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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Adding to the Contemporary Art landscape
22 Jun 2017Sandra Grant and her husband Anthony have spent the last 12 years developing a place for the beautiful, the interesting and the odd. Sculptureum is 25 acres of art and sculpture filled gardens… Read more Audio
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Finding humour in the ridiculous
21 Jun 2017Comedian James Nokise likes to find humour in the ridiculous. His latest show Rukahu follows fictional character Jon Bon Fasi, who’s been given a $75,000 grant from CNZ to create a new show. But what… Read more Audio
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West Side Story music keeps the fire alive
21 Jun 2017Donald Chan has conducted more than 3000 performances of West Side Story. You’d think after so many repetitions the novelty would wear off. But the music keeps the spark alive for the Music Director… Read more Audio
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Composer Charles Royal: 'What's bubbling away inside of you?'
20 Jun 2017Musicians are always looking for their own voice, says Charles Te Ahukaramū Royal – and it took connecting with his Māori identity to find his. Read more Audio
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There Will Be Blood
20 Jun 2017That’s the tag line for Carrie the Musical, opening in Wellington – there will be blood and director Ben Emerson promises a lot of it. So much so there’s an audience “splash zone”. The famous Stephen… Read more Audio
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REVIEW: NZSO Schumann & Barber
19 Jun 2017The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and endearing German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott gave a “gorgeous” performance of Schumann’s Cello Concerto at the Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday according to… Read more Audio
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Maori and French flavours head to Edinburgh
19 Jun 2017The whimsical story of a lonely, reclusive pianist who finds friendship with the moon and a life-sized puppet is the crux of La Vie Dans Une Marionette. The innovative theatre work has been created by… Read more Audio
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The ballet gets a new home
18 Jun 2017It's been described as a win-win - the Wellington City Council's multi million dollar investment in Wellington's Te Whaea Dance and Drama studios to accommodate the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company… Read more Audio
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Keys and Colours - G is the Key!
16 Jun 2017Dunedin duo, cellist Heleen du Plessis and pianist Terence Dennis repeat their popular recital series exploring the sound colours and moods associated with key signatures. This time it's the key of G… Read more Audio
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Nonagenarian trumpeters still blowing strong
16 Jun 2017Many of us give up our passions as we get old, but not 98 year old Mel Smith and 95 year old Doug Kelly. The trumpeters are part of the brass section of Christchurch's Risingholme Orchestra and will… Read more Audio
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Crayford wins 2017 Jazz Album of the year
15 Jun 2017The Recorded Music NZ Best Jazz Album award was claimed by Jonathan Crayford, for his seven-track East West Moon at the New Zealand Jazz Awards on Sunday night in Wellington. He talks to Zoe George… Read more Audio
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Hamlet: The Video Game
Video games and Shakespearean text don’t often go together, but Hamlet: The Video Game stage show at the Court Theatre brings the story into today. It combines nerf guns, confetti blood and Angry… Read more Audio
Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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