Music
Bookmarks with Harkanwal Singh
The Spinoff's head of data Harkanwal Singh joins us for Bookmarks to share some of his favourite things. Audio
Christchurch Boys' Choir: Stronger Together
'Stronger Together' is the title of the choir's next concert and also the reason they have not one, but three Musical Directors. Audio
Music with RNZ's Yadana Saw
It's heading toward that time of the year, so RNZ Music correspondent Yadana Saw takes a look back on some of the year's best tracks. Audio
RNZ launches new platform for rangatahi
RNZ has this morning unveiled a new digital platform for rangatahi, sharing the music, stories and culture of Aotearoa. Video
Music is a “good addiction” which can displace teenage anxieties
AUT Radio Student Aimee Way discovers in songwriting a pathway out of the anxieties which affected her teenage years. Audio
Is it possible to get better at singing? Tabitha Huxford thinks so
A documentary by AUT Radio student Tabitha Huxford about undertaking training as a singer Audio
Song lyrics with Claire Mabey - Part 2
Verb Wellington festival director Claire Mabey returns to do some deep lyrical analysis of some of our favourite tunes! Audio
Orchestra Wellington - Symphonic Dances
New Zealand's pianist Michael Houstoun joins Orchestra Wellington to perform a work dedicated to him by composer John Psathas. You'll hear Tchaikovsky's lovely Serenade for Strings and Rachmaninov's… Audio
Music festivals in doubt: 'What are those kids going to do?'
The brakes could be on major summer festivals after the government revealed red lights for their regions in the new traffic light system. Audio
Hip Hop in Aotearoa
We continute our journey through hip hip in Aotearoa with Brad Warrington. Tonight we're still in the mid 2000s. Audio
Te Aitanga a Mahaki urges Rhythm n Vines to cancel
The Rhythm and Vines festival has hit a sour note with local iwi who are calling for the festival to be canned due to Covid concerns.
The festival, that usually kicks off on the 28 December is… Video, Audio
Iwi say no to Rhythm & Vines over Covid-19 risk within Tairāwhiti
Tairāwhiti iwi have urged Rhythm and Vines owners and management to cancel this year's festival over concerns it could cause a Covid-19 outbreak in the region.
A tribute to Stephen Sondheim
NZ Opera's Head of Music Mark Dorrell pays tribute to his musical idol, the late Stephen Sondheim.
Norsewood's The Old Dairy Factory
"We're there for the music," says pianist and composer David Selfe, proprietor of The Old Dairy Factory concert venue and recording studio in Norsewood. Audio
Kenyan-Kiwi musician Muroki on moving to Auckland and lessons learnt so far
Two weeks after moving up from Raglan to Auckland to get busier with his music, Muroki speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode, about his journey so far as a musician. Video, Audio
Kenyan-Kiwi musician Muroki on moving to Auckland and lessons learnt so far
Two weeks after moving up from Raglan to Auckland to get busier with his music, Muroki speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar in this episode, about his journey so far as a musician.
Video, AudioEsperanza's Healing Seas
Esperanza Spalding's new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab offers musical healing to those of us worn down by the lives that we live. William Dart looks at how it fits into the music that she's been… Audio
My Current Song: Jackie B and The Mini Band, It's Christmas
Kiwi country singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow is normally based in Nashville but she has been back in New Zealand since the first lockdown in 2020. With Covid putting a halt to her touring schedule… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 28 November 2021
Plenty of Advent hymns today to mark the first Sunday in this season of the liturgical year. It’s a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Audio
DVORAK: Slavonic Dance in C
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Recorded 27 November 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
