Bryan Crump
All Together Now: creating singing communities
Kate Bell and Steven Rapana, co-conductors of All Together Now, talk with Bryan Crump about their recent experience of taking part in the World Choir Games, and the kaupapa behind All Together Now. Audio
Bringing people and cultures together through choral singing
Project director of the World Choir Games, Jelena Dannhauer, talks with Bryan Crump about how the Games came about and what the event involves.
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Matthew Chanwai, spoilt for choice
Spoilt for choice: Hamilton based Matthew Chanwai is about to become an organ scholar at Cambridge University, but he's already principal cellist with the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Audio
The Truth Behind Tinfoil Hats
Claims that a tinfoil hat will protect the wearer from electromagnetic fields and mind control have been around for many years but do they actually work? Justin Hodgkiss joins Bryan Crump to answer… Audio
Nigel Williams: 'Flax Fingers Weave the Moonlight'
Composer and Tauranga choral conductor Nigel Williams talks to Bryan Crump about setting some of New Zealand's finest poets to music for Matariki. Audio
Moment of Calm: The first smells, the first sip of a new day.
Listen to the reassuring sounds of breakfast on the make. Audio
Kryptonite
Kryptonite is a green crystal-like material found on Superman's home planet - Krypton. The radiation from the rock weakens Superman. Professor Bill Williams tells us if there are any real life… Audio
Have sound desk, will broadcast
For the first time in 27 years, RNZ Concert has a new sound desk in its Wellington studio. Bryan Crump thanks the people who made it possible. Audio
Tianyi Lu on resilience and radical compassion
New Zealand conductor Tianyi Lu is back in Aotearoa to direct the National Youth Orchestra, ahead of making her BBC Proms debut next month. Audio
Black Widow Fighting Pheromones
Scarlett Johansson's character in Black Widow has to fight pheromones in order to beat the evil villain. Anindita Sen explains how pheromones work and whether they could control humans. Audio
MacGyver's Laser
MacGyver was an 80s icon, with his mullet and ability to turn anything into a tool to save the day. Karen Thorn looks at one episode where the action hero turns some historical artifacts into a laser.
…Alina Chen: Jumping through Juilliard's hoops
Young Auckland flute player, Alina Chen, talks to Bryan Crump about the hoops she had to jump through to win a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Audio
The Panimals: Bream Bay's genre-defying pan band
Gabriella Uphof is a Year 11 student who is part of the musical joy-machine that is The Panimals; Bream Bay College's very own steel pan band. Audio
The Philosopher's Stone
The Philosopher's Stone in the Harry Potter books can change metal into gold and create an elixir of life. Erin Leitao tells Bryan Crump whether either ability is within our reach. Audio
Tony Ryan's Matariki cluster of Kiwi compositions
Tony Ryan talks to Bryan Crump about a 'constellation of New Zealand compositions' he's conducting in Christchurch this Matariki weekend with the Resonance Ensemble. Audio
Looking forward to the big picture
Two years after winning the Anthony Ritchie Composition Prize for young composers, Georgina Palmer talks to Bryan Crump about her blossoming career. Video, Audio
Anthony Ritchie announces 2024 Composition Prize winner
Dunedin composer, Anthony Ritchie, announces the 2024 winner of the prize that takes his name, recognising talented young composers based in Otago and Southland. Audio
Total Recall: Turbinium from the planet Mars
In Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a construction worker who recovers memories as life as secret agent trying to stop the mining of Turbinium on the planet Mars. Audio
Jane Curry: Rebuilding a Life
Guitarist Jane Curry had a life-changing accident in 2019, breaking her neck. She talks with Bryan Crump about her post-injury journey. Video, Audio
The Ghostbusting Proton Pack
The Ghostbusters would never have caught their prey without proton packs. Emily Kendall talks to Bryan Crump about how they worked in the movies and whether they could work in real life. Audio