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12:15 PM.NZ Composer and Music Director of Wellington Orchestra on the premiere of Chris's Triple Concerto with NZ Trio and VWO. Audio

12:50 PM.Upbeat correspondent Vincent O'Donnell speaks to NZ street performer Toni Smith after he show on Granville Island in Vancouver, Canada. Audio

12:25 PM.NZ Tenor competing in the finals of the Lexus Song Quest in Wellington this Thursday night. Audio

12:08 PM.NZ Soprano competing in the finals of the Lexus Song Quest in Wellington this Thursday night. Audio

1:00 PM.New York-based Australian jazz saxophonist and composer touring NZ this week with his trio. Audio

12:40 PM.Director of NZ Goethe Institute in Wellington previews the German Film Festival. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ author and editor of Letters of Frank Sargeson giving presentation at National Library in Wellington next week. Audio

1:10 PM.Newly appointed curator of Victoria University's Adam Art Gallery speaks about her work and philosophies. Audio

12:15 PM.Auckland based composer on the upcoming premiere of his work 'The Necessary Rain' with Auckland Choral and the Manukau Symphony Orchestra. Audio

1:06 PM.Elizabeth reviews Saturday night's NZSO concert featuring Australian conductor Simone Young, and last night's performance by soprano Madeleine Pierard and pianist Terrance Dennis. Audio

12:42 PM.Norman looks at the latest cd 'Fortune Songs' by NZ jazz saxophonist and composer Jasmine Lovell-Smith and her band Towering Poppies. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ actor performing in 'The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later' at Auckland's Basement Theatre next week. Audio

1:05 PM.Review of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performance of Nabucco. Audio

12:43 PM.British organist performing with Musica Sacra in Auckland on Wednesday. Audio

12:09 PM.Chair of this year's Big Sing adjudication panel announces the award winners. Audio

1:15 PM.Upbeat Melbourne correspondent Vincent O'Donnell visits Canada and speaks to the New Zealand and Australia content programmer of the Toronto Film Festival. Audio

1:00 PM.Pianist from the NZ Chamber Soloists on the trio's recent European tour. Audio

12:40 PM.Director of Auckland's KBB Music Festival previews this year's event which is the festival's 29th Anniversary. Audio

12:15 PM.Violinist from the New Zealand String Quartet previews the final instalment of their Beethoven cycle - tour starts 24 Aug. Audio

1:07 PM.Austrian Soprano and German born conductor of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra presenting 'Vienna' this Saturday and Sunday. Audio

12:15 PM.Hamburg-based Australian conductor working with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for their 'Cathedral of Sound' tour. Audio

1:08 PM.Young NZ organist and Maxwell Fernie Trust Scholarship recipient about to undertake Master degree at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Audio

12:42 PM.Romanian baritone performing in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert production of Verdi's Nabucco. Audio

12:16 PM.US jazz legend in New Zealand to perform at the NZSM Jazz Festival as well as various gigs around the country. Audio

1:13 PM.Outgoing founding director of Wellington's Footnote Dance Company on 'Footnote Forte' series that premiere's tomorrow night. Audio