Pacific Islands, particularly the islands Tokelau and Tuvalu. The website has Real Audio samples. Includes information about Tokelau, profiles of the band members and an account of the band's work since 1994.
  
  
• Topp Twins
  The Topp Twins are a New Zealand musical and comic duo. The site includes a biography, news, lists of performances, television programmes, a discography, and awards.
  
  
• TOWER New Zealand Youth Choir and TOWER Voices New Zealand
  Creates an advanced training environment and performance opportunities for young New Zealand singers. Describes highlights and achievements, and up and coming events. It provides a selection of soundtracks, and an online audition form.
  
  
• Toy Love, The Enemy and other NZ rock and roll
  Includes discography, lyrics and sound clips.
  
  
• Tudor Consort
  Wellington choir which performs early choral music. History of the choir; performance archives; how to audition and details of current seasons events.
  
  
• Unearth : independent New Zealand music stuff
  A guide to some of the independent music currently being made and released in New Zealand. Includes N.Z. labels and artists, overseas labels releasing music by N.Z. artists, overseas distributors selling N.Z. music, mailing lists and other N.Z. music resources.
  
  
• Uwe Grodd : conductor & flautist
  Uwe Grodd's website contains bographical details along with a discography, a list of his performances, reviews and publications.
  
  
• Vector Wellington Orchestra
  Includes a history of the Orchestra, information about the players, board members and current schedule, Also includes full text issues of the newsletter and some sound clips.
  
  
• Virgin EMI New Zealand
  This site provides information about New Zealand and featured international artists, clips from their releases, video clips and tour dates.
  
  
• Wagner Society of New Zealand (Inc)
  Information about the Wagner Society of New Zealand, including an events calendar, newsletters, the President's report, and links to Wagner-related sites.
  
  
• Wellington Community Choir
  Presents information about the Wellington Community Choir. Includes membership information, events calendar and audio clips and information about the Wellington City Children's Choir.
  
  
• Wellington Male Voice Choir
  Information about the choir and its concerts, notes on the care and maintenance of sheet music, links to choral and other music sites and a research paper on the origins of the modern choir.
  
  
• Wellington Scottish Pipes & Drums
  Information about Wellington's oldest pipe band, including an illustrated band history, a section about pipe bands with a virtual pipe band tour, music, MP3 downloads of the band playing and other sound files, photos, articles, and links to related sites.
  
  
• Windy City Strugglers
  Blues and folk band, based in Wellington.