Contemporary Music
Eve de Castro-Robinson - Cries of Auckland
Eve de Castro-Robinson writes of her work for vocal sextet and string quartet: "Cries of Auckland is based on calls and chants from the concrete and steel canyon of Auckland's Queen St. Beginning with… Audio
Clovis McEvoy - Change Blindness
Tenor sax player Matt Ball performs Clovis McEvoy's short tribute to David Bowie. Audio
John Grant - Queen of Denmark
Alex Taylor (sometimes known as Bellfrog) performs the title song from American songwriter John Grant's debut album. Audio
Steve Reich - Pendulum Music
One of Steve Reich's early experiments in "process music". Four microphones are hung on their cables above four loudspeakers to which they are connected. When the microphones are directly above the… Audio
Anthony Young - Leave Your Light On
A tribute from Auckland composer Anthony Young to David Bowie. The title is taken from Bowie's song Moonage Daydream. Performed by Stephen De Pledge. Audio
Alex Taylor - vis-à-vis
Auckland composer Alex Taylor's tribute to Pierre Boulez, whose music he describes as "some of the most sensual and fluid in the repertoire". Performed by Stephen De Pledge. Audio
Pierre Boulez - Notations 1-5
In tribute to Pierre Boulez who died in January 2016, pianist Stephen De Pledge plays the first five of the composer's Notations, written when he was a student with Olivier Messiaen. Audio
György Ligeti - Continuum
Jonathan Dunlop plays György Ligeti's Continuum for solo harpsichord, a piece which turns the discrete, sharp plucks of the instrument into a continuous blur of sound. Audio
Kari Kriikku
Finnish clarinet virtuoso Kari Kriikku talks with Kate Mead about contemporary music Audio
Electronic Music with DJ B.Lo - part four
ELECTRONIC MUSIC: The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B.Lo... that point when electronic music started entering the clubs, and… Audio
Phil Brownlee and Ariana Tikao: Concerto for Taonga Puoro
'Ko te tatai whetu' is a concerto for Taonga Puoro and orchestra by composer Phil Brownlee: the result of a collaboration with Taonga Puoro artist Ariana Tikao, who'll give the premiere with the… Video, Audio
Camille Wells: Oboist
Camille Wells is the featured soloist for Sunday's St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, performing 'Down a River of Time': an oboe concerto by American composer Eric Ewazen. Audio
Elizabeth Kerr: Composer Connections Review
Elizabeth reviews Chamber Music New Zealand's 'Composer Connections' series. Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 8 May 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to 'La Cenerentola' director Lindy Hume and designer Dan Potra about their staging for NZ Opera, after the great Swedish trombonist and Christian Lindberg shares his… Audio
Glenda Keam: ISCM Executive
NZ composer and educator recently appointed to the executive board of the International Society of Contemporary Music. Audio
Chris Gendall: Contemporary Music
Chris looks at recent uses of the French horn in contemporary repertoire. Audio
Appointment - Peter Maxwell Davies at 70
James Gardner surveys the music of Peter Maxwell Davies and interviews the composer on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2004. Audio