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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Double success for composer Rosa Elliott
12 Feb 2021Congratulations to young Christchurch composer Rosa Elliott, who has won both the Under-25 Category and Composer-in-Residence position in the inaugural Compose Aotearoa! competition. Read more Audio
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Auckland Youth Choir launches innovative project
10 Feb 2021The Auckland Youth Choir is looking towards the future with the launch of a new mentoring and development project which takes in all aspects of running the choir. Read more Audio
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Auckland gospel choir Jubilation shares the love of singing
9 Feb 2021Described as 'an a capella gospel choir with a rock & roll heart', Jubilation is an Auckland-based choir of people from all walks of life who come together to sing songs that reflect universal themes… Read more Audio
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Remembering conductor Warwick Braithwaite
8 Feb 2021Roger Flury looks back at the career of New Zealand-born conductor Warwick Brathwaite, who died 50 years ago this year. Read more Audio
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Dare to Dream with Amina Edris and Pene Pati
5 Feb 2021Catch up with opera's 'dynamic duo', Amina Edris and Pene Pati, who are currently touring their Dare to Dream programme of classic and contemporary favourites. Read more Audio
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Bay of Plenty Symphonia charged up by collaboration with top Auckland musicians
4 Feb 2021Bay of Plenty Symphonia and professional musicians violinist Andrew Beer and cellist Ashley Brown feel the mutual benefit of their collaboration over Four Seasons concerts. Read more Audio
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New Baroque Generation takes on the South Island
3 Feb 2021University of Canterbury School of Music's Mark Menzies and Tomas Hurnik are touring a group of young musicians around the South Island. It's a programme of mostly Baroque music but also includes a… Read more Audio
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Composer Ihlara McIndoe is going places
2 Feb 2021Sounds collected from a trip to Antarctica provide inspiration for this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer In Residence, Ihlara McIndoe. Read more Audio
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New Year Honour for composer Glenda Keam
1 Feb 2021Congratulations to Dr Glenda Keam, who received an MNZM in the 2021 New Year Honours. Read more Audio
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Season's Greetings from Whānau Voices of Aotearoa
25 Dec 2020We are overjoyed to share a special Christmas gift for you from the Whānau Voices of Aotearoa, far from home - a Kiwi take on two classic Christmas songs performed in St George's Hanover Square… Read more Video
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250 years young: why we love Beethoven
RNZ Concert listeners tell us what's so special about Beethoven 250 years after his birth. Read more
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Claire Cowan's sweet success
18 Dec 2020Composer Claire Cowan has finished her year in style with the release of a deluxe double CD of her ballet score Hansel & Gretel recorded by the NZSO. Read more Video, Audio
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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