Upbeat

The New Zealand International Film Festival has films to warm you up as the weather gets cooler. Features of the festival’s annual Autumn Events programme include the Judy Garland classic A Star is… Read more Audio

Love them or loathe them, you can't deny Jethro Tull's rightful place in the pantheon of classic rock. En-route to New Zealand for shows next week, Kirsten Johnstone speaks to Ian Anderson, the… Read more Video, Audio

Classically trained violinist Lindsey Stirling is coming to Auckland next week with her high energy classical electronic crossover show. The two genres often don’t go hand in hand, but Lindsey’s 9… Read more Audio

The iconic Wellington Boulcott St Saint Mary of the Angels Church has reopened just in time for Easter. Earthquake strengthening of the 95 year old church has taken almost four years, and more than… Read more Audio

The weather isn’t stopping two talented performers New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall and award winning German-Korean pianist Christopher Park from traveling the country. The duo met at the Arte Musica… Read more Audio

The colourful, toe-tapping musical Joseph and the amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opens in Auckland this weekend.  While the story is about Joseph, it’s the Pharaoh, who steals the show, played by South… Read more Audio

Choreographer Chris Wilson has become a bit of an internet sensation after BBC Scotland filmed him teaching his dance classes for dementia patients. The video has amassed 15 million views in past… Read more Audio

It’s all about performance for Liam Ryan. The music producer, keyboardist and former head of contemporary music school at CPIT has made the move to Waihi and busy getting ready for the 40^th… Read more Audio

Artist Tim Linhart loves the cold so much that he’s created icestruments – instruments made of out ice, which are used in concerts performed in special halls designed by the sculptor.  He’s become a… Read more Audio

New Zealand violist Bryony Gibson-Cornish is back from London for a number of exciting projects including the launch of Rangi Ruru Girls’ School STELLAR Programme. The former Juilliard student is now… Read more Audio

This weekend the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga is headlined by hybrid group Alchemy, fronted by singers Ria Hall, Anna Coddington, Julia Deans and Bella Kalolo. They are jazzing up 19 kiwi pop… Read more Audio

Hiroshima. Dresden. Jerusalem. Three cities all laid waste in times of war. The Tudor Consort’s Good Friday performance features music inspired by these tragic events, weaving together themes of… Read more Audio