New Zealand Music Month
Te marama pūoro o Aotearoa
May is New Zealand Music Month. Our libraries will play host to some great live New Zealand music - pop, harmonies, jazz, folk, harp, ukulele and much more. Explore our Music Month page and get along to our gigs.
Making music
Immerse yourself in things musical this month.
- Explore our music pages.
- Browse our profiles of Kiwi musicians.
- Discover the history of brass and pipe bands.
- Find out about the legendary Smokefreerockquest [on our teen site The Pulse].
Search our catalogue
- New Zealand music on CD
- Resources about New Zealand music
- Christchurch music on CD in our collection.
Music with pictures
We have some heritage images of music.
Browse our images collection and Flickr photostream for more local images.
Music themed posts on our blog
Keep an eye on the blog for New Zealand Music Month posts.
BiblioCommons lists
View booklists with a musical theme:
The Source
What is the Source? It includes essential guides and research tools like encyclopedias and dictionaries, online newspapers, music, video, audiobooks and e-books.
Jazz Music Library- Access to one of the largest collections of streaming jazz available online. Contains thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.
- Naxos Music Library
- Access to the world’s largest online classical music library of streaming music. Includes standard and rare recordings, album notes, reference and tuition material. Continually updated.
- Smithsonian Global Sound
- A virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions including spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds.
- Oxford Music Online
- Music reference and research tool that charts the history and culture of music and musicians from around the world, from pre-history to the present day.
- Classical Music Library
- Access to over 90,000 classical music tracks — from Gregorian chants to present-day recordings.
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival
Since 2007, we have been going to the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival and bringing you all the news on the authors and ideas. It runs from 9 to 13 May. Follow our coverage, read our interviews and feel the festival flavour.
What’s on in May
Browse our Internet Gateway listing of events in May.
What happened in May
Our timeline of historic Christchurch events.
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About our website themes
Each month we connect you with library resources and local events. We also dig out some of the gems in our collection that reflect the vibrant and diverse aspects of life in Christchurch.
Next month’s theme
June is the month we celebrate some of the cool stuff of winter.
Previous themes
Although we don’t archive each month’s theme, you should be able to find all previously published material by searching our website. However, if you have a specific request or need help to find what you’re looking for, contact us by email or telephone.
