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Upbeat for Thursday 7 July 2016

  • A tasty treat

    1:44 PM.Aucklanders are in for a treat over the next few months as they have an opportunity to pick and mix performance arts experiences. The Pick and Mix festival brings together a number of acts, from… Read more Audio

  • Is there a cure for tone deafness?

    1:26 PM.How many of us are actually tone deaf? What is it? And can it be cured? Dr Nicola Swain from The University of Otago has just arrived back in the country after presenting some interesting findings in… Read more Audio

  • Three's not a crowd

    1:01 PM.The Melbourne Youth Orchestra is back to perform with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. The groups will present Mahler's First Symphony, The Titan. Also on the bill is a trans-Tasman clarinet trio… Read more Audio

1.00 Three’s not a crowd

CSO Principal Clarinet Ellen Deverall

CSO Principal Clarinet Ellen Deverall Photo: Supplied

The Melbourne Youth Orchestra is back to perform with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. The groups will present Mahler’s First Symphony, The Titan. Also on the bill is a trans-Tasman clarinet trio including Andrew Uren, Richard Haynes and CSO principal clarinetist Ellen Deverall, performing New Zealand composer Eve de Castro Robinson’s Triple Clarinet concerto.

Clarinetist Richard Haynes

Clarinetist Richard Haynes Photo: Supplied

Clarinetist Andrew Uren

Clarinetist Andrew Uren Photo: Supplied

1.20 Is there a cure for tone deafness?

Dr Nicola Swain from University of Otago

Dr Nicola Swain from University of Otago Photo: Supplied

How many of us are actually tone deaf? What is it? And can it be cured? Dr Nicola Swain from The University of Otago has just arrived back in the country after presenting some interesting findings in Europe on tone deafness.

1.40 A tasty treat

Auckland based clown group The White Face Crew

Auckland based clown group The White Face Crew Photo: Supplied

Aucklanders are in for a treat over the next few months as they have an opportunity to pick and mix performance arts experiences. The Pick and Mix festival brings together a number of acts, from clowning, to improv – along with workshops to give the public a taster of being in the audience, and being a participant.