Staff
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Director | Manutaki
Director NZSM
School of Music
Deputy Director | Manutaki Tuarua
Associate Professor
School of Music
Classical Performance staff
Programme Director | Pouakorangi
Senior Lecturer · Programme Director of Classical Performance, Head of Piano Studies
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Programme staff | Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer
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Lecturer in Voice
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Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer · Programme Director of Classical Performance, Head of Piano Studies
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Senior Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer
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Associate Professor
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Senior Lecturer
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Teaching Fellows | Ngā Kaiwhakaako
- Shannon Pittaway – Head of Brass and Wind, bass trombone
- Owen Moriarty - Lecturer, Guitar
Artist Teachers | Ngā Kaiako Puoro
- Matthew Allison – trombone
- Patrick Barry – Clarinet
- Mark Carter – Trumpet
- Matthew Stein – Trumpet
- Ellen Deverall – Clarinet
- Bridget Douglas – Flute
- Dr Kirstin Eade – Flute
- Moira Hurst – Clarinet (orchestral studies)
- Samuel Jacobs – French Horn
- Andrew Jarvis – Tuba
- Andrew Joyce – Cello (orchestral studies)
- Richard Mapp – Piano
- Douglas Mews – Early music specialist, keyboard
- Robert Orr – Oboe
- Joan Perarnau Garriga – Double Bass
- Laurence Reese – Timpani
- Kirsten Robertson – Accompaniment (wind)
- Leonard Sakofsky – Percussion
- Emma Sayers – Accompaniment
- Nicola Melville
- George Gao
- Rueben Chin - Saxophone
Composition and Sonic Arts staff
Programme Director | Pouakorangi
Associate Professor
School of Music
Programme staff | Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer · Coordinator of Jazz Composition
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Associate Professor
School of Music
Lecturer in Sonic Arts/Music Technology
Lecturer in Composition
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Lecturer in Composition/Sonic Arts
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Emeritus Professor | Taiahorangi
Emeritus Professor
School of Music
Composer in Residence | Kaitito ā-noho
- The current Composer in Residence is currently vacant. View details about the Composer in Residence scheme, including a list of past recipients.
Teaching Fellows | Ngā Kaiwhakaako
- Dr Ewan Clark
- Salina Fisher
- David Long
Typesetter | Kaiwhakanikoniko, Wai-te-ata Music Press
- Alistair Gilkison
Jazz Performance staff
Programme Director | Pouakorangi
Senior Lecturer in Music
School of Music
Programme staff | Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer
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Senior Lecturer · Coordinator of Jazz Composition
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Lecturer · Jazz drums and percussion.
School of Music · Jazz performance
Teaching Fellow | Kaiwhakaako
- Daniel Hayles
Artist Teachers | Ngā Kaiako Puoro
- Callum Allardice – Guitar
- Jenny Bersola – Voice
- Bryn van Vliet – Saxophone
- Jasmine Lovell-Smith
Music Studies staff
Programme Director | Pouakorangi
Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology
School of Music
Programme staff | Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology
School of Music
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Graduate Research
Wellington Faculty of Graduate Research
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
Senior Lecturer in Music
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Associate Professor
School of Music
Music Therapy staff
Programme Director | Pouakorangi
Associate Professor
School of Music
Programme staff | Ngā tūranga akorangi
Professional staff | Ngā tūranga awhinuku
School Manager
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Sofia Machray
Office Administrator · Events
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Gabrielle Gunawan
Student Ambassador
Student Academic Services

Alex Hoare
School Administrator
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Senior Technician
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Senior Technician
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