Samantha Owens
What is New Zealand Music?
VUP has published a new book: Searches for Tradition: Essay on New Zealand Music, Past and Present, edited by Michael Brown and Samantha Owens. The book covers a huge range of perspectives about… Audio
Samantha Owens and Michael Brown - Beautiful Band Rotundas
The story of band rotundas is being told at an exhibition An Ornament to the Town-The Band Rotunda in New Zealand, at the Turnbull Gallery at the National Library of New Zealand. The exhibition is the… Audio
Music in the Rotunda
The history of band rotundas takes centre stage today as an exhibition telling the story of rotundas in big towns and small opens at the National Library’s Turnbull Gallery. Co-curators Samantha… Audio
Anthems 101
Can we be moved by the national anthems of other countries? The New Zealand School of Music's Associate Professor Samantha Owens lays out the powerful devices for rousing national songs, and we hear… Audio
Germans in Maoriland? (2) Classical Musicians
There were significant numbers of Germans working as musicians and living here in New Zealand during the 19th century until 1914. Samantha Owens introduces us to a handful of these German immigrants… Audio
Germans in Maoriland? (1) The Jolly German Bands
German bands hit the world in their thousands during the 19th century and, as if there was something in the water, they all seemed to come from the same small area in Germany. Although forgotten… Audio
Agostino Steffani (1654-1728)
Samantha Owens explores the career of this little-known composer whose works are being championed by singer Cecilia Bartoli, musicologist Colin Timms and others. Audio
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Samantha Owens reviews the life and work of this German baroque composer. Audio
Frederick The Great (1712-1786)
Samantha Owens looks at the court of this music-loving King. Audio