Upbeat

Simon Over is the new Principal Guest Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia. He's enticed fellow Brit, the supremely gifted clarinettist Michael Collins to a date in Dunedin where they'll perform music… Read more Audio

Grace Kim has been praised for her rich hypnotic playing. She says Spanish composer Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain suits her temperament very well - romantic, passionate, fiery at… Read more Audio

Composer John Elmsly has just begun his tenure as the Composer-in-Residence at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music. John studied electronic music composition at Victoria University with Douglas… Read more Audio

Auckland fine art film curator Mark Williams has commissioned six film makers to respond to the poetry of Whanganui artist Joanna Margaret Paul: a film-maker, poet, photographer and painter, never… Read more Audio

The Oxford Scholars Members of the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford talk about the choir's annual visit to sing in Christchurch despite the lack of a Cathedral. Audio

Jim Pinckney presides over the latest EP from Auckland piano prodigy Aron Ottignon. Audio

Simon explores the jazz fusion work of Weather Report and Frank Zappa. Audio

NZ Soprano and tenor preview Wunderlust Opera in concert production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. Audio

Long-time student of recently deceased singing teacher Sister Mary Winefride, reflects on her eight decade career. Audio

Peter reviews recent releases including Concerti by Michael Houstoun and the Rodger Fox Big Band, and The Last Rose of Summer by New Zealand violinist Ben Baker. Audio

LA based NZ violinist performing in Christchurch with Gretchen la Roche and Flavio Villani as part of the Christopher's Classics series. Audio

Music Director of the Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul previews concert marking the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair. Audio