Upbeat for Tuesday 24 October 2017

5:00 PM.RNZ Music's resident WOMAD aficionado and host of Worlds of Music,Trevor Reekie helps us discover how WOMAD 2018 will open up our minds and souls to diverse arrays of cultures, music and ideas. Read more Video, Audio

1:40 PM. 

Simon Brew holds the baton for the last time for the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band this weekend in Wellington. The Director of Music steps down from his role after four years, and will celebrate… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Lyell Cresswell’s new piano concerto was premiered last week by Michael Houstoun and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The programme also featured Elgar and Prokofiev. Peter Hoar discusses whether… Read more Audio