copyist

  • score typesetting, editing and proofreading
  • part preparation, transpositions
  • transcriptions and score re-creation
  • on-site printing and library service available

A complete music preparation service – careful, meticulous and clever – taking care of every detail from start to finish.


“This was a tricky job … Ryan produced a crisply laid-out and exactingly proofread version of the score (not to mention parts), which kept the project on track.” Dugal McKinnon, composer, New Zealand

“It was a very tricky job indeed given the limitations of the notation softwares available today. Ryan set the score just as I envisioned, to such perfection. He is great in what he does and I highly recommend him for anyone looking for a good music copyist.” Sudharsan Sivaramakrishnadas, composer. Christchurch, New Zealand. view more…


Recent work includes:

  • Doha 9, typesetting and parts for this piece by Victoria Kelly that is part of the opening ceremony of the Pan Arab Games
  • Orbits of Influence, for sax orchestra by Michael Norris (typesetting)
  • De Corporis Fabricca, for by Michael Norris (typesetting)
  • Landscape Preludes for piano by 12 NZ composers, as commissioned by Stephen de Pledge (editing)
  • Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by John Ritchie (typesetting)
  • Rugby World Cup 2011 opening ceremony, music by Victoria Kelly (typesetting and parts)
  • Tre Canzoni Imperfetto, for flute by Michael Norris (typesetting)
  • Olee, for clarinet by Sudharsan Das (typesetting)
  • Popular Archeology: Taxman, 1966, for contemporary ensemble by Dugal McKinnon (typesetting and parts)
  • Varumai, for piano by Sudharsan Das (editing)
  • Remembering Parihaka, for orchestra by Stephen Matthews (editing and parts)
  • Waitangi: What Really Happened?, television movie with music by Claire Cowan (transcription, typesetting, audio editing)