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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns about pilgrims and pilgrimage feature this week, including John Bunyan's 'He who would valiant be'. Audio
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Friday Night Live: The Phoenix Foundation
Captured live at The Other's Way Festival in 2016, The Phoenix Foundation rock out on songs from the album 'Give Up Your Dreams' alongside some old favourites. Video, Audio
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Does music makes beer better?
There has been much informal testing of this theory over the centuries, but now a proper scientific study into whether playing sound while beer is brewing changes the way it tastes is underway - in the quietest place in New Zealand. Audio
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Virtuoso Strings loses funding
less than a minute agoMore than 70 youth from a low decile school area will no longer be able to access free after school music lessons and kai following a funding cancellation.
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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Curtain Raiser: Haydn's Creation
12 Jun 2013Haydn's oratorio 'The Creation' features innovative depictions of scenes from nature and colourful word-painting. Allan Badley gives an introduction ahead of tonight's performance from the 2019 BBC Proms. Audio
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New Horizons: The Bird and the Bee do Van Halen
about 3 hours agoThe Bird and The Bee's new album in their Interpreting the Masters series reveals that Greg Kurstin and Inara George are closet fans of Van Halen. A surprised William Dart takes a listen. Video, Audio
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Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
15 minutes agoA celebration of song this week, with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave and the King's Singers.
Featured Music Programmes
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Around the World in Two Hours
5:00 pm todayThis week Nick goes around the world in two hours, with tunes inspired by cities, states, and countries, including in the first hour Cedar Walton's Bolivia…
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Herlin Riley, Pres & Teddy
17 Aug 2019Nick features two recent tracks by drummer Herlin Riley, classics from Lester Young and Teddy Wilson, and a collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Willie… Audio
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Mingus Ah Um
17 Aug 2019Nick celebrates the 60th anniversary of Charles Mingus’ landmark album Mingus Ah Um. Audio
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Wes Montgomery
10 Aug 2019A look through Wes Montgomery’s back catalogue- plus music from the Wellington Jazz Orchestra’s album “Journey Home”, and Japanese pianist Hiromi.
Recent Music Stories
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Renaissance Puppets and Music
The Dunedin Medieval and Renaissance Society, aka The Rare Byrds, is about to mark a decade of making music - and puppet shows - that hark back to medieval times. Audio
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A celebration of song
A celebration of song with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave and the King's Singers. Video
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Ray Woolf in the Musical Chair
25 Aug 2019Legendary Kiwi musician Ray Woolf is in the Musical Chair this week to look back on his 50+ years in the New Zealand entertainment industry. Audio
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: Theatre renamed after soprano great
25 Aug 2019The Aotea Centre is renaming its TSB theatre after our most famous opera singer and first-ever Grammy award winner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Audio
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Aubrey Logan: 'Postmodern Jukebox is much more than a band'
25 Aug 2019Postmodern Jukebox and its charismatic vocalist and trombone player, Aubrey Logan are on their way to New Zealand for a series of concerts in October. Audio
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Aeham Ahmad: The Pianist of Yarmouk
25 Aug 2019Ayham al-Ahmad became famous after playing his piano in the rubble of Syria's Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus. He has also written a book, The Pianist of Yarmouk. Audio
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
24 Aug 2019David Morriss presents an overview of the approaches taken to conducting Beethoven's works, beginning with the earliest music recordings. Audio
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The Mixtape: Charlotte Ryan
24 Aug 2019Incoming Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Tony Stamp to share some of her favourite songs. Audio
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Kirin J Callinan live session
24 Aug 2019Aussie provocateur Kirin J Callinan joined RNZ Music's Tony Stamp to perform some covers, and discuss indecent exposure. Audio
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WOM Episode 151 August 24 featuring the music of Karen Dalton
24 Aug 2019Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie.(Generic) Audio
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Review: The Morton Trio
23 Aug 2019The Morton Trio are currently touring New Zealand. Tony Ryan went down to The Piano in Christchurch to find out what makes the group of young kiwi musicians buzz.
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NZ Live: Jan Hellriegel
23 Aug 2019With her latest album Sportsman of the Year, award-winning Auckland musician Jan Hellriegel also became an author and podcaster. She plays us some new tracks. Video, Audio
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Christchurch band Mako Road play their song 'Ride'
23 Aug 2019Formed while at the University of Canterbury, Indie rock pop band Mako Road have gone on to sell out shows across Australia and New Zealand. Video, Audio
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More inclusive version of ‘Rigoletto’ challenges violence against women
23 Aug 2019Wellington opera company Eternity Opera has created a more inclusive version of ‘Rigoletto’ to address modern day views. Audio
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Virtuoso Strings after school programme silenced
More than 70 youth from a low decile school area will no longer be able to access free after school music lessons and kai following a funding cancellation. Video
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Song Crush - Whitney, Marika Hackman, Priya Sami
23 Aug 2019Songs of love lost, frustration, and oxygen particles feature in Song Crush this week. Video, Audio
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Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
23 Aug 2019Jeremy Taylor relives the Daisy Age of the late 80s-early 90s with a terrific new selection of hip hop, plus the fourth album from Bon Iver and a Paul McCartney live album recorded in a record store!.
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Review: APO with organist Benjamin Sheen
23 Aug 2019Touring British organist Benjamin Sheen provided a powerful performance with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra last night. Peter Hoar was at the Auckland Town Hall. Video
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The fart heard around the world - how an Australian musician's fart went viral
23 Aug 2019When an Australian musician recorded his fart on his phone he had no idea it would become an educational talking point for music students all around the world. His 7-tone fart was so unique, he turned… Video, Audio
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Our Changing World for 22 August 2019
Does playing different sounds to fermenting yeast change the taste of beer and osmium, the densest chemical element. Audio
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