Noon
A new study in the UK has found young people prefer classical music to many other genre; it’s been four years since the Bremen Chamber Orchestra began rehearsing in a low-decile school: we hear how it’s benefited both musicians and students
1pm Opera’s rising stars
Pasquale Orchard and Declan Cudd are two of the soloists for Orchestra Wellington’s Symphony in the Hutt next week: a popular concert for the Taita community. The pair talk about their addiction to performing and how they handle nerves as they audition for the Lexus Song Quest today.
Rising opera star Pasquale Orchard Photo: Supplied
1.40pm Interpreting music into NZ Sign Language
To help mark New Zealand Sign Language Week we explore how you interpret music into sign language. Last year interpreter Kelly Hodgins took to the stage to interpret Broadway’s West Side Story at The Civic. She tells Zoë George about the intricacies of interpreting song lyrics, speech, rhythm and melody simultaneously.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
2pm
We continue our feature to mark the centenary of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Today we hear their recording of Mozart’s piano concerto no 17.
Mozart Photo: Public Domain
