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
Associate Professor · Programme Director for Classical Performance
School of Music
Programme staff—Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer · Head of Piano Studies
School of Music
Jane Curry
Lecturer
School of Music
Artist Teacher · Postgraduate Supervisor
School of Music
Associate Professor
School of Music
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
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
- Nick Walshe - 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
Professional Teaching Fellow in Composition
School of Music
David Lisik
Lecturer in Composition · Film scoring and digital orchestration
School of Music · Composition
Associate Professor
School of Music
Senior Lecturer in Sonic Arts/Music Technology
School of Music
Lecturer in Composition
School of Music
Lecturer in Composition/Sonic Arts
School of Music
Emeritus Professor—Taiahorangi
Emeritus Professor
School of Music
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
- Carolyn Ayson
- Penny Warren
- Callum Allardice
Typesetter—Kaiwhakanikoniko, Wai-te-ata Music Press
- Alistair Gilkison
Jazz Performance staff
Programme Director—Pouakorangi
Programme staff—Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
Senior Lecturer in Music
School of Music
David Lisik
Lecturer · Jazz drums and percussion.
School of Music · Jazz performance
Lecturer, Teaching · Course Coordinator - Small Ensemble
School of Music · Jazz Performance
Teaching Fellow—Kaiwhakaako
Artist Teachers—Ngā Kaiako Puoro
- Callum Allardice – Guitar
- Jenny Bersola – Voice
- Bryn van Vliet – Saxophone
- Chris Beernink – upright bass, electric bass
- Ben Hunt – trumpet, ensembles
- Ella Dunbar-Wilcox – vocal technique, vocal improvisation, keyboard skills
- Cory Champion – drums, ensembles
- Jasmine Lovell-Smith – ensembles
- Louisa Williamson – ensembles, improvisation
- Johnny Lawrence – ensembles
- Umar Zakaria – ensembles
Music Studies staff
Programme Director—Pouakorangi
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
Programme staff—Ngā tūranga akorangi
Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology
School of Music
Senior Lecturer in Music
School of Music
Associate Dean, Teaching and Equity
Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Music Therapy staff
Programme Director—Pouakorangi
Associate Professor
School of Music
Professional staff—Ngā tūranga awhinuku
School Manager
School of Music
Alex Hoare
School Administrator
School of Music
Sofia Machray
School Administrator · Events
School of Music
Senior Technician
School of Music
Senior Technician
School of Music
Adjunct Professors
Supervisor
School of Music
Inge Van Rij
Adjunct Professor
School of Music
Rolf Gjelsten
Adjunct Professor
School of Music
Helene Pohl
Adjunct Professor
School of Music