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2:02 PM.Horn player Emma Richards is taking on a new challenge at the moment: a concerto written for her by Auckland composer Alex Taylor. They tell Eva about their collaboration. Audio

2:35 PM.Pacific Journalism expert Richard Pamatatau looks at the music education initiative, Sistema Aotearoa, fresh from last night's launch of the youth orchestra Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara at the… Read more Audio

2:01 PM.'Small Holes in the Silence' is the latest album from Norman Meehan, Hannah Griffin and Hayden Chisholm. The three jazz musicians have collaborated on a series of tracks, setting some of New Zealand's… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Conrad Newport is the director for the Circa Theatre season of 'Gifted': playwright Patrick Evans' work about the strange coexistence of New Zealand authors Frank Sargeson and Janet Frame. Audio

2:01 PM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has a new Music Director: Edo de Waart. Chief Executive Christopher Blake outlines his inaugural season. Audio

2:30 PM.'Peter Godfrey: Father of New Zealand Choral Music' is written by Elizabeth Salmon, and chronicles the conductor's life and work in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She describes Godfrey's approach… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is in New Zealand to perform the first Bruch concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Kraggerud is something of a polymath: he plays, teaches, directs… Read more Audio

2:37 PM.Dianne reviews Michael Houstoun's Auckland performance of the 'Inspired by Bach' programme. Audio

2:01 PM.Swedish conductor Tobias Ringborg is in the country to conduct NZ Opera's season of 'Tosca'. Puccini's score is etched in Tobias' memory, he leads the orchestra, soloists and chorus without any music… Read more Audio

2:44 PM.Te Pou Theatre's Atawhai Festival is designed to raise mental health awareness, through a series of workshops and performances. Eva speaks to two of the major players in the Atawhai Festival: Borni Te… Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Gunter celebrates the 60th birthday of guitarist Ben Verdery with some of his favourite recordings. Audio

2:00 PM.The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra expand to include massed choirs and vocal soloists this weekend, to perform Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem'. Chief Conductor Ben Northey is back to conduct, and to… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Soprano Emma Roxburgh and tenor Iain Tetley are playing the title roles in this weekend's performances of Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' by the Handel Consort and Quire. They talk Eva through the… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Legendary New Zealand soprano Malvina Major has given her final professional performance. She tells Eva what she has planned for the next phase of her career. Read more Audio

2:02 PM.Sistema Aotearoa has just launched the youth orchestra Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara. Eva catches up with programme director Rosalind Giffney, and asks her how the South Auckland music education… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Atamira Dance Company's latest offering is 'Mitimiti', developed over five years of extensive research and workshops. Eva asks choreographer Jack Gray what it's all about. Audio

2:02 PM.Next year, conductor Giordano Bellincampi takes the reins as Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. This week, they get a preview: he's here to lead their performance of music by… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Wellington Jazz Collective The Jac recorded their latest album 'The Green Hour' in Christchurch's Orange Studios. Bassist Nick Tipping and trumpet player Lex French talk about the process and their… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.Adam McGrath is the lead singer in the Lyttleton band The Eastern. This October, he's going solo, giving a series of concerts for Arts On Tour. Read more Audio

2:41 PM.Christopher Bowen is back in Christchurch, performing a series of songs by composers Douglas Lilburn, Lyell Cresswell, Patrick Shepherd and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He joins pianist Alison Holden to… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.This year's SCAPE Public Art exhibition features site-specific works from seven artists, responding in their own way to the theme of 'New Intimacies'. Eva speaks to Rob about what they've created. Audio

2:03 PM.Carrie Rae Cunningham has been involved with Auckland's Tempo Festival of Dance since 2008, in a number of capacities. This year, she takes the reins as Artistic Director. She tells Eva what they have… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Star New Zealand tenor Pene Pati is back in the country, and performing with Malvina Major and Aorere College's Graduate Choir on Tuesday. He and conductor Terence Maskell preview the concert, and… Read more Audio

2:02 PM.Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra CEO Barb Glaser and Director of Artistic Planning Ronan Tighe launch their 2016 season. Audio

2:38 PM.Aaron Reeves is a sociologist at the University of Oxford. He's just completed his study 'Neither Class Nor Status: Arts Participation and the Social Strata'. Eva speaks to him about the results. Audio