Songs
Anika Moa prepares to karate chop her way around Auckland
Don't you just love a singalong? So what could be better than Anika Moa's plans to waiata and Chop Chop Hiyaaa! her way across the Auckland region for the city's Arts Festival in March? Along with a… Audio
Capturing the musicians of Aotearoa
Hayley Theyers is the photographer behind Musicians of Aotearoa – a series of portraits as posters featuring some of our best if not best-known musicians. She plays us some of her favourite NZ songs.
…The Song Snatchers: Songs for rallies and marches
Wellington singers Marie and Anne Russell talk about the power in singing together, whether for pleasure, performance or to promote solidarity at demonstrations, pickets and marches. Their group The… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - First Half songs - Benson Wilson
Benson Wilson sings "Chanson de la mort de Don Quichotte" by Ibert, and "La Belle Jeunesse" by Poulenc, accompanied by Terence Dennis. The MC is Stuart Maunder. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - First Half songs - Madison Nonoa
Soprano Madison Nonoa sings "Ständchen" by Strauss and Britten's arrangement of "The Last Rose of Summer", accompanied by Terence Dennis. The MC is Stuart Maunder. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - First Half songs - Tavis Gravatt
Bass-baritone Tavis Gravatt sings "Der Doppelgänger" by Schubert and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" by Schönberg, accompanied by Terence Dennis. The MC is Stuart Maunder. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Final - First Half songs - Filipe Manu
Tenor Filipe Manu sings "Holiday Piece" by Lilburn and "Allerseelen" by Strauss, accompanied by Terence Dennis. The MC is Stuart Maunder. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two - Announce Finalists
Announcement by Yvonne Kenny of the four singers to go forward to the 2016 Lexus Song Quest Final. Recorded 17 July 2016 at St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two -Second Half
The second of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Madison Nonoa and Imogen Thirlwall (sopranos), Harry Grigg (tenor), Jarvis Dams (baritone) and Tavis Gravatt (bass… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert Two - First Half
The second of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Madison Nonoa and Imogen Thirlwall (sopranos), Harry Grigg (tenor), Jarvis Dams (baritone) and Tavis Gravatt (bass… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert One - Second Half
The first of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Emily Mwila and Sophie Sparrow (sopranos), Filipe Manu (tenor), Bradley Christensen and Benson Wilson (baritones)… Audio
2016 Lexus Song Quest Semi-Final Concert One - First Half
The first of two recitals featuring the ten semi-finalists. In this recital we hear Emily Mwila and Sophie Sparrow (sopranos), Filipe Manu (tenor), Bradley Christensen and Benson Wilson (baritones)… Audio
Elegy
Peter Mechen looks into the history of Lilburn's song-cycle Elegy on poems by Alistair Te Ariki Campbell. Audio
Christopher Bowen & Alison Holden: 'Sings Harry, Bill and Mick'
Christopher Bowen is back in Christchurch, performing a series of songs by composers Douglas Lilburn, Lyell Cresswell, Patrick Shepherd and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He joins pianist Alison Holden to… Audio
The Singing Scientist
The 'Singing Scientist' Matthew Barnett enjoys the challenge of turning complicated scientific concepts into catchy songs Audio
The Singing Scientist
The 'Singing Scientist' Matthew Barnett enjoys the challenge of turning complicated scientific concepts into catchy songs
AudioRoss HARRIS: Songs for Beatrice
Soprano Madeleine Pierard and pianist Terence Dennis perform Songs for Beatrice, a collection of songs to honour the New Zealand astronomer Beatrice Tinsley, composed by Ross Harris with words by… Audio
