Bryan Crump
New Zealand Youth Choir goes to Waitangi
RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump talks with soprano Tess Dalgety-Evans ahead of the choir's performances at the Treaty Grounds on Waitangi Day. Audio
Classical sax education
Saxophonist Michael Jamieson talks to Bryan Crump about encouraging more sax players to go classical. Video, Audio
Writing for children is never child's play
As SOUNZ seeks submissions from composers for this year's work for Orchestra Wellington and the children's ensemble Arohanui Strings, we speak to the man who wrote last year's composition: South… Audio
Bringing the bass
RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump catches up with NZ double bass player Louis van der Mespel on a trip home from the Netherlands. Audio
Hooked on Opera
John Drummond, former music professor at Otago University, composer and broadcaster, talks about his book Habitation of Dreams: A Life in Opera. Audio
Grace writes notes for the Auckland Philharmonia
RNZ's Bryan Crump talks with Grace Wellik, the Auckland Philharmonia's Young Composer-in-Residence for 2025, and Evie Dwyer-Leech, who's part of the orchestra's Learn & Participate team. Audio
Opera: It's a family affair
Rising star, tenor Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono, has been awarded this year's Dame Malvina Major Foundation Scholarship. Audio
"I find lots of joy in discovering strange and wonderful things"
William Dart's long-running music programme on RNZ, New Horizons, is coming to an end after more than four decades, but he'll keep discovering and enjoying new music. Audio
From the Marae to Moana
Pere Wihongi, music director of the Te Reo Māori version of the Disney movie Moana 2, on how Te Reo has shaped her musical life. Video, Audio
Moment of Calm: Where the flowers bloom the birds sing
Immerse yourself in this suburban soundscape of birdsong, both native and exotic. Audio
Summertime, and the strumming is easy
Co-director Dominique Blatti looks forward to next month's Classical Guitar Summer School in Nelson. Video, Audio
Christmas down under
English choral conductor Stephen Layton embraces the heat for a southern hemisphere Christmas. Audio
David Mason: from gamer to composer
David Mason talks about coming to classical music via the virtual world. Video, Audio
The man behind the voice
New Zealand-born, Netherlands based vocal coach and pianist Peter Lockwood talks about the bringing out the best in a classical singer. Video, Audio
Coming home to the trenches
Kiwi baritone Benson Wilson returns to New Zealand for his debut performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem.
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When the pipes called, John Sellwood answered
John Sellwood talks about why he decided to direct 12,000 Miles, a documentary about the New Zealanders who went to the 2023 World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland. Video, Audio
Riding a Mexican Wave into the studio
Blair Latham from the jazz group Fire Waltz, talks about being awarded this year's SOUNZ Jazz Recording Project, and the role Mexico plays in his musical life. Video, Audio
Playing for the love of music
Rowena Cullen talks about being part of the ongoing success of Wellington City Orchestra. Audio
A galaxy of great film scores
A new documentary gives film critic Dan Slevin an opportunity to rave about movie composer John Williams. Audio
