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1:00 PM.Member of Nota Bene Chamber Choir and Author of 'A String of Pearls' talk about performance of War Time music in Paekakariki this weekend. Audio

12:40 PM.Peter Hoar reviews last weekend's concert at the Pumphouse in Auckland ahead of the UK tour. Audio

12:15 PM.Actor in Auckland Theatre Company production of Arthur Meek's 'On the Upside Down of the World'. Audio

1:00 PM.Don Whelan from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch discusses the cathedral choir and orchestra's Mozart Requiem concert and the fate the damaged Catholic Cathedral. Audio

12:50 PM.Tony Ryan reviews the NZSO's Romeo and Juliet concert at the CBS arena in Christchurch. Audio

12:40 PM.Composer Anthony Ritchie on his new flute work written especially for flautist Adrianna Lis which she'll play at a special Polish fundraising concert for Christchurch. Audio

12:15 PM.Actor Jacob Rajan from Indian Ink talks about getting an American agent and taking the new play The Guru of Chai to the United States. Audio

12:58 PM.New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall is back home from Philadelphia. She talks to Clarissa Dunn about the many advantages of studying at the Curtis Institute - one of the top musical institutions in the… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Director Phoebe Smith talks to Eva Radich about her company Imaginary Bees - a new theatre collective which has been set up to bring some slightly cooky theatre pieces to Wellington. Audio

12:13 PM.Singer Bongani Ncube from the Soweto Gospel Choir talks to Clarissa Dunn about the prestige of singing in the choir from South Africa which is in New Zealand for an extensive tour. Audio

1:00 PM.Actor performing in 'Hamlet Dies at the End' premiering at Bats Theatre in Wellington. Audio

12:40 PM.Head of NZ Film Archive's public programmes section on the recently published 'NZ Film: An Illustrated History'. Audio

12:15 PM.Nelson Winter Music Festival Director previews this year's event which takes place in July. Audio

1:17 PM.Alliance Francaise Wellington President previews upcoming French song contest 'Concours de la Chanson'. Audio

1:02 PM.Conductor of Christophorus Kantorei Choir from the German town of Altensteig currently touring New Zealand. Audio

12:15 PM.Aroha String Quartet first violinist and manager preview upcoming Christchurch concert. Audio

1:09 PM.Dunedin City Organist presenting 'Norma's Last Gasp' before Town Hall renovations put the organ out of action until 2013. Audio

12:45 PM.NZ based US composer previews upcoming Wellington Orchestra Baby Pops concert. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ actor talks about playing Winston Churchill in Paul Baker's new play 'Meet The Churchills'. Audio

1:00 PM.Peter Hoar reviews last night's APO concert featuring British clarinettist Michael Collins. Audio

12:15 PM.Founder and Artistic Director of Footnote Dance Company previews upcoming European tour and NZ Rugby World Cup shows. Audio

1:00 PM.UK based clarinet soloist performing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with the Auckland Phiharmonia Orchestra tonight. Audio

12:40 PM.Australian Artist presenting 'Let's Shake' - an interactive exhibition at Te Papa in Wellington this weekend. Audio

12:11 PM.Music director and pianist for Christchurch City Choir's upcoming performance of Paul Winter's 'Missa Gaia'. Audio

1:12 PM.Writer and Director of MacKenzie Country - showing at Bats Theatre 14-25 June. Audio