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John Rimmer composing

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John Rimmer composing

Although he has written instrumental, choral and orchestra works, about a quarter of John Rimmer's compositions are electroacoustic, and he has received national and international accolades for them. He is shown here at work in the mid-1970s. Appointed to the music department at Auckland University in 1974, he retired in 1999 to devote his full attention to composing.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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William Dart, Composers – New influences, 1960 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/44646/john-rimmer-composing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by William Dart, published 20 March 2014.