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Play It Strange To Celebrate 20 Years Of Songwriting
Monday, 30 October 2023, 3:41 pm | Play It Strange Trust
The Play It Strange Trust will celebrate 20 years of transforming lives through creativity in song writing and performance with a concert “Twenty Strange Years”. The evening will feature ten performances by secondary school students, and special ... More >>
Play It Strange Announces Annual Prizegiving Ceremony And Digital Album
Monday, 21 November 2022, 3:29 pm | Play It Strange Trust
The Play It Strange Trust will hold it’s annual awards event at Tuning Fork, Auckland on Wednesday 30 November. The celebration is a coming together to acknowledge and tautoko the achievements of these talented award winners throughout the year, from ... More >>
We Are One – A Concert Celebrating Diversity 2018
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 9:17 am | Play It Strange Trust
Dave Dobbyn, Debbie Harwood, Eddie Rayner, Suzanne Lynch, Peter Urlich, Leza Corban, May Zeng, and The Harrop Family plus many more will be taking the stage, to celebrate diversity and recognise talent and courage. This year we will be including artists ... More >>
Student’s musical talent gives voice to autism
Monday, 5 September 2016, 3:20 pm | Play It Strange Trust
Kane Chong is an average Kiwi kid with a keen interest in music, a childhood friend who has autism, and an impressive vision to change the way people in our community think about ASD (autism spectrum disorders). More >>
Play It Strange album - some of NZ’s best young songwriters
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 2:08 pm | Play It Strange Trust
Play It Strange are delighted to announce the release of the 2014 Play It Strange Lion Foundation CD, Vol 11. Over the past year, secondary school students from 13 to 18 years of age from New Zealand and Samoa have written 44 songs to make up this ... More >>
Lorde's handwritten lyrics of 'Royals' up for auction
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 9:11 am | Play It Strange Trust
The Play It Strange Trust is auctioning a lyric sheet of “Royals” – penned and signed by Lorde along with co-writer Joel Little. More >>
Exciting auction ramp-up for ukuleles signed by celebrities!
Friday, 16 November 2012, 1:57 pm | Play It Strange Trust
With LESS THAN FOUR DAYS to go, over $5000 in bids have been received on Trade Me for ukuleles signed by international stars Green Day, Flight of the Conchords, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Dan Aykroyd, Barry Gibb, Sam Neill/Mike Chunn/Tim Finn and ... More >>
Ukuleles signed by international celebrities for auction
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 6:05 pm | Play It Strange Trust
Money raised from ukuleles signed by international musicians and stars including rock band Green Day, Flight of the Conchords, Ozzy Osbourne, Dan Aykroyd, Barry Gibb, Sam Neill & Tim Finn and others will help children from low decile primary schools ... More >>
2012 Play It Strange, Peace Song Competition
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 3:45 pm | Play It Strange Trust
On Friday 21st September at 4pm there will be a special event held in the Auckland Town Hall to celebrate the winner of an Auckland Region category in the annual Play It Strange Peace Song Competition for secondary school students. More >>
2012 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 2:59 pm | Play It Strange Trust
The winner and 47 finalisits for the 2012 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition have been announced. The Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition found 364 songs from Kaitaia to Mosgiel pouring into Play It Strange. More >>
Ukelele Art Auction - 1 night showing only at Webb's 4th Aug
Monday, 25 July 2011, 2:04 pm | Play It Strange Trust
Having distributed over 3,000 ukuleles to schools over the years, Play It Strange trust CEO Mike Chunn thought the ukulele would make the perfect vehicle for a fundraising art auction, aptly named “Strings Attached”. More >>
Play It Strange Announces a Night Not to Be Missed
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 12:51 am | Play It Strange Trust
For the first time in 25 years, legendary Kiwi rockers, Citizen Band will reform for one night only, as one of the performances in "A Night With Strange Friends", a fundraising event for the Play It Strange Charitable Trust, at the Auckland Town ... More >>
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for school musos
Friday, 24 March 2006, 10:09 am | Play It Strange Trust
If you’re at secondary school in Auckland and fancy yourself as a member of Steriogram or The Exponents or Deceptikonz, now’s time to start rehearsing for your chance to perform with your Kiwi music idols. More >>
Students to perform with Kiwi music idols
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 2:36 pm | Play It Strange Trust
What price playing live on stage at a major public concert to an audience of more than 1,600 in the Auckland Town Hall – accompanying your favourite Kiwi music idol? More >>
Play It Strange Trust adds new strength
Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 4:07 pm | Play It Strange Trust
A $6.1 million grant for flood repairs from last winter's July 4 storm event will help take some of the "immense pressure" off river scheme ratepayers in the eastern Bay of Plenty, says Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Trust Launches Second Songwriting Programme
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 2:20 pm | Play It Strange Trust
Play It Strange is launching SongNet, it’s second major programme at Taradale High School, Napier at 10am on Friday 18 March. More >>
Play It Strange Trust Media Release
Monday, 14 February 2005, 12:49 am | Play It Strange Trust
This Tuesday 15th February, the Play It Strange Trust will officially launch the 2005 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition with the CD release of the Top 20 songs from the 2004 competition. The celebration will take place in the Grand ... More >>
