The Composers Association of New Zealand (CANZ), established in 1974, after an initial meeting of composers was organised by David Farquhar. Farquhar was the association's first president. It is a body that lobbies for the interests of

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composers. Through its affiliations with the

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(ISCM) and th
Asian Composers League
CANZ provides its members with opportunities to participate in international

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as well as other opportunities. The organisation's flagship event is the annua
CANZ Nelson Composers Workshop
a four-day gathering of New Zealand's emerging composers. CANZ members receive the yearbook, Canzona, and the bi-monthly newsletter, Canzonetta. The association presents two prizes annually: the KBB Citation for Services to New Zealand Music and the CANZ Trust Fund Award which recognises current compositional achievement.

Award recipients

KBB Citation for Services to New Zealand Music * 1976 Alex Lindsay (posthumous) * 1977 Peter Godfrey * 1979 Owen Jensen * 1980 Thomas Vernon Griffiths * 1981 Frederick Page * 1982

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* 1983 Larry Pruden (posthumous) * 1984 David Farquhar * 1985 Jack Body * 1986 Tony Vercoe * 1987 Margaret Neilsen * 1988 John Thomson * 1989 Philip Norman * 1990 Ross Harris * 1991 William Dart * 1992 John Ritchie * 1993 William Southgate * 1994 John Rimmer * 1995 Nan Anderson * 1996 John Hopkins * 1997

Auckland Philharmonia The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) is a symphony orchestra based in Auckland, New Zealand. Its principal concert venue is the Auckland Town Hall. The APO is the accompanying ensemble for performances by NZ Opera and the Royal New Zealan ...

* 1998 Jack Speirs * 1999 Dorothy Freed * 2000

Dorothea Franchi Dorothea Anne Franchi (17 February 1920 – 22 August 2003) was a New Zealand pianist, harpist, music educator and composer. Early life and education Franchi was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1920, the daughter of Peter Rudolph and Gert ...

* 2001

Richard Nunns Richard Anthony Nunns (7 December 1945 – 7 June 2021) was a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He was particularly known for playing taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melbourn ...

* 2002 Waiteata Music Press * 2003 175 East * 2004 Scilla Askew * 2005 John Cousins * 2006

Karen Grylls Karen Lesley Grylls (born 9 July 1951) is a New Zealand choral conductor. She is an associate professor in choral conducting at the University of Auckland and founder of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Early life and education Grylls was ...

* 2007

Gillian Whitehead Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead (born 23 April 1941) is a New Zealand composer. She is of Māori Ngāi Te Rangi descent. Her Māori heritage has been an important influence on her composing. Early life Whitehead was born in Hamilton in 1941. ...

* 2008

Jenny McLeod Jennifer Helen McLeod (12 November 1941 – 28 November 2022) was a New Zealand composer and professor of music at Victoria University of Wellington. She composed several major works for big groups including ''Under the Sun'' for four orchestr ...

* 2009 Andrew Uren * 2010 Chris Cree Brown * 2011 Allan Thomas * 2012 NZTrio * 2013 Gretchen LaRoche * 2014 John Elmsly * 2015 Stephen De Pledge * 2016 Stroma * 2017 Peter Scholes * 2018 Mark Menzies * 2019 Audio Foundation * 2020 Pyramid Foundation * 2021 Wayne Laird Composers Association New Zealand Trust Fund award * 1985

Philip Dadson Philip Dadson (born 1946 in Napier, New Zealand) is a New Zealand musician and artist, who was in the foundation group for the Scratch Orchestra and founder of From Scratch. He lectured at the Elam School of Fine Arts, part of the Universit ...

* 1986 Chris Cree Brown * 1987

Dorothy Buchanan Dorothy Buchanan can refer to: *Dorothy Donaldson Buchanan (1899–1985), first woman to join the Institution of Civil Engineers *Dorothy Buchanan (composer) Dorothy Quita Buchanan (born 28 September 1945) is a New Zealand composer and teacher. ...

* 1988 David Hamilton * 1989 Eric Biddington * 1990 Kenneth Young * 1991

Leonie Holmes Leonie Joyce Holmes (born 1962) is a New Zealand composer and lecturer at the University of Auckland with an interest in music education. Early life and education Holmes was born in Auckland in 1962. She began learning piano at age six and at ...

* 1992 Not awarded * 1993

John Young John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre Col ...

* 1994 Neville Hall * 1995 Maria Grenfell * 1996

John Psathas John Psathas, (born Ioannis Psathas, el, Ιωάννης Ψάθας; 1966) is a New Zealand composer. He has works in the repertoire of such high-profile musicians as Evelyn Glennie, Michael Houstoun, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman and the Ne ...

* 1997

Helen Bowater Helen Bowater (b. 16 Nov 1952) is a New Zealand composer. She was born in Wellington into a musical family, and studied piano and violin with Gwyneth Brown. In 1982 she graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in music history and ethnomusicolo ...

* 1998 Anthony Ritchie * 1999 Philip Brownlee * 2000

Eve de Castro-Robinson Eve de Castro-Robinson (born 9 November 1956 in London, England) is a New Zealand composer, professor and graphic designer. Her compositions include orchestral, vocal, chamber and electroacoustic works. She studied at the University of Auckland ...

* 2001 Rachel Clement * 2002 Penny Axtens * 2003 James Gardner * 2004 Chris Watson * 2005 Dylan Lardelli * 2006 Samuel Holloway * 2007 Patrick Shepherd * 2008

Gareth Farr Gareth Vincent Farr (born 29 February 1968) is a New Zealand composer and percussionist. He has released a number of classical CDs and composed a number of works performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and Royal New Zealand Ball ...

* 2009 Robin Toan * 2010 Gao Ping * 2011 Michael Norris * 2012 Louise Webster * 2013 Alex Taylor * 2014 Chris Gendall * 2015 Dorothy Ker * 2016 Ross Harris * 2017 Celeste Oram * 2018

Lyell Cresswell Lyell Richard Cresswell (13 October 1944 – 19 March 2022) was a New Zealand composer of contemporary classical music. He was the younger brother of philosopher Max Cresswell. Cresswell studied in Wellington, Toronto, Aberdeen and Utrecht and ...

* 2019 Reuben Jelleyman * 2020 Hermione Johnson * 2021 Elliott Vaughan

References

External links

* http://www.canz.net.nz
Composers' Association of New Zealand archival records
at the

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