Bryan Crump
Recent releases from Rattle
Steve Garden, co-founder of Rattle Records, talks about the New Zealand record label and highlights some recent releases. Audio
American opera singer Sasha Cooke on Mahler 3 with the NZSO
Bryan Crump speaks with Metropolitan Opera singer Sasha Cooke about her upcoming performance with the NZSO Audio
The Bremners: Pioneers of brass band technology
On a rainy early afternoon in an industrial area in the Southern suburbs of New Plymouth, Bryan Crump gets to know Trevor and Betty Bremner and finds out more about their business sshhmute. Audio
Opera: Sleeping Beauty in the Woods
The New Zealand Opera Company is halfway through its Opera in School's tour of Aotearoa. The company's bringing a re-worked version of the opera Sleeping Beauty in the Woods by the Italian Composer… Audio
German Techno marching band MEUTE
On Bryan Crump’s venture to Taranaki for WOMAD 2023, he met German eleven-piece marching band MEUTE. Audio
Kate Bell on why grown-ups join choirs
Kate Bell talks about the experiences of people who join adult community choirs with a focus on the barriers they face, and what makes them stay, Audio
Adam Jasinski final performance with the Taranaki Symphony Orchestra
Bryan Crump visits Adam Jasinski, conductor with the Taranaki Symphony Orchestra to find out about his final performance after 23 years at the podium, his musical influences and learns about his lemon… Audio
The Sleeping Beauty: Taking opera to schools
The Sleeping Beauty is this year's Opera in Schools touring production. Bryan Crump speaks to performers Ridge Ponini and Alexandra Francis about Cook Islands opera and the role reversal used in this… Audio
Carolyn Mills
NZSO principal harpist, Carolyn Mills, has a new solo album out - An Enchanted Land, celtic music arranged for the concert harp. This week she spoke to Bryan Crump about her latest work. Audio
All the colour live from WOMAD
Bryan Crump brings us the music and atmosphere of New Plymouth's popular festival Audio
Introducing Yuzhang Wu - a National Concerto finalist 2023
Bryan Crump speaks with pianist and National Concerto Competition 2023 finalist Yuzhang Wu. Audio
Carolyn Mills: An Enchanted Land
NZSO Principal Harp Carolyn Mills has a new album out on the Atoll label. An Enchanted Land is a selection of traditional Celtic melodies for solo harp, with several she's arranged herself. Audio
Fostering musical collaboration across cultures
The New Zealand Music Trust aims to connect people and cultures through music and the arts. Two of the Trust's founding members talk about the latest project: four volumes of New Zealand and Chinese… Audio
Pipe band championships bring a bit of Scotland to the Garden City
Central Christchurch will reverberate to the skirl of Highland pipes as the city hosts this year's NZ & South Pacific Pipe Band Championships. Audio
New music to celebrate 100 years of Forest & Bird
Eight composers, eight performers, nine new works. Auckland Arts Festival concert Force of Nature brings nature alive through the language of music. Audio
Viola front and centre
Usually at the heart of the harmony in the NZSO's string section, Associate Principal viola Alexander McFarlane will take centre stage in the orchestra's upcoming Brandenburg tour, performing… Audio
Path of Miracles
Come on a journey with Auckland Choir Viva Voce as they perform Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles around the country. Audio
“Experiencing Beethoven’s music live is always a very special thing”
Giordano Bellincampi, Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, is looking forward to conducting the final concert in the orchestra's Beethoven symphony cycle. Audio
Muriwai: bringing together two rivers of music
Singer and taonga pūoro player Ariana Tikao and harpist Bob Bickerton are the duo Muriwai. They've just released their first single. Audio
