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12:13 PM.Music Director of NZ Youth Choir - working with choirs around the country who are performing national anthems at Rugby World Cup matches. Audio

1:03 PM.NZ Opera Chief Executive on the launch of the 2012 season. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ composer recently announced as the 2012-13 APO Composer in Residence and having work premiered at the Tudor Consort's Made in NZ concert this week. Audio

1:02 PM.Theatre composer bringing the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke to life, as part of The Angel and the Beloved at Hopetoun Alpha in Auckland. Audio

12:15 PM.Baritone soloist in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performances of Carmina Burana this week, and in Jenny McLeod's opera Hohepa next year. Audio

1:05 PM.Soprano soloist for Orpheus Choir and Wellington Orchestra's 'An Evening with Cole Porter' concert this Friday. Audio

12:35 PM.Tony Ryan reviews last Friday's CSO concert ahead of their first international tour to Japan for Asia Orchestra Week in Tokyo. Audio

12:12 PM.Music Co-Director of Stroma new music ensemble previews upcoming concert with Warren Maxwell and 2012 season. Audio

1:02 PM.Conductor of the 2011 Wellington Youth Orchestra who are performing at the Wellington Town Hall this Monday. Audio

12:45 PM.Nelson-based British collector of Banksy artworks that he is exhibiting at Founders Heritage Park in Nelson. Audio

12:15 PM.Director of TEMPO Dance festival which opens in Auckland today. Audio

1:10 PM.Members of the Estrella Quartet. Four pianists at two pianos, performing Made In NZ this Sunday at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre in Auckland. Audio

12:40 PM.Gareth Watkins interviews New Zealand composer who turns 90 today. Audio

12:15 PM.Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company previews 2012 Season that was launched today. Audio

1:12 PM.Manukau Concert Band Music Director and President preview this weekend's 40th Anniversary Concert. Audio

12:37 PM.Brazilian drummer and singer performing in Wellington this week for Live Brazil. Audio

12:11 PM.Chief Executive of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra unveils the 2012 season. Audio

1:05 PM.Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra previews upcoming concerts as well as Asian tour. Audio

12:48 PM.Author of recently released book 'Lalique Vases' which documents the collection by NZ collector Dr Jack C Richards. Audio

12:15 PM.Repeteur from New York's Paul Taylor Dance Company choreographing work on the students at the NZ School of Dance. Audio

1:10 PM.NZ singer starring in Auckland Music Theatre's upcoming production of Cole Porter's 'Anything Goes'. Audio

12:40 PM.Tony Ryan reviews yesterday afternoons performance by Woolston Brass and Strike percussion ensemble at the Airforce Museum at Wigram. Audio

12:15 PM.Conductor and viola soloist performing Boris Pigovat's 'Holocaust Requiem' this Thursday with the NZSM Orchestra to mark the 70th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre in Kiev. Audio

1:20 PM.Music Director of Christchurch's CBS Choir previews this weekend's 'Heavenly Haydn' concert. Audio

12:58 PM.Rachel Hyde reviews last night's concert featuring singers Simon O'Neill, Madeleine Pierard, Sarah Castles and Jonathan Lemalu. Audio