Upbeat for Monday 30 October 2017

1:00 PM.The New Zealand Aria Competition is the largest of its kind in the country and one of the most prestigious in Australasia. Australian vocal coach Sharolyn Kimmorley co-judged the competition with… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Ten New Zealand Aria Competition finalists performed to a full house in Rotorua with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Baritone Jarvis Dams, who was a Lexus Song… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Internationally renowned pianist Joyce Yang opened her tour of the country with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on Friday night. She performed the… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The NZ Festival first became part of Shelagh Magadza's life around 20 years ago. Her earlier jobs there involved administration and  ferrying artists around Wellington - but since 2014 she has been… Read more Audio