Upbeat for Tuesday 21 June 2016
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The Art of Etiquette - symphony orchestra
1:41 PM.The concert hall is the place to soak in stunning sounds created by the orchestra. But it's also a place that amplifies every spoken word, cough and sneeze. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra cellist… Read more Video, Audio
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Symphony's storytelling
1:28 PM.Peter Mechen reviews The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Scheherazade featuring Kodaly's Dances of Galánta, Lalo's Cello Concerto performed by international soloist Johannes Moser, and… Read more Audio
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A feast for the senses
1:07 PM.Today is the shortest day, but for some night time is more magical than daylight. The solstice is being marked with a festival called Loemis with ancient songs from Aurora Four, and a rather large… Read more Audio
1.00 A feast for the senses
Chaucer's Troilus & Criseyde the greatest love poem of the Middle Ages Photo: Supplied
Today is the shortest day, but for some night time is more magical than daylight. The solstice is being marked with a festival called Lōemis with ancient songs from Aurora Four, and a rather large feast. Emeritus Professor Robert Easting from Victoria University reads poems by Chaucer and Shakespeare to mark the longest night of the year.
1.20 Symphony's storytelling
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser Photo: Sarah wijzenbeek
Peter Mechen reviews The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Scheherazade featuring Kodaly’s Dances of Galánta, Lalo’s Cello Concerto performed by international soloist Johannes Moser, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
1.40 The Art of Etiquette – Symphony Orchestras
NZSO National Youth Orchestra Photo: Inspire Photography
The concert hall is the place to soak in stunning sounds created by the orchestra. But it’s also a place that amplifies every spoken word, cough and sneeze. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra cellist Brigid O’Meeghan explains when to applaud, if air-conducting is acceptable and why a plastic parka isn’t the best attire.