Upbeat for Thursday 14 April 2016
1.00 Clio Gould and Jonathan Morton
British violinists Clio Gould and Jonathan Morton discuss their work with members of The Pettman National Junior Academy at the University of Auckland. The couple have been doing masterclasses with the young players and will direct their chamber orchestra in a concert at the Auckland Art Gallery on Saturday.
1.40 Dr Marie Ross
Marie Ross is one of the top players internationally of historical clarinets from different eras, from the beginnings of the instrument in the Baroque period through the late Romantic. She talks about the differences between each instrument and demonstrates how the original sound and technique of the clarinet evolved, and how different the sound is from what we are used to today