Music

Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Flying Sparks', Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 November 2022. Audio

Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists with Dimitri Atanassov at their concert, 'Flying Sparks', Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 November 2022. Audio

Jim Carter, the lap-steel guitarist on the original recording of 'Blue Smoke', and guitarist on several significant early New Zealand pop records, died in October 2022, aged 103. This episode of Blue… Audio

William Dart welcomes back some old-timers: John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful and the chic, 80s synth-pop duo Soft Cell. Audio

Learning to speak Farsi as well as collaborating with around 50 musicians on several original tracks has taken up much of the last three years for Christine White. She's called it The Raven Project -… Video, Audio

The Feast of Christ the King is a relatively recent addition to the liturgical calendar, introduced by Pope Pius XI in 1925. We’re celebrating the occasion with hymns including Rejoice! The Lord is… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark plays birthday tunes for Duane Allman and the late Dr John, a summer tune from Gene Vincent, a show favourite courtesy of Tom Waits plus a rocking slice of early… Audio

Nick focuses on the music of Sonny Stitt, who was described as the heir to Charlie Parker. Audio

Our guest picking their favourite songs is the new Head of NZ on Air Music - Teresa Patterson.

Teresa has worked in the NZ music industry for more than 25 years in a wide variety of roles across… Audio

Otautahi musician Ben Woods released his album Dispeller was released earlier this year, and Ben Woods and his band recorded this live session for us in the RNZ Auckland studios. Video, Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Wellington band DARTZ are one of the latest local band to sign to Flying Nun Records - and just weeks ago released their debut album.

The band consist of guitarist Crispy,  bassist Clark Mathews… Audio

Elliott Childs reviews albums by American singer/songwriter Craig Finn, Art-rapper Open Mike Eagle and Dunedin's SJD. Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

Yard Act’s debut album The Overload was released in January, landing a number 2 album in the UK, smashing vinyl sales records in the process and making them one of the most talked about bands on the… Video, Audio

Auckland-based composer Victoria Kelly's latest work Requiem takes inspiration from the work of New Zealand poets and photography - drawing on the words of Bill Manhire, Sam Hunt, Chloe Honum, Ian… Video, Audio

Richard Strauss' tone poem Death and Transfiguration is music that seeks to transcend earthly suffering.

Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.

Recorded 18 November… Audio

John Psathas’ Seikilos is a challenge to seize the day – life is short, and you should make the most of it!

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New

Recorded 18 November 2022, Michael… Audio