Upbeat for Friday 26 August 2016

1:40 PM.Peter Hoar reviews the APO’s Bach Collage where acclaimed UK conductor Stephen Layton directed a programme of works by Bach along with modern works by Arvo Part, a composer inspired by Bach.   Read more Audio

1:20 PM.From Kate Sheppard in kiwi made musical That Bloody Woman to Ngaire Munroe in highly successful television show Westside, stage and screen actor Esther Stephens is used to playing strong willed women… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.The Rodger Fox Big Band and the NZSO are hitting the road for a 12 date tour, launching on the first day of spring. The big band’s name sake and the NZSO’s Hamish McKeich discuss covering Kiwi tunes… Read more Audio