1 July 2025
Philip Neill Memorial Prize in Music
Value: $1,500 – The Prize is open to all past and present students of the Universities of New Zealand.
Application closing date: Tuesday 1 July 2025
More information: www.otago.ac.nz/philip-neill
2025 topic and requirements:
The composition must be written for taonga pūoro (one player) and one other instrument/voice from the following list:
Violin
Cello
Mezzo soprano
Piano
Taonga pūoro may include a wide range of Māori instruments. More details of the instruments and pitch ranges will be available on request - contact Associate Professor Jennifer Cattermole jennifer.cattermole@otago.ac.nz at the School of Performing Arts.
Please also note the below:
The work should be between 8-15 minutes in duration
You should include a programme note and any performance notes necessary
Compositions MUST include a computer-set musical score and a MIDI recording.
See also
Registration open!
Registration is now open for the 2025 CANZ Composers Conference, “Composing the Present: Practices, Frictions, Futures”.
CANZ Conference: call for scores/works
We now welcome submissions of scores or work proposals for the Conference concert. CANZ members are invited to submit an existing work or a new 'microscore' for consideration for the Conference concert.
