Five Lines is a collection of writings about music in Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr. It features short articles, artist profiles and reviews of concerts, operas and albums. You can subscribe - it’s free - at the bottom of any story.
Composer Reuben Jelleyman: radical transformations
New Zealand composer Reuben Jelleyman recently won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for his work Catalogue, composed in Paris. What route has he taken to this prestigious Award, and what happens next?
Plan 9 win a prestigious award for The Bewilderness
Winning the prestigious SOUNZ Contemporary Award for their album The Bewilderness at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards in March was a surprise for the musicians of Plan 9.
Salina Fisher: personal music for a worldwide audience
Composer Salina Fisher is composer-in-residence at the inaugural At the World’s Edge Festival in Central Otago. Five of her compositions feature in Festival programmes.