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Upbeat for Wednesday 26 June 2013

  • Peter Mechen - John Chen Review

    1:04 PM.Peter reviews last weekend's Paekakariki performance by one of NZ's top pianists. Audio

  • Jay Laga'aia - Wicked

    12:16 PM.NZ actor and singer on his upcoming role as the Wizard in 'Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz'. Audio

12:15 Jay Laga'aia

New Zealand singer and actor previews his role as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked

Jay Laga aia
jaylagaaia.com.au

12:40 Colin Morris

Upbeat soul-music contributor

1pm Peter Mechen

Review of John Chen's Bach performances

Music played in this show

SCHWARTZ: March of the Witch Hunters from Wicked
Original Broadway Cast Recording Orchestra/ Stephen Oremus
Decca B 0001682

LENNON/MCCARTNEY: And I Love Him
Esther Phillips
Warner 8122775802

DAVIS/JONES: I Saw Me
Esther Phillips
Kent (Via Border NZ) CDKEND 375

SCOTT-HERON: Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Esther Phillips
Columbia (CBS) EPC 4509002

VERDI: Requiem, Quid sum miser
Olga Borodina (mezzo), Mario Zeffiri (ten), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Chicago Symphony Chorus & Orch, Barbara Frittoli (sop) / Riccardo Muti
Chicago SO CSOR 901 1006

BACH: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, excerpts
John Chen (pno)
RNZ Rec.25/06/2013