Upbeat for Friday 18 November 2016

1:50 PM.In this week’s Resound we explore Gao Ping’s Three Poems of Mu Xin, featuring baritone David Griffiths and the New Zealand String Quartet. Read more

1:40 PM.International choreographer and artist Sam Coren has been in New Zealand putting the NZ School of Dance graduates through their paces with Hofesh Shechter’s challenging work Political Mother. It’s not… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.New Zealand born soprano Lauren Armishaw plays the title role in Gluck’s opera Alceste which is RNZ Concert’s Opera on Sunday this weekend. Armishaw has been living in The Hague for many years… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.It’s slightly ironic timing for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra as they prepare for the concert Force of Nature tomorrow night which includes Sibelius’ Symphony No 5. Making his Shaky Isles debut… Read more Audio