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
2025 Composer Workshop Registrations
We are delighted to announce the call for participants for the 44th CANZ Composers Workshop, taking place in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from 2–5 September 2025. Registrations open Sunday 27 April at 7pm and close Monday 12 May at 11.59pm, or earlier if places fill.
CANZ Conference: Call for papers
“Composing the Present: Practices, Frictions, Futures” Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 September 2025 School of Music, University of Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau
