Upbeat for Friday 5 December 2014 Upbeat

12:15 Todd Young Composer Awards

Hannah Sassman speaks to the winner of this year's Todd Young Composer Awards

Todd Young Composers

12:30 Vincent O'Donnell & Andre Lovett

Upbeat Melbourne correspondent speaks to the Chief Executive of the Christchurch Arts Centre

Christchurch Arts Centre

12:45 Dan Beban

Upbeat experimental-music contributor

1pm Bridget Douglas

Judge for the Gisborne International Music Competition reports on the action from the last few days

LODGE: Nightwind
Edward King (cello), Santiago Cañón Valencia (cello)
Atoll ACD 143

FISHER: Blushing Skies
New Zealand SO / Tecwyn Evans
RNZ Rec.4/12/2014

SATIE: Vexations
Tzenka Dianova (celesta)
Atoll ACD 309

HAINO: Untitled, from Tenshi No Gijenka
Keiji Haino
Tzadik

AKITA: Plasma Birds, from Hybrid Noisebloom
Merzbow
Vinyl Communications

TONE: Track 1, from Solo for Wounded
Yasunao Tone
Tzadik

NAKAMURA: untitled, from Semi-Impressionism
Onkyo
KK020

BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 38
Sam Lucas (cello), Rosemary Barnes (pno)
RNZ Rec.6/12/2013

BRAHMS: Piano Trio No 2 in C Op 87
Guarneri Trio Prague
Praga PRD 250 273

Upbeat for Friday 5 December 2014