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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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DSO Schools Tour: sharing classical music with kids
18 Nov 2021Over two weeks in November and December, a six-piece ensemble from the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra introduces classical music and orchestral instruments to primary and intermediate students in Otago… Read more Audio
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Behind the scenes at a live orchestral broadcast
17 Nov 2021Ever wondered what's involved in getting an orchestral concert to air? RNZ Concert’s Music Alive host Clarissa Dunn and Senior Music Producer David McCaw share some insights. Read more Audio
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Prestigious opera award for young soprano
16 Nov 2021Congratulations to soprano Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, who is this year's recipient of the prestigious Dame Malvina Major Award. Read more Audio
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Jez Francis: working to a different beat
15 Nov 2021To mark Music Therapy Week 2021, we find out from Jez Francis what his job involves, and why he left his position with Manchester Police in the UK to retrain as a Music Therapist. Read more Audio
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Composer Jenny McLeod on her 80th birthday
12 Nov 2021This interview marked the 80th birthday of “one of the most naturally gifted of all New Zealand composers”. Jenny McLeod died in November 2022 aged 81. Read more Audio
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Music academy for primary school students launches in the Far North
9 Nov 2021Jon Pirini is sharing his love of music with primary school children in his Northland community through his new project, Te Hiku Music Academy Read more Audio
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Kiwi opera singer debuts at Glyndebourne
8 Nov 2021Young tenor Frederick Jones has just made his principal debut with the prestigious Glyndebourne Opera company in their production of The Rake's Progress. Read more Audio
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Celebrating the NZSO's 75th anniversary
5 Nov 2021The NZSO celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2022. Upbeat talks with Chief Executive Peter Biggs about what's in store for audiences next year. Read more Audio
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Thomas Gaynor takes on the world's largest pipe organ
4 Nov 2021For this year's Halloween recital on the world's largest pipe organ in Atlantic City, New Jersey, there was a Kiwi musician at the manuals. Read more Video, Audio
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New role for Kiwi opera singer
3 Nov 2021Congratulations to soprano Madeleine Pierard, who has been named the inaugural Dame Malvina Major Chair in Opera at the University of Waikato. Read more Audio
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Renaissance masters commemorated in Tudor Consort concert
2 Nov 2021Wellington choir The Tudor Consort is marking the 500th anniversary of the deaths of two great Renaissance musical masters - Josquin Des Prez and Robert Fayrfax - in a concert on Saturday evening. Read more Audio
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Mercy Jones: connecting generations through music and conversation
1 Nov 2021Young Taranaki pianist Mercy Jones has come up with a great way to bring people enjoyment while getting valuable experience performing in public. Read more Audio
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Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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