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A month of New Zealand music

ryanyouens — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:46:00 +0000

New Zealand Music Month is here again. Make sure you get out and enjoy some New Zealand Music – well, more than usual, I hope! You may remember for last year’s Music Month I wrote 31 microscores in 31 days. … Continue reading →

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Checking out the pipes

ryanyouens — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:07:58 +0000

The Auckland Town Hall Organ is mightily impressive, mind-blowing, even enough to take your breath away! Hours before the first drafts of my APO + Auckland Town Hall Organ composition were due, Kerry Stevens gave me a tour. Amazing. Here … Continue reading →

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Making music in Rotorua

ryanyouens — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:09:28 +0000

It is always fun gathering at the beginning of a weekend with a new group of people and by the end of it presenting a concert of great music. That was the case this weekend at another Bay of Plenty … Continue reading →

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Opening up an orchestra

ryanyouens — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:04:23 +0000

Last Sunday we had loads of fun at the first of the Auckland Philharmonia open days for 2012. We were at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland and you would have found me in the “meet the composer” room. Loads … Continue reading →

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BOP music school hits Rotorua!

ryanyouens — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:46:21 +0000

The Bay of Plenty Music School is about to make some music once again! This year the school is happening between April 13th to 15th in Rotorua. It is an opportunity for choral, orchestral and band musicians to work on … Continue reading →

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An opportunity to make the floor rumble

ryanyouens — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:13 +0000

It’s not often that you can make the floor rumble but when the powers of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Auckland Town Hall Organ combine, I might just have that opportunity! I am very happy to be one of the six … Continue reading →

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Working on workshops

ryanyouens — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:41:59 +0000

It has been an enjoyable start to the year presenting some workshops around Auckland. “Sibelius in education” – professional development day On Friday 24th February I had the first session at a professional development day for secondary music teachers. We … Continue reading →

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2011 through the eyes of a blog

ryanyouens — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:00:46 +0000

And just like that, another year is gone! Here is a look at my posts for the year. The blogging year started in March with my favourite book arriving, “Behind Bars”, which I preordered in 2010. It is definitely the most … Continue reading →

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Composition tutorials in Kerikeri

ryanyouens — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:31:35 +0000

I had the pleasure of going up to Kerikeri High School on the 22nd to 23rd of August to work with my good old mate (also the Head of Music) on some professional development and with the students – providing … Continue reading →

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48 hours to say “Goodbye Gilbert”

ryanyouens — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:35:28 +0000

On the 21st and 22nd of May was the 2011 48 Hours Film Festival. This year I was on board with Sideways Productions and masterminds Allan George and Ben Fowler. They approached me to work with them last year, but … Continue reading →

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