Composing
Herbie Hancock: 'People didn't understand Miles Davis'
Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks to Jim Mora about what led him to music in the first place, what he's most proud of, and why some… Video, Audio
Jimmy Barnes: "The best is yet to come."
Legendary Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes is back with another new album, My Criminal Record due out on May 31. He joins Jim in the studio explain why the best of Jimmy Barnes is yet to come. Audio
'Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty'
After a decade musical maestro Tim Minchin is back in New Zealand to perform solo. He talks to Jim about taking back his art from the big studios and being on the stage by himself to sing and… Video, Audio
Finalists for Best Music for a Feature Film
We're counting down to the prestigious music composition event, the APRA Silver Scroll, and this week saw the finalists announced for three of the awards - the SOUNZ Contemporary Award, the award for… Audio
Farr gone: 20 years of the Phoenix Foundation celebrated with NZSO tour
Is it an orchestral concert or a rock gig? Fans should expect both when they flock to hear New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Kiwi Rock band the Phoenix Foundation. Audio
Composer, Martin Lodge
Martin Lodge is a composer, a scholar and a commentator on music and is associate professor of music and head of composition at the University of Waikato. He has composed music for orchestras and… Audio
Music Feature: Leila Adu
Leila Adu is a kiwi musician who has composed for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Brentano String Quartet, So Percussion, Gamelan Padhang Moncar and Orchestra Wellington. She has performed her… Audio
Hamish McKeich and Gao Ping: The Mauricio Kagel Project
The Christchurch Arts Festival and Free Theatre present The Mauricio Kagel Project this week, exploring the work and ideas of the Argentinian composer. Conductor Hamish McKeich and composer-pianist… Audio
Albeniz - Fact or Fiction
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson explore the life and times of Isaac Albeniz, pianist and composer. Audio
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)
Michael Stewart talks to Rick Young about Charles Tournemire. Audio
Ewe Me and the Lambs
Relda Greenhalgh farms about an hour away from Kawhia, near Mount Pirongia. It's an isolated spot to start with, but she also lives with no phone or power. Her most recent project is breeding from… Audio, Gallery
Ewe Me and the Lambs
Relda Greenhalgh farms about an hour away from Kawhia, near Mount Pirongia. It's an isolated spot to start with, but she also lives with no phone or power. Her most recent project is breeding from…
AudioEvelyn Glennie - Percussion Champion
Evelyn Glennie talks about her quest to commission percussion repertoire from composers all over the world. Audio
Astor Piazzolla - Tango Nuevo
Charlotte Wilson explores the world of the master bandoneón player and composer who took tango from the South American pampas to concert halls around the world. Audio
Aaron Copland - An Uncommon Man
Matthew Crawford looks at the life and work of the man known as "the Dean of American Composers". Audio
Scriabin - Moscow Mystic
Peter Hoar introduces the early 20th-Century Russian composer of piano and orchestral music who developed an idiosyncratic and highly original harmonic language in the pursuit of communicating his… Audio
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Kenneth Young looks at the life and work of this Danish composer, conductor and violinist. Audio
Lord Berners - Exemplary English Eccentric
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson guide us through the composing career of one of England's more unusual composers. Audio
