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Haurongo: Lilburn, Douglas Gordon

Lilburn’s electronic music

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Lilburn’s electronic music

In 1966 Lilburn founded the Electronic Music Studio at Victoria University of Wellington. He was its director until 1979, a year before he retired. In this video clip he discusses the electronic music he produced for New Zealand’s concert party for Expo 70, the World Fair held in Osaka, Japan, in 1970.

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Philip Norman. 'Lilburn, Douglas Gordon', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/27872/lilburns-electronic-music (accessed 4 June 2026).