Upbeat for Wednesday 7 May 2014

12:15 James McCarthy

British composer previews the Orpheus Choir performance of his work 17 Days

12:40 Peter Mechen

Review of the New Zealand String Quartet performance with clarinettist James Campbell

1pm Tom Wrigglesworth

British comedian featuring at this year's New Zealand Comedy Festival

1:15 Jack Body and Ross Harris

Colleagues of composer David Farquhar preview the New Zealand School of Music concert Remembering David

Music played in this show

DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 53
Hilary Hayes (vln), University of Auckland Orch. / Uwe Grodd
RNZ Rec.06/05/2014

MCCARTHY: 17 Days
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Private

WEBER: Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op 34
James Campbell (cl), New Zealand String Quartet
RNZ Rec.06/05/2014

BRAHMS: String Quartet No.3 in Bb Op 67
New Zealand String Quartet
RNZ Rec.06/05/2014

T SQUIRE: Jet Lag
New Zealand String Quartet
RNZ Rec.06/05/2014

MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A K581
James Campbell (cl), New Zealand String Quartet
RNZ Rec.06/05/2014

FARQUHAR: Ring Round the Moon
Dean Major (vln), Margaret Nielsen (pno)
RNZ Rec.01/04/2007

TCHAIKOVSKY: Pique Dame, Chorus of Promenaders
Tchaikovsky Chorus, Radio France Choir / Mstislav Rostropovich
DG 463 679