Recent Music Stories
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BARBER: Dover Beach
9 Oct 2022Samuel Barber's Dover Beach, sung by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts with violinists Wilma Smith and Justine Cormack, viola player Robert Ashworth, and cellist Ken Ichinose. Audio
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Amy Ray's 'If It All Goes South'
9 Oct 2022The Indigo Girls - Amy Ray and Emily Saliers - have never pulled any punches in their songs. Likewise, Amy Ray's new solo project, If It All Goes South, tackles some big issues. All while still being… Audio
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FARR: Four Postcards From The Lakes
9 Oct 2022The world premiere of Gareth Farr's piece, performed by Benjamin Baker and Maciej KuÅ'akowski. Audio
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At The World's Edge Festival - Tranquil Bay
9 Oct 2022Tranquil Bay is a concert at the 2022 At The World's Edge Festival in Wanaka, held at Rippon Hall at the shore of Lake Wanaka. Audio
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The cultural reiginiting of Timaru
9 Oct 2022Timaru's artists and performers are banding together with local businesses and the Council in an all-out effort to boost the population and regenerate the South Canterbury city centre. A trial run is… Audio, Gallery
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Hymns on Sunday, 9 October 2022
9 Oct 2022We're celebrating 150 years since the birth of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in this week's programme. Find out how this 'cheerful agnostic' had a major impact on 20th century western… Audio
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MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet In F Minor Op 80
8 Oct 2022Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F Minor, Op 80 performed by Benjamin Baker and Marike Kruup on violins, viola player Robert Ashworth and cellist Ken Ichinose. Audio
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Alma MAHLER: Five Songs
8 Oct 2022Five songs by Alma Mahler, sung by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts. The string players are Wilma Smith and Justine Cormack on violins, Amanda Verner on viola, and Maciej Kulakowski on cello. Audio
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FARR: Mondo Rondo
8 Oct 2022Mondo Rondo by Gareth Farr, performed by Justine Cormack and Wilma Smith on violins, viola player Amanda Verner and cellist Maciej Kulakowski. Audio
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At The World's Edge Festival - Bloom My Heart
8 Oct 2022Bloom My Heart is a concert at the 2022 At The World's Edge Festival in Wanaka, held at Rippon Hall at the shore of Lake Wanaka. Audio
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STRAUSS: Capriccio
8 Oct 2022Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed by Benjamin Baker and Justine Cormack on violins, viola players Amanda Verner and Robert Ashworth, and cellists Maciej Kulkowski and Ken Ichinose. Audio
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Nashville Babylon 8 October 2022
8 Oct 2022On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark plays blues from John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, classic soul courtesy of Etta James and Al Green plus birthday tunes for the late John Prine. Audio
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Inside Out - the first 300 (Part 1)
8 Oct 2022Nick celebrates 300 shows of Inside Out, with a look back at some favourite tracks. Playlist includes Count Basie, John Rae, Tito Puente, and Kristin Berardi. Audio
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Inside Out - the first 300 (Part 2)
8 Oct 2022The second hour of the Inside Out 300 shows extravaganza - featuring tracks from Wynton Marsalis, Bryn van Vliet, Kenny Burrell, and Cha Wa. Audio
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The Mixtape: Phil Goff
Former Mayor of Auckland is our guest on the Mixtape this week picking his favourite tunes.
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Live: Proteins of Magic performs in the RNZ Studios
8 Oct 2022Aotearoa (New Zealand) born, musician and multi-format artist Kelly Sherrod is Proteins Of Magic. Video, Audio
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Vallé on his debut EP Caged Birds
8 Oct 2022Christchurch rapper Vallé speaks to Tony Stamp about being separated from his PNG family during lockdown, and how that informed his new music. Audio
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The Sampler: catching up on local releases
8 Oct 2022Tony Stamp looks back over the last few months of local releases and highlights some worth checking out. Audio
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Molly Lewis on her new EP Mirage
8 Oct 2022Whistler Molly Lewis sophomore EP, Mirage, is out digitally today, September 16 via Jagjaguwar.
Molly Lewis talks to Charlotte Ryan about the album and what life is like as a professional Whistler.
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Worlds of Music 8 October, 2022
8 Oct 2022Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
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Melbourne soul jazz outfit Surprise Chef
7 Oct 2022Charlotte Ryan caught up with guitarist Lachlan Stuckey as he packs for the Melbourne instrumental group's US tour. The Coburg-proud band make music in their home studio - a converted old… Video, Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
7 Oct 2022Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: Ainslie Allen
7 Oct 2022Ainslie Allen became a household name in the 1990s when, aged 16, she was thrust into the spotlight on the McDonald's Young Entertainers television show. She's in to perform for NZ Live today with her… Video, Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies?
7 Oct 2022Some voices just cannot be denied, and Grant says it is with the weightless falsetto of Josh Lane from San Diego sweet soul luminaries, Thee Sacred Souls. We'll hear tracks from Young Moon and classic… Audio
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