Upbeat

Musical theatre actors Jess Brien and Nick Prudie saw there was a lack of opportunity for performers to perform material they love. So they established Broadway Studio, a monthly showcase of musical… Read more Audio

Last year’s performance of Handel’s Messiah by Scholar Pro Musica Chamber Choir and NZ Barok Orchestra was so popular it sold out, and the musicians are expecting the same this year. Tauranga’s early… Read more Audio

The Orpheus Choir takes to the stage with a selection of music inspired by nature, from Haydn’s The Seasons, to a more contemporary vibe with Kindalilla which portrays the atmosphere of an Australian… Read more Audio

Camerata is a new small-forces chamber orchestra with players ranging from amateur to professional musicians, led by NZSO first violinist Anne Loeser. Its philosophy is to welcome new listeners to… Read more Audio

New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill joins NZTrio for the final in its Loft series for 2016. The concert features new commissions and exciting arrangements of existing work. Simon and NZTrio cellist Ashley… Read more Audio

Following America's election for the ages, New Zealand votes on the music of the ages. RNZ Music is preparing to announce the winners of Settling the Score and Phil Smith teases out a few of the… Read more Audio

Dance educator Suzanne Renner has returned from the National Dance Education Organisation conference in the United States, where she presented a paper on the health of dance in New Zealand. The Otago… Read more Audio

New Zealand soprano Kathrine Wiles is part of Opera Australia’s ‘My Fair Lady’, which is currently on at the Sydney Opera House. It marks 60 years since ‘My Fair Lady’ first graced the stage so it… Read more Audio

Students at the New Zealand School of Dance are busy preparing for the graduation, with the help of former Hamberg Ballet principal dancers turned choreographer and designer, identical twins Jiří &amp… Read more Audio

Wellington’s little literary festival LitCrawl, returns for one night this week, bringing together some of New Zealand’s finest masters with the pen, including poets, critics, essayists, illustrators… Read more Audio

Wellington singers Marie and Anne Russell talk about the power in singing together, whether for pleasure, performance or to promote solidarity at demonstrations, pickets and marches. Their group The… Read more Audio

Artistic Director Carla van Zon discusses her final Auckland Arts Festival. The 2017 Festival will present over 45 individual events, exhibitions and performances by artists and companies from eleven… Read more Audio