Music

Composer Ross Harris likes ambiguity. Little wonder then, that he latched onto a passing remark his wife made in French: 'Prendre ses rêves pour des réalités – let your dreams become reality'. Audio

Today's music feature is all about one of the most famous performers of all time, Elvis Presley. We have our very own RNZ First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson, an Elvis super fan, along to talk through… Audio

Rock devotee's got some exciting news a couple of hours ago, with the announcement that Queens of the Stone Age are heading to New Zealand. Josh Homme speaks to Jesse. Audio

On today’s show, it’s ADHD awareness month, so beware of Evie. Gussie Larkin joins us to chat about Mermaidens' latest album and the state of Aotearoa’s creative industries, So’omālō gives us a… Audio

Settling The Score 2023 is a big year for New Zealand composers. It might be the first time we've seen four local compositions in the top thirty, it is certainly the first time homegrown works have… Video, Audio

What piece of classical music will come out on top as the listener choice of the year on RNZ Concert's Settling The Score this year? The highly anticipated annual audience poll of favourite classical… Audio

Drifting from one casual job to another, Phil Oakey had zero ambition to be in a pop group. His one instrument, a saxophone, lay abandoned on the floor. But in 1977, everything changed with a single… Video, Audio

Dr Michael Brown is a music researcher who has spent countless hours listening to tracks you have likely never heard. But it's been an evolution for the boy from the Kapiti Coast to music research… Audio

Music this week from Mali with master musician and griot Baba Sissoko and Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha. Audio

Māori-Samoan hip-hop artist Juwan describes himself as a "rapper's rapper". Raised between the Auckland suburb of Beach Haven and the Gold Coast city of Logan, the 23 year old is now based on the… Video

William Dart makes a perhaps unexpected visit to the cabaret, with entertainment from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Finn Andrews and NZTrio, Joan Morris and William Bolcom, along with, in a brand new Rattle… Audio

It's World Mission Sunday. This special day in the Catholic liturgical calendar was created by Pope Pius XI in the mid-1920s as a day of prayer for missions. This year’s theme, chosen by the current… Audio

On this week's show Mark plays blues from Big Mama Thornton and Muddy Waters, classic country courtesy of George Jones and Gram Parsons plus a new release from rising star Jeffrey Martin. Audio

The Royal NZ Air Force Jazz Orchestra's new album is called Kaiwhakatere - Navigator, and features originals from the band members. Audio

Our guest today picking the music on the RNZ Mixtape is director, writer and actor Paolo Rotondo. Audio

The Dunedin musician has been releasing lo-fi acoustic albums since 2008, regularly drawing acclaim from international music press. Tony Stamp visited her hometown, to meet the person behind the… Audio

This week we introduce you to Otautahi born Tamaki based musician Rachel Hamilton, AKA Bridges.
She has just released her debut EP Twenty Something and introduces us to her new single 'Okay Alright '

Tony Stamp reviews the American harpist's latest ethereal outing. Video, Audio