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Upbeat for Thursday 14 December 2017

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 15 December 2017
  • Behind Handel’s Messiah

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    George Frederic Handel

    1:37 PM.Hundreds of years after its creation, Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is still a treasured part of the annual musical calendar. Clarissa Dunn explores some of the many ways Handel’s masterpiece has been performed… Read more Audio

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  • The real people benefiting from charity concerts

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    Lara Cooke with her beads of courage

    1:20 PM.Counsel in Concert is a group of lawyers and friends who perform a big charity concert at the end of the year for the Child Cancer Foundation. Oboist Merran Cooke is one of the founders of the annual… Read more Audio

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  • Sol3 Mio: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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    Sol3 Mio in our studio in Wellington

    1:00 PM.To help us get in the festive spirit Sol3 Mio give an early Christmas present by singing live in front of an audience at RNZ. Pene and Amitai Pati, and Moses Mackay perform three tunes from their new… Read more Video, Audio

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  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
  • Next Episode: Friday, 15 December 2017
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