Composers Association of New Zealand

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.^[1] It is a body that lobbies for the interests of New Zealand composers.

Through its affiliations with the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) and the Asian Composers League, CANZ provides its members with opportunities to participate in international music festivals as well as other opportunities. The organisation's flagship event is the annual 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^[2]

1976 Alex Lindsay (posthumous)
1977 Peter Godfrey
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 Auckland Philharmonia
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
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^[3]

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
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
2019 Reuben Jelleyman
2020 Hermione Johnson
2021 Elliott Vaughan

References

^ Thomson, J.M. (1990) "Biographical Dictionary of New Zealand Composers"
^ "CANZ Awards | Composers Association of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ "CANZ Awards | Composers Association of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.