Upbeat

Star and playwright of "Seed" which opens at Auckland's Basement Theatre next week. "Seed" is a multi-narrative play about the business of fertility and tells the story of four women in their late… Read more Audio

Upbeat world music contributor looks at the album "La Cantiga del Fuego/The Song of Fire" by Spanish artist Ana Alcaide. Ana was born in Madrid where she studied classical music at university before… Read more Audio

Christchurch's historic Theatre Royal will reopen for business in November, with bookings about to open for the first show, the Royal New Zealand Ballet season of "A Christmas Carol" The 106-year old… Read more Audio

Argentinian pianist Pablo Ziegler is considered one of the finest exponents of Tango music in the world today and a leading light of the Tango Nuevo style. He worked closely for many years with Tango… Read more Audio

New Zealand's first-ever Pacific musical The Factory has one more performance tonight in Auckland ahead of an Australian tour and a month-long season at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Affectionately… Read more Audio

Music Director and founder of New Zealand's premiere vocal ensemble Voices NZ, who are gathering in Wellington this weekend for a candlelight performance of Faure and Duruflé Requiems at the Cathedral… Read more Audio

Featured mezzo-soprano in Bach Musica's performance of Mozart's Requiem. The programme includes the New Zealand premiere of the Mass in D Minor by Johann Sebastien Bach's son in law, Johann Christoph… Read more Audio

Review of the Pilobolus Dance company's New Zealand performance of Shadowland which is taking place in Auckland this week. Audio

Jazz saxophonist previews his show at the Wellington Jazz Festival. The Joshua Redman Quartet hails from New York and also includes pianist Aaron Goldberg, bass Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory… Read more Audio

Auckland Youth Choir chairman and choir member celebrate the ensemble's 30th Anniversay with concerts at St Matthew's in the City on Saturday and the Warkworth Music Society in Matakana on Sunday. Audio

Canadian violinist and winner of last year's Michael Hill International Violin Competition is in New Zealand for his winner's tour with pianist Stephen de pledge, as well as a concert this week with… Read more Audio