Associate Professor Justin DeHart’s 2024 album of percussion solos, Towards Midnight: NZ Percussion Vol 2, is one of three finalists for Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/the-finalists-for-the-2025-aotearoa-music-awards
“[The music] sits at the very cusp of sound innovation which challenges preconceptions [and] forces us to stop and think.”
– Graham Reid of Elsewhere
“Six diverse percussion compositions performed by virtuosic musician Justin DeHart challenge common notions about the most primal of instruments.”
– Gary Steel of Witchdoctor
“It feels very special for him to highlight these new works by New Zealand composers — promoting our country’s contemporary music is a much-needed mission.”
– Cadence Chung of FiveLines
