Composition and Sonic Arts
Meet some of our Composition and Sonic Arts alumni.
Salina Fisher
Composer and violinist and NZ’s youngest and most widely lauded composers, Salina undertook her Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music. She was the 2019 Composer-in-residence at NZSM and now lectures in instrumentation and orchestration.
Postgraduate Diploma in Music in Composition and Sonic Arts
John Psathas
One of New Zealand’s most high-profile and frequently performed composers. John was the composer of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Master of Music
Leila Adu
Assistant Professor of Music Technology at NYU Steinhardt, composer, solo artist, and PhD graduate from Princeton University.
Bachelor of Music with Honours in Composition
Grayson Gilmour
Award-winning film composer, solo artist, and band member, lecturer at Massey University's College of Creative Arts.
Master of Musical Arts in Composition and Sonic Arts
Lucien Johnson
Composer and performer, founder of the Shogun Orchestra, member of Lord Echo, Black Seeds
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
Gemma Peacocke
Composer, PhD fellow at Princeton University, and co-founder of composer collective Kinds of Kings.
Bachelor of Music with Honours in Composition and Sonic Arts
Gareth Farr
Composer and percussionist, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, NZ Arts Laureate.
Music student 1989-1990
Stephanie Englebrecht
Sound designer, producer and percussionist who has created works for Footnote NZ Dance, PikPok, and Weta Workshop. Former member of Strike Percussion.
Postgraduate Diploma in Music in Composition and Sonic Arts
Briar Prastiti
Composer for film, television, and VR gaming. Solo artist and a performer active in many genres.
Master of Musical Arts in Composition and Sonic Arts
Karlo Margetic
Composer, APO Composer-in-residence 2016/17.
Postgraduate Diploma in Music in Composition
Rebekah Wilson
Co-founder and director of technology for international software development company Source-Elements.
Master of Music in Composition
Chris Watson
Composer and manager of the Resound project at SOUNZ—Centre for New Zealand Music.
Doctor of Philosophy – Music
Jason Erskine
Audio engineer with Wellington-based game developer, Pik Pok, and member of ‘witch-rock’ group Hex who recently toured to SXSW.
Bachelor of Music with Honours in Composition and Sonic Arts