What is CANZ and what does it do?
The Composers Association of New Zealand is an organisation of some 135 members, made up mostly of professional and amateur composers, as well as other supportive institutions.
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We maintain contact with organisations such as SOUNZ (The Centre for NZ Music), the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Concert FM, RIANZ, Creative New Zealand, APRA and the Government.
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We are members of international organisations, such as the Asian Composers League and the International Society for Contemporary Music. In this way we provide opportunities for international exposure to our members, and we ensure that there is a New Zealand presence at the festivals run by these organisations.
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We make financial and administrative contributions to national events such as the Nelson Composers Workshop and [09]03 with help from Creative New Zealand and APRA.
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We help out with specific one-off projects, such as the transferral of Lilburn’s electronic works to CD, or administering a New Zealand-Korea musical exchange.
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We maintain a website of useful information for composers (www.canz.net.nz)
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We present two awards every year: the KBB Citation for Services to New Zealand Music, and the CANZ Trust Fund Award.
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We also make contributions to the composition community through our "behind-the-scenes" work, such as mediating in disputes, writing letters of support for various projects and making submissions on items of policy (such as music curricula).
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We provide a network of contacts for getting involved in the New Zealand composition community, as well as the wider international community of composers.
How is CANZ organised?
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The committee comprises nine members, three each from the Northern region, Central region and Southern region. The committee positions also include the President, Secretary and Treasurer. Elections for the committee are held at the Annual General Meeting, which usually occurs during March/April of each year.
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The committee meets twice a year: once around the Annual General Meeting (the location rotating between a Northern, Southern and Central city), and once later in the year, usually August/September (in Wellington)
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CANZ members are encouraged to vote for members of the committee at the AGM, either in person or by using the proxy form that comes with the February issue of Canzonetta.
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CANZ members are also encouraged to put their name forward for consideration whenever vacancies on the committee are open.
How is CANZ funded?
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Apart from our membership subscriptions, CANZ receives major funding from APRA, as well as project funding from Creative New Zealand (for the Nelson Composers Workshop and ACL Young Composer), Marion Reyward Trust, McKee Trust (for the Nelson Workshop) and KBB Music (for the KBB Citation)
CANZ Publications
Canzona
Canzona is a glossy retrospective yearbook, covering events of previous years. Canzona is usually published 6–12 months after the year in question. All CANZ members receive Canzona as part of their subscription.
Canzonetta
Canzonetta is a bi-monthly newsletter sent to all members as part of their subscription. It includes news, events, features and a list of opportunities for composers (competitions, calls for scores, etc)
CANZ Award Recipients
KBB Citation for Services to NZ Music
1976 Alex Lindsay (posthumous)
1977 Peter Godfrey
1978 Douglas Lilburn
1979 Owen Jensen
1980 Thomas Vernon Griffiths
1981 Frederick Page
1982 Ashley Heenan
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 The Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra
1998 Jack Speirs
1999 Dorothy Freed
2000 Dorothea Franchi
2001 Richard Nunns
2002 Waiteata Music Press
2003 175 East
2004 Scilla Askew
2005 John Cousins
2006 Karen Grylls
2007 Gillian Whitehead
2008 Jenny McLeod
The KBB Citation for Services to New Zealand music, sponsored by
KBB Music, is presented annually to an individual or organisation in recognition of their outstanding contribution and commitment to New Zealand composition.
CANZ Trust Fund award
1985 Philip Dadson
1986 Chris Cree Brown
1987 Dorothy Buchanan
1988 David Hamilton
1989 Eric Biddington
1990 Kenneth Young
1991 Leonie Holmes
1992 Not awarded
1993 John Young
1994 Neville Hall
1995 Maria Grenfell
1996 John Psathas
1997 Helen Bowater
1998 Anthony Ritchie
1999 Philip Brownlee
2000 Eve de Castro-Robinson
2001 Rachel Clement
2002 Penny Axtens
2003 James Gardner
2004 Chris Watson
2005 Dylan Lardelli
2006 Samuel Holloway
2007 Patrick Shepherd
2008 Gareth Farr
The CANZ Trust Fund Award is awarded to a composer, either
emerging or established, who the CANZ committee wishes to
honour for current compositional achievements.
CANZ members may nominate a person for either award by contacting a committee member prior to the second committee meeting of the year (usually August/September)