Upbeat

NZTrio pianist Sarah Watkins says farewell; the restored National War Memorial Carillon is unveiled in Wellington; and today’s featured choral works is by Bach. Read more

Choco the cat has shot to fame on Twitter after his un-fur-getable reaction to the fourth mew-vment of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Read more Video, Audio

Interactive online story book Oat the Goat teaches Kiwi kids about kindness, empathy, tolerance and acceptance. Read more Audio

Lexus Song Quest semi-finalists are announced, classical music makes cat feline good and we explore the music behind interactive storybook Oat the Goat. Read more

Researchers have discovered listening to quiet classical music can help you make better diet choices. Read more Video, Audio

We discover what listening to soft music does to your waistline, Classic Brits nominees the Ayoub Sisters speak out against music education funding cuts and Pene Pati & Amina Edris on love and opera.

Music is a transcendent form of communication . It crosses divides between cultures, countries and identities. That’s the background to composer and jazz musician Lucien Johnson’s newly completed PhD… Read more Video, Audio

NZ Tenor Thomas Atkins gains international artistic representation; we explore the international language of music with a focus on Ethio-jazz and music to warm you up on this chilly day. Read more

NZSM Orchestra is working with the Orpheus Choir for the first time this weekend to give a performance of the full orchestral version of the Duruflé Requiem, a piece that has been an obsession for… Read more Audio

A piano playing burglar, a successor for King’s Choir, and a collaboration between the New Zealand School of Music and Orpheus Choir make up today’s show. Read more

Some of Mozart’s most stunning tunes have been used for ballet, thanks to a bevy of talented choreographers including Stephan Zeromski, for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dancing with Mozart opens next… Read more Audio

Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love opens next week in Auckland. The charming, funny opera is being performed by New Zealand Opera. Conductor and Musical Director Wyn Davies, and baritone Morgan Pearse… Read more Audio