Music Studies
Meet some of our Music Studies alumni
Hamish Robb
Performer, musicologist, and music theorist. Hamish is a PhD graduate from Princeton University and is a Senior Lecturer in Music Studies at NZSM.
Master of Music in Musicology
Keriata Royal
Business Coordinator for the Māori Economic Development Unit at MBIE and previous Business Services Co-ordinator for Toi Māori Aotearoa.
Bachelor of Music with Honours in Music Studies
Diana Marsh
Executive Director of SOUNZ and previous General Manager of Orchestra Wellington (Vector Orchestra).
Bachelor of Music in History and Literature of Music
Inge van Rij
Marsden Fund award-winning researcher, PhD graduate from Cambridge University, and Senior Lecturer in Musicology at NZSM.
Master of Music in History and Literature of Music
Nick Tipping
Renowned jazz performer, teacher, administrator, and presenter at Radio New Zealand.
Doctor of Philosophy in Music
Alastair Carruthers
Former chairman of the Arts Council and CEO of high-profile law firms Chapman Tripp and Kensington Swan. Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Bachelor of Arts (with music papers)