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12:40 PM.Graham looks at artists who recorded at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Audio

12:15 PM.British conductor leading Auckland Choral in two concerts of Handel's The Messiah this weekend. Audio

1:00 PM.Artistic Director of Opera Australia previews upcoming events and discusses issues surrounding opera programming. Audio

12:40 PM.Peter looks at works that feature highly in Radio NZ Concert's New Year's Day countdown: Settling the Score. Audio

12:15 PM.University of Canterbury lecturer and member of 'Free Theatre Christchurch' who are presenting 'Passion, Pulse and Power' this week. Audio

1:00 PM.Project manager of the National Concerto Competition which begins in Christchurch this week. Audio

12:38 PM.Susan looks at various jazz vocalists who specialise in scatting. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ playwright and recipient of Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award. Audio

1:00 PM.Director of upcoming Nota Bene Choir's performance of Benjamin Britten's 'St Nicolas' at Wellington's Cathedral of the Sacred Heart this weekend. Audio

12:42 PM.Tony Ryan review's last Saturday's performance of Handel's The Messiah. Audio

12:21 PM.NZ Film Maker and Artist on the opening of his exhibition at New Plymouth's Govett Brewster Art Gallery this weekend. Audio

12:09 PM.Tim Dodd interviews the winner of the 2011 Gisborne International Music Competition. Audio

1:15 PM.Australian folk singer and songwriter speaks to Music 101 presenter Kirsten Johnstone during his NZ tour. Audio

1:00 PM.Australian clarinettist and composer presenting a fund raising concert for the Christchurch School of Music Support Trust at St Augustine's Church in Christchurch this weekend. Audio

12:15 PM.Melbourne-based British violinist and educator in NZ as co-adjudicator of the Gisborne International Music Competition. Audio

1:10 PM.Dugal talks about his electroacoustic band Arcades and their album under the Rattle label - it's called Who's Most Lost? Audio

12:13 PM.From Trinity College London describes how the classical music institution is opening its syllabus up to rock and pop performers. Audio

1:09 PM.Curator of 'PROSPECT: New Zealand Art Show' currently exhibiting at the Wellington City Gallery. Audio

12:17 PM.Istanbul-based harpist on the release of her first cd 'pacif.ist' and her current NZ tour with singer/songwriter Bic Runga. Audio

1:02 PM.Music Director of the Hutt Valley Orchestra who are performing at St James Church in Woburn this weekend. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ singer performing with and hosting the NZSO Christmas pops tour which begins this week. Audio

1:12 PM.Radio New Zealand producer Amelia Nurse interviews street musician Zane Lazos who was busking on Wellington's Cuba St. Audio

12:15 PM.Co-Director of the Gisborne International Music Competition that started yesterday. Audio

1:05 PM.Original members of the Moody Blues - on their world tour, playing shows in Wellington and Auckland. Audio

12:40 PM.Rae de Lisle reviews last night's APO concert featuring French pianist Cedric Tiberghien. Audio