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Upbeat for Wednesday 24 September 2014

  • Tihi Puanaki and Sue Densem

    12:37 PM.The Christchurch City Choir has a big Pasifika concert this weekend. The concert begins with a traditional presentation of Karanga and Haka by Te Kotahitanga, the longest running Kapa Haka group in Te… Read more Audio

  • Jeremy Mayall: New Zealand composer

    12:16 PM.Hamilton musician Jeremy Mayall is staying on in Dunedin this year, after being awarded Otago University's Mozart Fellowship for a second year. Eva catches up with the composer, and asks him about his… Read more Audio

12:15 Jeremy Mayall

Mozart Fellow releases his new album Imaginary Communication

Jeremy Mayall

12:30 Tihi Puakaki

Tutor and organiser of Te Kotahitanga Kapa Haka

Tihi Puanaki

12:50 Sue Densem

Singer previews the Christchurch City Choir Pasifika Concert

1:15 The Critic's Chair

Peter Mechen looks at a recent release by New Zealand composer Leonie Holmes

Solstice

Music played in this show

DAMASE: Moderato, from Horn Concerto               
Ben Jacks (horn), Queensland Orch / Barry Tuckwell
Melba MR 301 117

MAYALL: A Lonely Wharf, and One Night
Jeremy Mayall (piano/electronics)
Private

TRAD: Ma Wai Ra
Te Rangihau Gilbert & Tihi Puanaki
KIWI cd slc 224

TE ARATOI: Timatatanga (The Creation Of The World)
Te Aratoi
Private 2573 

HAMILTON: Missa Pacifica
Morag Atchison (sop), Kate Spence (contralto), Auckland Choral, Pipers Sinfonia / Peter Watts
RNZ Rec.6/11/05

K YOUNG: Symphony No 3               
Woolston Brass, Christchurch SO / Kenneth Young
RNZ Rec.20/09/2014