Upbeat for Monday 25 July 2016
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The Afterlife
1:51 PM.Auckland's Blackbird Ensemble is forging a reputation for creating a unique combination of musical and theatrical magic on stage. Composer Claire Cowan and percussionist Chris O'Connor talk about the… Read more Audio
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Instrumental
1:37 PM.Maurice Reviol is a talented woodwind and brass instrument maker based in Auckland. He tells us about discovering the bassoon at four years old, how difficult it is to make one and what it takes to… Read more Audio
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A tough competition
1:20 PM.Peter Hoar gives his impressions of how the four finalists - Benson Wilson, Tavis Gravatt, Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu - from the 2016 Lexus Song Quest performed in the Grand Final. Read more Audio
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Lexus Song Quest in the Spotlight
1:01 PM.International judge Yvonne Kenny has spent the last few weeks working with the 2016 Lexus Song Quest finalists. She explains how hard it was to pick just one winner out of the four very talented… Read more Audio
1pm Lexus Song Quest in the Spotlight
Lexus Song Quest finalists Filipe Manu, Madison Nonoa, Benson Wilson and Tavis Gravatt with Adjudicator Yvonne Kenny Photo: NZ Festival/Jeff McEwan
International judge Yvonne Kenny has spent the last few weeks working with the 2016 Lexus Song Quest finalists. She explains how hard it was to pick just one winner out of the four very talented vocalists at Saturday night's competition Grand Final.
Lexus Song Quest 2016 finalists (L-R) Tavis Gravatt, Benson Wilson, Madison Nonoa & Filipe Manu Photo: Jeremy Toth
1.20 A tough competition
Lexus Song Quest 2016 winner Benson Wilson (right) Photo: Jeremy Toth
Peter Hoar gives his impressions of how the four finalists - Benson Wilson, Tavis Gravatt, Madison Nonoa and Filipe Manu - from the 2016 Lexus Song Quest performed in the Grand Final.
1.30 Instrumental
Instrument maker Maurice Revoil Photo: supplied
Maurice Reviol is a talented woodwind and brass instrument maker based in Auckland. He tells us about discovering the bassoon at four years old, how difficult it is to make one and what it takes to make a waterphone from scratch.
1.40 The Afterlife
Blackbird Ensemble Photo: Claire Cowan
Auckland's Blackbird Ensemble is forging a reputation for creating a unique combination of musical and theatrical magic on stage. Composer Claire Cowan and percussionist Chris O'Connor talk about the new show "The Afterlife" where the usual safety nets of printed scores and traditional format are gone. There is literally no “concert etiquette” left in sight, nobody knows where the show will go next. The Afterlife explores dark corners of human life and regrets through a post-living perspective.
