175 East

175 East is Auckland's only professional contemporary music ensemble, founded in 1996.The group has two main objectives. First, to provide a platform for high quality professional performances of works by young, emerging and established New Zealand composers. Second, to present new and challenging works from overseas to New Zealand audiences.175 East have performed works by such internationally renowned composers as Richard Barrett, John Cage, Elliott Carter, James Dillon, Morton Feldman, Brian Ferneyhough, Michael Finnissy, Christopher Fox, Sofia Gubaidulina, Mauricio Kagel, Liza Lim, Olga Neuwirth, Wolfgang Rihm, Kaija Saariaho, Giacinto Scelsi, Christian Wolff, Iannis Xenakis and Frank Zappa.The ensemble has also commissioned and premièred new works by New Zealand composers such as Helen Bowater, Phil Brownlee, Rachel Clement, Chris Cree Brown, Lyell Cresswell, John Croft, Phil Dadson, James Gardner, Ross Harris, Samuel Holloway, Dorothy Ker, Dylan Lardelli, Rachael Morgan, Michael Norris, John Psathas, Jeroen Speak and Chris Watson.In 2003, 175 East was awarded the CANZ/KBB Citation for Services to New Zealand Music.