26 Mar 2018

Upbeat for Monday 26 March

From Upbeat, 11:27 am on 26 March 2018

 

Noon

We mark the passing of Venezuela’s El Sistema founder Jose Antonio Abreu and we hear more about the details of the proposed restructure at the University of Auckland’s School of Music.

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Photo: Fuad Tabba, Auckland University, Wikimedia Commons

1pm Review: NZ Opera’s Candide

NZ Opera and the Auckland Philharmonia presented a short season of Leonard Bernstein’s Volaire-inspired operetta Candide as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Was it the best of all possible worlds? Peter Hoar gives us his view.

NZ Opera's Candide

NZ Opera's Candide Photo: Supplied

1.20pm From Monteverdi to Disney music

How do Monteverdi and Disney music connect? Dr. Gregory Camp from the University of Auckland knows a thing or two about both of these subjects. He speaks to RNZ’s Jesse Mulligan about his love of the Italian composer and the cultural impact of Disney tunes.

Cinderella in the 1950 Disney version.

Cinderella in the 1950 Disney version. Photo: Disney

2pm

This week we celebrate five famous conductors. We begin with Marin Alsop – arguably one of the most famous female composers working today. She’s been instrumental in encouraging more women to pick up the baton.  And we hear a few tunes you would like to conduct.

Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop Photo: Wikimedia