The finalists have been revealed for three categories at the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, set to be presented next month in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Announced Friday, September 5th, internationally commissioned composer Dylan Lardelli leads the SOUNZ Contemporary Award – Te Tohu Auaha with “Drift Aspect”, which premiered in Spain last year at Mostra Sonostra Sueca — a contemporary music festival in Spain.
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He’s joined by Tāmaki Makaurau-born composer Flo Wilson for “In The Stars”, Ōtepoti Dunedin’s Ihlara McIndoe for 20th century poetry-inspired “of coral and foam” and SOUNZ Award-winning composer Chris Gendall for concerto “Wow Signal”.
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For the Best Original Music in a Series Award | Tohu Paerangi, finalists include Luke Di Somma, Stephen Gallagher and David Long, and Mahuai Bridgman-Cooper for Happiness, Secrets at Red Rocks and The Gone season 2, respectively.
For the APRA Best Original Music in a Film Award | Tohu Pūmanawa, the finalists are Claire Cowan, Arli Liberman and Tiki Taane, and Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper for Jean Cocteau, Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End and Plankton: The Movie, respectively.
It’s now up to APRA’s New Zealand members — the artists themselves — to vote on the best of the past year, ahead of the awards ceremony on October 29th at Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal.
All told, six awards will be presented on the night.
The finalists for the APRA Maioha Award | Tohu Maioha and APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka will be announced next week, Thursday, September 11th. Read more here.
2025 SOUNZ Contemporary Award and APRA Screen Awards
Wednesday, October 29th
Isaac Theatre Royal, Ōtautahi Christchurch
AWARD CATEGORIES:
SOUNZ Contemporary Award – Te Tohu Auaha finalists
Drift Aspect by Dylan Lardelli
In The Stars by Flo Wilson
or coral and foam by Ihlara McIndoe, with text by Katherine Mansfield
Wow Signal by Chris Gendall
APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award | Tohu Paerangi finalists
Luke Di Somma for Happiness
Stephen Gallagher and David Long* for Secrets at Red Rocks (*Concord Music Publishing)
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper for The Gone Season 2
APRA Best Original Music in a Film Award | Tohu Pūmanawa finalists
Claire Cowan for Jean Cocteau
Arli Liberman* and Tiki Taane for Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End (*Heard and Seen Publishing)
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper for Plankton: The Movie
APRA Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka
Nominations TBC
APRA Maioha Award
Nominations TBC
NZ Music Hall of Fame Induction Te Whare Taonga Puoro O Aotearoa
Nominations TBC
