Upbeat

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

The late New Zealand composer Jack Body served as Music Consultant to the Confucius Institute at Victoria University from its inception in 2010. This weekend, they pay tribute to Jack with a concert… Read more Audio

New Zealand jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock turns 75 this week, and he's celebrating with a new album and a concert tour. Audio

Body Festival director Adam Hayward outlines this year's events, in the fourteenth iteration of the dance festival. Audio

The RNZAF Band present Airforce in Concert this weekend in Wellington. Conductor and Flight Lieutenant Simon Brew previews the repertoire for their performance. Audio

John looks at some of the notable omissions from the DownBeat Magazine Critics' Poll for 2015. Audio

Playwright Victor Rodger has been named as the 2016 Robbie Burns Fellow, and composer Chris Gendall is next year's Mozart Fellow. They tell Eva about their plans for the residencies. Audio

Guitarist Miles Jackson speaks to Eva about his upcoming performance in the Christopher's Classics Series: 'The Romantic Guitar'. Audio

'Hiraeth' is a play by, and starring, Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh. They speak to Eva about Welsh language, agriculture and how the play is put together. Audio

Austrian actress Maxi Blaha is in the country, presenting the play 'Soul of Fire: She fought for Peace'. She tells Eva about her character Bertha von Suttner: recipient of the first ever Nobel Peace… Read more Audio

Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Read more Audio

e reviews the opening-night performance of Puccini's 'Tosca' by NZ Opera. Audio