School of Performing Arts, University of Otago

Kia ora koutou, the John Steele Music Entrance Scholarship is now active and being advertised on the Scholarships Database. This is a new scholarship for high school students coming to study music at the School of Performing Arts. There are three new scholarships to study music here, each worth $ 5000. These are for ANY music student, with the main criteria being excellence. For more specific criteria etc see the webpage from the link below.

The John Steele Memorial Music Entrance Scholarship | University of Otago Supports students to study undergraduate Music at the University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/90884/Riki-Gooch---Solo-Drums-And-Cymbals.utr

An article on our Mozart Fellow, Simon Eastwood.

Jazz attracts capacity crowd Dunedin Jazz Club, Hanover Hall, Saturday, August 3. Hanover Hall was filled to capacity on Saturday for an evening with Oscar Laven and Dunedin...

Dunedin Public Libraries, NZSA Otago/Southland Branch and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature warmly invite you to celebrate National Poetry Day 2024 with us.

🗓Friday 23 August
⏰5.30pm
📍4th Floor | City Library

RSVP ESSENTIAL by Friday 16 August | tinyurl.com/DPLNPD24
Numbers are limited so please be quick to secure your place!

Duet with Motoko Kikkawa
Saturday 10th August 7pm (6:30 doors)
Audio Lounge
AYU, 7 Crawford St

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/91373/Audio-Lounge.utr

The advanced directing students are running three, free workshops on groundbreaking theatre practitioners. You will learn about these practitioners' methodology and philosophy and will get the opportunity to try their techniques in practice.

Check out this story on the wonderful Stuart Young, who has sadly now retired from the School of Performing Arts.

Take a bow Emeritus Professor Stuart Young | University of Otago Stuart Young has made an outstanding contribution to theatre studies at Otago, through research, teaching and collaboration across many theatre communities.

Another article about our amazing Jen Cattermole!

Origins of Māori and Moriori instruments explored | University of Otago Passion and perseverance have paid off for Associate Professor Jennifer Cattermole as her book on Māori and Moriori instruments (taonga pūoro) is set to be launched this week, a decade after the project was first conceived.

One our incredible staff Jen Cattermole has had a recent book launch. She has had a couple of radio interviews for this, if you would like a to take a listen please check out the links below.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018943168/ethnomusicologist-explores-the-origins-and-evolution-of-taonga-puoro

https://tinyurl.com/EFHonOAR

: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dunedin-musician-mads-harrop-on-living-with-tourette-syndrome/KLN2UVKHSNDPXJE4ISSM42EE6U/

A fantastic article on one of our recent graduates Mads Harrop

Dunedin musician shines light on living with Tourette syndrome Mads Harrop says she finds solace from her condition while on stage.

Marcela Giesche (dance artist & researcher based in Berlin, Germany), is this year’s Caroline Plummer Fellow in community dance at the University of Otago, is reaching out to the University and broader communities with interest for collaboration and exchange.

One of the main aims of her work here during the fellowship is to draw attention to dance and movement practices in relationship and connection to diverse disciplines of academic study and related research.

During the months of May – August she will be available to visit departments/classes and offer free workshops in various movement methods as well as dialogue and exchange with staff and students on how embodied perception/intelligence, movement practices, and choreographic/improvised structures can relate and connect to their specific topics of study and interest. Each workshop or masterclass will be structured individually to connect with the research topics of the group. All workshops are accessible to persons of all abilities and backgrounds.

Additionally to the outreach, she will be guiding a diverse group of 24 community members and students into a performance – a moving selfportrait of Ōtepoti – Dunedin, during the first week of September. Performance Dates as 7 / 8th of September at the New Athenaeum Theater. The underlying theme for the performance is that “all movement is dance” – we just have to frame it.

More information about her project in general as well as the performance can be found here: www.selfportait24.com

For more information on her artistic work: www.marcelagiesche.com

Marcela would be glad to be contacted by anyone who would be interested in connecting or booking a workshop or masterclass. Email: [email protected]

The musical gifts of Emeritus Professor Peter Adams | University of Otago Peter Adams has been made an Emeritus Professor on his retirement from the Music Programme at the University of Otago.

Great article written by one of our staff Alison Blair

Theatrical, camp and truly original: glam-rock pioneer Steve Harley’s influence lives on Steve Harley, who died last week, deserves greater recognition for his contribution to the glam-rock genre and to music in general.

Lunch Time Concerts are back from next week, Wednesday 27th March at 1pm Marama Hall.

*** Please note from April 10th Lunch Time Concerts will be held in Hanover Hall, 65 Hanover Street ***

Over the weekend School of Performing Arts staff Amanda Faye Martin and myself Arlie Julia visited Wakatipu High School. We had the pleasure of seeing their amazing facility and got a sneak peek of their upcoming show ‘Hairspray’ which opens at Easter. We can’t wait to head there again soon.

Some picture's from the Chinese Concert on Saturday 17th Feb. If you would like to read an article about this performance in the 'The Star', please follow the link in the comments and see page 4.

Anna Leese, soprano
Final DMA Recital “Being Human Together”


With Terence Dennis, piano

Tessa Petersen & Sam Merton, violin, Katrina Sharples, viola, Heleen Du Plessis., cello

Works by Gillian Whitehead, Jake Heggie, Shamus Baker & Anna Leese, Britten and the Final Scene from Richard Strauss’ “Capriccio”

Marama Hall, Wednesday 6th March at 1pm
Admission Free

You are invited to participate in a classical music recording session at studio

Illustration of the recording studio: Ayşe Ilgın Sözen Ekici

Are you interested in having your classical music performance recorded, mixed, and filmed by professionals? We are currently seeking performers and ensembles for a project that offers a production package for musicians interested in recording sessions.

• You choose your classical repertoire. We help you produce it.
• You experience a recording session with professional recording engineers. It is a great opportunity to learn working in a studio where we demystify the so-called “blackbox” process of recording.
• Some classical music performers or music graduates choose the career path of recording engineers. A few examples include Audio Engineering Society Student Recording Competition Silver Winner Mie Hirschfield and Grammy-nominated Audio Engineer Nick Sullivan.
• Studio experience is valuable for classical music performers, many of whom find themselves working in studios later in their careers. For example, concert pianist Danae Dörken shares her insights from studio recording sessions, and concert pianist Nahre Sol explains recording in a professional recording studio or at her home studio.
• By the end of the sessions, you will receive high-quality audio files.
• A video of the recording sessions synced with the final audio will be provided. This video can be distributed publicly or used for demo reels or auditions at your discretion – it is up to you.

The study focuses on the classical music performance of soloists and ensembles willing to attend recording sessions in North Dunedin. The time commitment involved is about 4 to 6 hours per recording session.

For more information contact Emre Ekici, School of Performing Arts, University of Otago ([email protected]) or Lecturer Dr Michael Holland, School of Performing Arts, University of Otago ([email protected]).

https://www.acornfoundation.org.nz/news/university-otago-student-has-been-selected-one-2023-emerging-practitioner-award-recipients

University of Otago student has been selected as one of the 2023 Emerging Practitioner Award recipients :: Acorn Foundation The second 2023 Emerging Practitioner Award goes to award-winning composer and pianist, Cameron Monteath

https://events.humanitix.com/tours/school-of-performing-arts-lunchtime-series-ii-2023/64ae09905c7153be46f42c6b?