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1:00 PM.Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins speak to Eva about her new album 'Brightly Painted One'. Tiny Ruins has spent much of the past three years touring throughout Australia, the UK, Ireland, Europe and the… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Upbeat contemporary-music contributor looks at the work of Swiss-born Austrian based composer Beat Furrer. Audio

12:15 PM.Australian director Tama Matheson is the assessor for this year's SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival which is supported by the University of Otago. Tama studied drama at… Read more Audio

1:02 PM.Wellington based curators working on a social project to put innovative ideas into empty space in Wellington City. The project is called 'Urban Dream Brokerage' and they're calling for dynamic ideas… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Legendary jazz guitarist Larry Carlton comes to New Zealand next weekend for two shows in Auckland and Wellington. He has played on thousands of albums with artists including Joni Mitchell, Michael… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Bulgarian-born violinist returns to NZ to give the premiere of Anthony Ritchie's 'Violin Concerto', with the Southern Sinfonia and conductor Tecwyn Evans this Saturday Bella won the 2007 Michael hill… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Opera aficionados say that playing Violetta in Verdi's 'La Traviata' is one of the biggest challenges for a soprano. Australian singer Lorina Gore takes on the role in the upcoming NZ Opera… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Gunter warms up for next month's football World Cup in Brazil with Brazilian music for one, two and four guitars. Audio

12:15 PM.The Four Freshmen formed in Indianapolis in 1948. They're still going strong 65 years, dozens of recordings and 23 lineup changes later, and they'll perform this weekend in concerts with local jazz… Read more Audio

1:02 PM.London-based fine art photographer Casey Moore is in New Zealand to present his latest exhibition Camera Ephemera at FHE Galleries in Auckland. The exhibition runs until the 5th of July and explores… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.UK based NZ double bass player Lachlan Radford speaks to David Morriss about the recent release of the Berkeley Ensemble's 'Clarion Call'. Lachlan completed his Bachelor of Music with first class… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Champion cornet player and member of the New Zealand Order of Merit has just released a cd featuring his wife, Betty, at the piano and son David who is the NZSO principle trombonist. Trevor has been… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber transforms into a club setting for the inaugural Auckland International Cabaret Season next week. Australian performer Michael Griffiths opens the season with… Read more Audio

12:38 PM.Peter reviews Orchestra Wellington's performance of 'The Angel' on Saturday evening at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, which included works by Bruckner, Haydn and Wagner, and featured Australian… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Minnesota-based choreographer Olive Bieringa was back in New Zealand recently to work with Footnote Dance on their 'Now' series. She tells Eva about her approach. Audio

1:15 PM.Gallery owner, curator and photographic art expert looks at current events around New Zealand. Audio

12:40 PM.The adjudicators of the the 2014 Lexus Song Quest announce this year's semi-finalists. Audio

12:15 PM.Donald Armstrong NZSO sub-principal violinist reflects back on his work with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conductor laureate Franz-Paul Decker who died 19 May 2014. Audio

1:02 PM.New York based NZ pianist performing Beethoven's Emperor Piano Concert with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra this week. Audio

12:42 PM.Simon explores the work of Chicago-based contemporary music sextet. Audio

12:15 PM.Orchestra Wellington Music Director and Wagner Tuba players from Orchestra Wellington's upcoming performance of Bruckner's Symphony No.7. Audio

1:05 PM.American a cappella ensemble Naturally 7 perform live on Upbeat; Roger Thomas the music director explains how the group developed their unique their vocal play style making instruments with their… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Colin explores the work of late 1960's American trio The Honey Cone. Audio

12:18 PM.Director of La Traviata for New Zealand Opera talks about working with the singers performing Verdi's tragic drama. Audio

1:02 PM.Viola player Bryony Gibson-Cornish is back in New Zealand this week, for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Discovery" concert. She will perform a new work custom-written by local composer Phillip… Read more Audio