Sound Lounge

The ever-busy New York-based chamber orchestra The Knights has worked with some of the top composers and musicians in the world including Osvaldo Golijov on a stunning new release of his large scale… Read more Video

Ex pat Italian friends, flutist, Luca Manghi and pianist, Flavio Villani got together to give New Zealander's a taste of flute music by 20^th century Italian composers, and our Composer Spotlight is on… Read more

JUNO-nominated composer Nicole Lizée creates new music from an eclectic mix of influences including the earliest MTV videos, turntablism, rave culture, Hitchcock, Kubrick, 1960s psychedelia and 1960s… Read more Video

NZTrio perform winning compositions inspired in some way by the work or life of Douglas Lilburn; Works For Loudspeakers: a listening party showcasing emerging and established composers. Lively… Read more Video

Explore the eclectic influences that have inspired Canada's composers, from the farm to the Silver Screen, and a Composer Spotlight on Thomas Adès. Read more

We uncover the seed of American minimalism, which was transplanted from Bali by a Canadian composer; and music by composers inspired by older forms like fugues, rondos, capriccios, even rags. Read more

David Houston guides us through the kaleidoscope of Canadian composers. Today, Canada's ethnic diversity and its influence on its music. Pianist Jenny Lin celebrates Philip Glass' birthday with a live… Read more

David Houston discusses Canada's "Two Solitudes" - the divide between French and English Canada and its reflection in their music. Cellist with Eighth Blackbird, Nick Photinos, plays pieces from his… Read more

Music that could have only been written in Canada…based on its myths, its songs, and its landscapes. A selection from the album Signal Fingers by Paperghost; Much like the Olympics, cities bid to host… Read more

We hear from Eitan Cornfield, a producer of the expansive documentary series, Canadian Composer Portraits, about the multi-faceted history of Canada’s composers and their impact, and report from… Read more

Explore the sights and sounds in a new show and exhibition by From Scratch. The composer-pianist is easy to trace through time. Now, in the 21st century, there is a resurgence in the tradition, from… Read more Video