Sound Lounge
The BBC Proms concert I'm most looking forward to is...
Sound Lounge producer Ryan Smith has been patiently waiting for the very last in our series of BBC Proms concerts - a late night prom conducted and curated by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood.
Sound Lounge: San Francisco Looper Amy X; Al Fraser and Phil Boniface's Ponguru
A selection from the album Ponguru by Al Fraser (taonga puoro) and Phil Boniface (double bass). And in Relevant Tones Seth looks at some contemporary composers who are creating ritualistic music, a… Video
Salina Fisher on an upward spiral
At just 23 Wellington composer Salina Fisher has taken the SOUNZ Contemporary Award at the Silver Scrolls for the second year in a row. Her winning work, Tōrino for string quartet is based on… Audio
Nights' Culture - Contemporary Classical Music
RNZ Concert Sound Lounge presenter Charlotte Wilson celebrates the birthday of Douglas Lilburn, and gives us a taste of a new release by one of his students, NZ composer Jenny McLeod. Plus we'll hear… Audio
Nicholas Isherwood: The Electric Voice (2)
The most famous bass-baritone in new music - in the world. Nicholas Isherwood has been right here in New Zealand on a Distinguished Visitors Award at the University of Auckland School of Music, and… Audio
Nicholas Isherwood: The Electric Voice (1)
The most famous bass-baritone in new music - in the world. He's been right here in New Zealand at the invitation of the NZSM: and in this 2-part series, Charlotte Wilson talks to him about new music… Audio
Ross Harris discusses his recent work
Wellington composer Ross Harris is on a roll. Two premieres within a day of each other and a whole heap of works on the boil. Charlotte Wilson talked to him about his Symphony No 6, his new quartet… Audio
John Elmsly
Composer John Elmsly, electro-acoustic music expert and Associate Professor at the University of Auckland for more than 30 years, reflects on his year as the Lilburn composer in residence in… Audio
Nell Thomas
Charlotte Wilson talks to Nell Thomas (Orchestra of Spheres) about the Wellington Musical Electronics Library, performing with Kraus at the Zombies on the Horizon festival, and the 'Sonic Surgery' DIY… Audio
Jonathan Crayford plays his picks from his latest album
He's been described as New Zealand's most prolific export and he's certainly proving that with his current projects - his trio in New York, the orchestra he works with in Spain, his score for the… Audio