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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Navigation for Upbeat
Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
Latest audio
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Sarah Nathan
18 Jun 2012Director of the Hamilton's Fuel Theatre Festival runs through this year's acts. Audio
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James Tibbles
18 Jun 2012Music Director of Auckland's Age of Discovery Orchestra previews the ensemble's all Bach programme this weekend. Audio
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Nigel Weeks
15 Jun 2012Auckland-based brass band specialist conducting concert by Dalewool Auckland Brass this weekend. Audio
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Paul Ellery
15 Jun 2012Head of Music at Hamilton's Hillcrest High School performing the first concert in the world to celebrate Sir Paul McCartney's 70th Birthday. Audio
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Anders Falstie-Jensen, Josephine Stewart Tewhiu and Andi Crown
15 Jun 2012Writer/director and actors in 'Standstill' currently showing at Bats Theatre in Wellington. Audio
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Sergey Malov/Michael Houstoun and Stephen de Pledge Reviews
14 Jun 2012Sergey Malov/Michael Houstoun and Stephen de Pledge/Martin Rummel Reviews Elizabeth Kerr reviews recent chamber concerts by touring chamber music artists. Audio
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Uwe Kolbe and Ulrike Sandig
Berlin-based German poets in NZ on behalf of the Goethe Institute to witness the Transit for Venus and write and perform poetry based on the experience. Audio
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Adrianna Lis and Sarah Watkins
13 Jun 2012Auckland based Polish flutist and NZ pianist on the recent release of cd DIALOGUE/ROZMOWA on the Atoll label. Audio
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Margaret Medlyn ONZM
13 Jun 2012NZ Soprano and educator recently made an officer of the New Zealand Merit reflects on her career and previews upcoming performances. Audio
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Gareth Armstrong
12 Jun 2012British playwright, actor and Trinity College drama examiner in NZ to judge the annual Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival for Secondary School Students. Audio
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George Webby Obituary
12 Jun 2012NZ theatre practitioners Ralph McAlister and Danny Mulheron look at the life and influence of actor, director and teacher George Webby. Audio
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Jonathan Alver and James Doy
11 Jun 2012Artistic Director and Head of Music/General Manager of the National Youth Theatre Co. presenting Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Audio
Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
1pm-3pm ‘Onstage’ - highlights from RNZ’s recordings of live music performances
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Monday to Friday, 12pm-3pm
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