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Upbeat for Monday 13 June 2016

  • Orchestra Wellington Review

    1:45 PM.Peter Mechen reviews Orchestra Wellington's season opening "Odes to Joy" concert on Saturday. Read more Audio

  • Suzanne Lynch

    1:22 PM.Veteren NZ performer celebrating her stellar career by touring with her current group The Lady Killers Audio

  • Rachael Griffiths-Hughes

    1:01 PM.Adjudicator of The Big Sing's Northern regional festival on the selection process for choirs who will go through to the National Final in Dunedin in August. Audio

1.00 Singing Big

Massed Choir during the 2015 finale of the Big Sing

Massed Choir during the 2015 finale of the Big Sing Photo: David McCaw

255 choirs, 9500 singers from 153 schools from around the country will participate in this year’s Big Sing. Rachael Griffiths-Hughes judges the most populous Northern regional festival and helps select who will go through to the National Final in Dunedin in August for the New Zealand Choral Federation Festival.

1.20 Live and Kicking

The Chicks: Judy and Sue Donaldson

The Chicks: Judy and Sue Donaldson Photo: Supplied

Suzanne Lynch started with The Chicks at  the age of 14 and 50 years later she’s still performing. She’s celebrating her stellar career by touring with her current group The Lady Killers. Their tour Live and Kicking kicked off last week in Hamilton.

1.40 Was it joyous?

Marc Taddei Music Director Orchestra Wellington

Marc Taddei Music Director Orchestra Wellington Photo: Supplied

Did Marc Taddei and Orchestra Wellington along with Jenny Wollerman, Elizabeth Harris, Henry Choo and Warwick Fyfe do Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and final work justice? Peter Mechen shines the spotlight on this famous work at Orchestra Wellington's season opening concert on Saturday.