Recent Music Stories
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Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto No 3
23 Jun 2018Past and present music directors of the Auckland contemporary music ensemble 175 East, James Gardner and Samuel Holloway talk to Tim Dodd about the group's recently released recordings of works by… Audio
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Michael Finnissy's "above earth's shadow"
23 Jun 2018Past and present music directors of the Auckland contemporary music ensemble 175 East, James Gardner and Samuel Holloway talk to Tim Dodd about the group's recently released recordings of works by… Audio
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JOLIVET: Bassoon Concerto
23 Jun 2018Bassoon soloist Todd Gibson-Cornish with NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín. Audio
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Josiah CARR: Redwood
23 Jun 2018NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín. Video, Audio
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STRAVINSKY: Suite, from The Firebird (1945 version)
23 Jun 2018NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín. Audio
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FALLA: Suites 1 & 2, from The Three Cornered Hat
23 Jun 2018NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín. Audio
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INTERVIEW: Claudia Tarrant-Matthews and Jaime Martín
23 Jun 2018NYO Concertmaster Claudia Tarrant-Matthews and conductor Jaime Martín talk to Eva Radich about their youth orchestra experiences. Audio
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The Mixtape: Charlotte Yates
23 Jun 2018This week's Mixtape selector is singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates, one of the most versatile and enduring personalities in the local music landscape. She speaks with Kirsten Johnstone about her many… Audio
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Sixties band The Seekers share long-lost television series
23 Jun 2018It’s 50 years since well-loved Australian folk-pop group The Seekers broke up, but they’re far from forgotten. Video, Audio
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Cinematic drone: Nomadic duo Hackedepicciotto discuss their sound
23 Jun 2018Formed in Berlin but traveling the world together and living as nomads since 2010, musical duo Hackedepicciotto (Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto) create immersive soundscapes using arcane… Video, Audio
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Worlds of Music: old-time blues and roots
23 Jun 2018Trevor Reekie explores the crossroads of roots and blues. He also catches up with blues aficionado and Document Records owner Gary Atkinson who recently received a Keeping the Blues Alive Award. Audio
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The secrets of Boycrush's bountiful beats
23 Jun 2018Alistair Deverick estimates he's played drums for around 100 bands, including time behind the skins for Lawrence Arabia, Anika Moa, and Neil Finn. He's just released his debut full-length album as… Audio
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Live Session: another side of Paul Ubana Jones
23 Jun 2018Paul Ubana Jones is one of New Zealands most loved and revered musicians with a career spanning 45 years. The virtuoso guitarist sits down for a live session to share something old and something new.
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Music 101 Pocket Edition 193: Paul Ubana Jones/ Boycrush
23 Jun 2018In this week's Pocket Edition, we visit Boycrush at his Auckland studio, and have Paul Ubana Jones in studio for a live session. Audio
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Stefan Jackiw - Violin superstar
23 Jun 2018Violinist Stefan Jackiw, now 33, began playing the violin at the age of four. He was just 12 when he was invited to perform for the opening night of Boston Pops; at age 14 he made his European debut… Audio
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Prime Minister’s baby gifted special lullaby performance by NZSO
22 Jun 2018One of the world’s most famous lullabies, Brahms’s Wiegenlied / Cradle Song has been performed especially for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s brand new baby in German and Te Reo Māori.
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Royal New Zealand Ballet director Frances Turner resigns
Executive Director Frances Turner has resigned from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and will leave the company in September. Video
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NZ Live: Hawaiian Maiden
22 Jun 2018The five members of Christchurch surf-rock / rockabilly band Hawaiian Maiden never turn down a pun or a cold one. They bring some summer rays into the studio with instrumental tracks from their latest… Audio
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We announce the winner of Battle of the Cover Bands
22 Jun 2018Now, we were so impressed with the entries, that in addition to our winner, we have also chosen 5 highly commended as well. Audio
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Music library books could be “pulped”
Books and resources from the disestablished Creative Libraries at the University of Auckland could be pulped not burned in a shakeup announced yesterday.
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Staff “devastated” by creative libraries closure
More specialized music staff could lose their jobs at the University of Auckland.
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Library closure worries international music association
The International Association of Music Libraries has expressed concern regarding the proposed closure of speciality libraries at the University of Auckland.
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Upbeat for Friday 22 June
What’s going on at the University of Auckland Music & Dance Library? Have we reached “Peak David”? And Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks to Upbeat ahead of concerts with the NZSO.
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