New Zealand Music

New Zealand composer Gareth Farr explains how he's added a stunning soundscape to Dylan Thomas' words for Under Milkwood. Audio

People from a range of cultures will join together this weekend to share an Ode to the Moon. Video, Audio

Brass Poppies is a chamber opera from the productive partnership between composer Ross Harris and librettist Vincent O'Sullivan. It focuses on the disastrous Gallipoli campaign and the fate of the… Video, Audio

The funding will go towards increasing support for skills development, and taking NZ music overseas.

Composer and now Professor Anthony Ritchie discusses whether composing music constitutes research, we discover which Wes Anderson movie Beethoven’s 7^th symphony appeared in, and we hear a Kronos…

Yadana Saw heads down to Wellington Museum for a sneak peak ahead of the opening of Burning Up Years - an exhibition showcasing New Zealand music made in 1960-78. Audio

Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra joined forces 21 years ago to perform and record some of the best known Kiwi hits. ENZSO is now returning, in a smaller set up, with original ENZSO… Video, Audio

It’s been 21 years since ENZSO. Eddie Rayner shares his memories. How common music experiences can help grow parental-child relationships, Soprano Nadine Sierra and young conductor Ryan Bancroft wins…

Drummer Chris O’Connor is one of the country’s busiest musicians. O’Connor shares some of his favourite music and tells Eva Radich about the joy he has as a live performer despite the frenetic… Audio

Why are artists giving back Echo awards, we mark NZ Dance week, Elizabeth Kerr reviews the NZSO’s Berlioz, Debussy & Ravel programme, the Behn Quartet talk about their tour of New Zealand and we… Video

Getting up on stage for the first time is a terrifying experience – especially for solo musicians. We speak to locals Estere, Fazerdaze and Kane Strang about what it's like making the transition from… Video

Headless Chickens are to receive the Classic Record award for their 1988 album Stunt Clown at this year's Taite Music Prize. Video

The Auckland Arts Festival comes to a close this Sunday, and has provided a feast of visual, musical and theatrical arts. Justin Gregory reviews the highly anticipated Love Me as I Am – a celebration… Audio

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…

What classical Kiwi tune defines New Zealand? Upbeat asks the audience. Video

Pianist Stephen De Pledge brings alive new pieces written by seven Kiwi composers who were inspired by JS Bach’s Partita no. 3 in A minor. He discusses how this 18th-century musical form has been… Audio

Auckland folk musician Jocee Tuck performs her latest single 'Made to Be', from her album Mt Dora with an eclectic range of instruments including her gorgeous xylophone. Video, Audio

We profile Wellington producer Peach Milk, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', which looks at women electronic producers in Aotearoa. Audio

VUP has published a new book:  Searches for Tradition: Essay on New Zealand Music, Past and Present, edited by Michael Brown and Samantha Owens.  The book covers a huge range of perspectives about… Audio

Joanna Hunkin painted a pretty dark view of the state of our local music industry in a NZ Herald article last week, but is chart success even worth worrying about? Includes top 11 NZ music moments of… Video, Audio