Alex Taylor
Review: Nixon in China
Alex Taylor reviews Nixon in China, a work they say is difficult to experience, and to discuss
Episode 4: Colourblind casting
In the fourth and final episode of INTERMISSION, we take in the semi-staged opera Nixon In China and ask the question; is colourblind casting ever okay? And if it is, where do we draw the line? Audio
Review: Brass Poppies
Alex Taylor reviews Brass Poppies, a new chamber opera that offers fresh perspectives on World War I.
Review: No Man's Land
On paper, No Man’s Land brings together film, live music, dozens of individual world-music superstars, cutting edge technologies and polished production values. But can it live up to its own hype…
Smart birds net researcher PM's Emerging Scientist Prize
Research into intelligence in New Caledonian crows has won Alex Taylor the 2015 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize Video, Audio
Lilburn's Legacy - Alex Taylor
Tim Dodd talks to Alex Taylor about the inspiration he's taken from Douglas Lilburn. Followed by Taylor's "feel" performed by the NZSO conducted by Tecwyn Evans. Audio
Emma Richards and Alex Taylor: Horn Concerto
Horn player Emma Richards is taking on a new challenge at the moment: a concerto written for her by Auckland composer Alex Taylor. They tell Eva about their collaboration. Audio
ALEX TAYLOR: Tiaho Mai
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Rowena Simpson (soprano), Hamish McKeich (conductor). Recorded by RNZ Concert as part of the 2015 NZSO-RNZ Concert-SOUNZ Recordings. Video, Audio
Frances Moore and Alex Taylor: Dido and Aeneas
Director and arranger of Unstuck Opera's Dido and Aeneas being presented at Waitakere Contemporary Art Gallery in Auckland. Audio
Ben Hoadley and Alex Taylor
Bassoonist and concerto composer preview the premiere of their collaboration with the Auckland Chamber. Audio
Alex Taylor
Alex Taylor, composer, curator of the Intrepid Music Project, multi-instrumentalist, poet and blogger talks with Kenneth Young. Audio
Alex Taylor and Celeste Oram
Intrepid Music Project Composers preview Friday's Intrepid Music Project concert: New Blood. Audio
Alex Taylor: crows and intelligence
Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland; his research attempts to find out how humans and other animals, including corvids and keas, think. Audio
Alex Taylor and Emma Fetherston
Dissonance Quartet Auckland based violinist and violist preview this weekend's inaugural Dissonance Quartet concerts. Audio
ALEX TAYLOR: feel
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Tecwyn Evans (conductor). Recorded by RNZ Concert as part of the 2013 NZSO-RNZ Concert-SOUNZ Recordings. Audio
Rhian Sheehan - [inner]
Rhian Sheehan's take on APRA Silver Scroll SOUNZ Contemporary Award winning song [inner], written by Alex Taylor. Audio
The Sum of the Parts
An ambitious long term plan to map New Zealand's cultural identity is highlighted in a new Auckland exhibition, The Sum of the Parts. It's so big it takes up three gallery spaces. Lynn talks to… Audio
Sarah Ballard: Ubiquitous Grey
Tianyi Lu (conductor), Ella Tunnicliffe-Glass (flute), Alex Taylor (tenor saxophone), Laura Pendergrast (trumpet), Lilla Dittrich (horn), Ann Kim (cello), Darija Andjelic-Andzakovic (double bass)… Audio
