Upbeat

Dr Hannah Darroch is the new Principal flute for Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Read more Audio

Before she passes the baton to a new owner, Marsden Books' Anna Hunt talks about the perils of being an independent bookshop owner, the nearly 40-year history of the 'little bookshop that could' and… Read more Audio

It's the Proms, but not as we know them. The BBC Proms 2020 offers treasures from the archive and incredible live performances - all at a safe social distance. Read more Video

Prize-winning pianist ​Tony Yan Tong Chen​ is continuing his Eastman School of Music studies long-distance while he's home in New Zealand. Read more Audio

Calling young musicians from Otago and Southland - there's a new concerto competition just launched! Read more Audio

Music and arts patron Jack C. Richards talks about why it's so important for those who love the arts to support arts practitioners, many of whom are in a precarious financial position now.  Read more Audio

Christchurch composer Philip Norman conducts the Jubilate Singers this weekend in performances of his operetta The Pleasure Garden. Read more Audio

Described as "the superlative vocal sextet" by The Times (London), The King's Singers boasts a kiwi amongst its members - baritone Chris Bruerton. Read more Video, Audio

Robin Toan's Tū-mata-uenga “God of War, Spirit of Man”, described by conductor Gemma New as a work of fierce passion and bold energy, opens her debut concert with the NZSO. Read more Audio

New Zealand singers tenor Manase Latu and bass Samson Setu have won places on the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program; it's the first time singers from Aotearoa… Read more Audio

"Voices of Women" is a new CD from Waikato composer Janet Jennings, setting to music words spoken and written by a range of women poets including Ursula Bethell, and Christina Rossetti, and iconic… Read more Audio

Mireya Ramos, lead singer and violinist of New York's all-women Mariachi band Flor de Toloache, has been recording new music at Rhythm Ace studio in Taranaki, while taking refuge from COVID-19 in… Read more Audio