Esther Stephens
Christmas Cheer from the Auckland Philharmonia
Coming up this weekend, the Auckland Philharmonia will get audiences in the yuletide mood with a festive blend of modern Christmas favourites, orchestral classics and traditional seasonal carols. Audio
Troy Kingi with the Auckland Philharmonia
For one night only Troy Kingi and the Auckland Philharmonia perform his third, psychedelic-soul album, Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron. This concert is full of great tunes, fun songs… Audio
A night of iconic 60’s Pop at the Hamilton Arts Festival
The Up-Doos' Esther Stephens joins us ahead of the bands gig at the Hamilton Arts Festival. Audio
KINGI All Your Ships Have Sailed
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Grandma's Rocket Poem
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Predetermined Machine
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Turūkanīnī
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Eyes at 80 Fathoms
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Aztechknowledgey
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI 9 Million Light Years
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Gold Shoes
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Flat Earth Syndrome
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Golden Taurus
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Time Lapsium Gangtasium
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
KINGI Luna Steppa
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra & KINGI Aquarii B
The Auckland Philharmonia celebrated Matariki 2023 with Troy Kingi in a combined concert at the Auckland Town Hall. Audio
Kate Sheppard’s influence on music
Yesterday was the 125th anniversary of the suffragette movement in New Zealand, and today is International Women’s Day. Upbeat talks to Esther Stephens and Luke di Somma about their musical That… Audio
Upbeat for Thursday 8 March
We celebrate International Women’s Day with NZSO harpist Carolyn Mills, we discuss the importance of Kate Sheppard’s influence on music, and play a wide selection of music composed, performed and…
Respect: the songs of Aretha Franklin
Annie Crummer, Aaradhna, Bella Kalolo and Esther Stephens perform the songs of Aretha Franklin in 'Respect', part of the Auckland Arts Festival 2017. Audio
That Bloody Woman!
It's hard to believe coming up to an election that women in New Zealand once couldn't vote at all. These days 31 percent of our MPs are women and the person credited with kicking off that democratic… Audio
