EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING VOICE PROFESSIONALS IN NEW ZEALAND

NEWZATS is the professional organization dedicated to all those who teach singing in New Zealand.

NEWZATS was established to encourage the highest standards in the art of both singing and singing teaching.

NEWZATS operates at a national and regional level, and has Full, Associate, and Life Members.

NEWZATS presents workshops,conferences and other forums for members to meet regularly to exchange ideas and information in the many fields of singing, voice science and pedagogy.

NEWZATS communicates with members through its regularly updated website and its quarterly newsletter.

NEWZATS maintains national and international affiliations with equivalent and related organizations

NEWZATS is working towards providing bursaries and other awards to encourage teachers of singing to achieve excellence in their profession.

Our objectives are:

• To encourage the highest standards of the vocal art and of ethical principles in the teaching of singing,
  
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• To promote vocal education and research at all levels, both for the enrichment of all singers and of the general public, and for the professional advancement of the talented within New Zealand.

 
Benefits of Membership

NEWZATS is a pipeline to methods,solutions and ideas in your field of business

NEWZATS offers the oportunity to upgrade the standard of your teaching by:

• Professional development through seminars at both national and local level with presenters of international standing.
  
  
• Networking with other members throughout New Zealand and overseas.
  
  
• Access to a unique online library of audio and video resources.
  
  
• Accessing information through regular newsletters.
  
  
• Greater opportunities for student performance in master classes and workshops.
  
  
• Reciprocal arrangements with sister organizations, nationally and internationally.

From our Patron, New Zealand tenor, Simon O’Neill:
…every great journey begins with a single step and in writing this note I have been fondly remembering the singing teachers who fostered my efforts over the years. For that reason I was absolutely delighted and thrilled to be invited to be patron of NEWZATS, an organization which
brings together those singing teachers and mentors who provide the environment for those first singing steps and beyond, and who foster and mentor their students' development and for some, their career in singing. Thank you for allowing me the honor of being your patron.

Simon is an alumnus of the University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington, the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard Opera Center. He is a Fulbright Scholar, was awarded the 2005 Arts Laureate of New Zealand and was a grand finalist in the 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions returning as guest artist in 2007. (He also appears on the 1998 New Zealand one-dollar performing arts postage stamp!)

He has rapidly established himself as one of the finest Helden-tenors on the international stage being a principal artist with Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala and both the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals appearing in the roles of Siegmund, Parsifal, Lohengrin, Gran Sacerdote, Jenik, Sergei, Tamino, Max, Florestan, Siegfried, Otello and Cavaradossi.

Over the past decade, Simon has worked with many of the world’s foremost conductors, including James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Antonio Pappano, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Colin Davis, Daniele Gatti, Edo de Waart, Bertrand de Billy, Donald Runnicles and Pietari Inkinen. His impressive discography includes his debut solo award winning album; Father and Son, Wagner Scenes and Arias.

Simon remains very committed to the development and progress of young NZ singers and musicians.
[photgraph attributed to Lisa Kohler]
 
For more information on membership, please contact The National Administrator, toll free on: 0800 110 031 or email
enquiries@newzats.org.nz

 
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