Bryan Crump
The connection effect of singing in harmony
What does it take to become overall champions in the Pop Category at the World Choir Games? RNZ's Bryan Crump talks with Vocal FX director Charlotte Murray about the group's recent success, and her… Audio
Terence Dennis: First choice accompanist
Terence Dennis is a busy man. Having just performed with all ten of this year's Lexus Song Quest semi-finalists, the country's go-to accompanist is preparing to do it again for the final this weekend… Audio
Conductor Stéphane Denève
Three to Seven host Bryan Crump chats with conductor Stéphane Denève ahead of the first of two concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
Mere Boynton: Bringing Te Ao Māori centre stage
Mere Boynton is one of the artists featured in a new series from SOUNZ: Inspiring Journeys Through Music. The series looks at what it takes to be a Māori musician in 2024. Video, Audio
Giving back is a priority for singer Jonathan Lemalu
New Zealand/Samoan bass Jonathan Lemalu talks with Three to Seven host Bryan Crump about why he's been involved in fundraising concerts alongside his own projects while he's been back in the country… Audio
Trumpet player Nina Noble - breaking through the brass ceiling
Talented young musician Nina Noble has been awarded a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London to study for a Master of Performance. She talks with Bryan Crump about the lack of women… Video, Audio
Mia Makaroff and the 'Butterfly' effect
Choral composer Mia Makaroff talks with Bryan Crump about how she came to write her best-known song, 'Butterfly',on and being a juror at the World Choir Games. Video, Audio
Singakademie Graz: 'Singing is an adventure'
Singakademie Graz, one of over two hundred choirs in Auckland for the World Choir Games, squeezed in to the RNZ studio to perform live on RNZ Concert’s Three to Seven show. Video, Audio
Moment of Calm: Follow the crickets
Bryan Crump takes us on a short walk from the heart of Auckland's K-Road to a chorus of crickets in a nearby park. Audio
Cheeseburger Hill Choir
Cheeseburger Hill, a choir of young voices from Thailand, are in New Zealand to take part in the World Choir Games. They perform live in the RNZ Auckland studio. Video, Audio
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.
Coming up
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