Featured Music Stories
Wiri Donna performs songs off her new E.P Being Alone
Pōneke artist Wiri Donna is setting out on tour so she stopped in to RNZ to play us some songs off her new EP Being Alone. Audio
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The music of Te Matatini
Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini.
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Ambient Jazz
25 Jun 2022Settle in for an hour of ambient jazz on Inside Out this week, inspired by NZ saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson's new ambient big band album "What Dreams May Come". Audio
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Celebrating Matariki on RNZ Concert
23 Jun 2022Special programming to listen out for as we mark the very first Matariki public holiday and the universal language of music in celebrating the winter solstice on RNZ Concert.
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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NZ contributes to the hidden vault where music lives forever
10:53 am todayDeep inside an arctic mountain, samples of the world's plants are preserved in the Global Seed Vault. It is now set to safeguard music for eternity too, including one of our own compositions.
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New Horizons: Ngā mahara ō Matariki
17 minutes agoTo mark Matariki, William Dart remembers some artists he's interviewed over the years and plays a selection of music from Māhinaarangi Tocker, Hinewehi Mohi, The Tahiwis, Hannah Tatana and Herbs. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 June 2022
18 minutes agoThe season of Matariki has begun. It’s a time to gather with family and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. We touch on some of those Matariki themes in this week’s selection of hymns, and there's also a hymn to mark the Feast of St Peter and St Paul which is coming up on 29 June. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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Gareth FARR: Ngā Hihi o Matariki
24 Jun 2022a significant work of symphonic proportions to celebrate the Māori new year, an opportunity to come together in recognition of a celestial event of uniqueness… Audio
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Te Matatini 50
24 Jun 2022Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini.
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Music Alive: NZSQ National Tour "2021" - Programme 1
The first of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Haydn… Audio
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Cory Champion and Clear Path Ensemble
3 Jun 2022Take a cosmic, spiritual spin through neo-jazz with Cory Champion and the Clear Path Ensemble in this performance live at the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio