Featured Music Stories
The Mixtape: Liv Sission on Fungi, Food and Music
This week on the RNZ Mixtape we go mushroom foraging with Liv Sisson. Audio
Liv is a forager, fungi enthusiast and writer at the Spinoff. On the Mixtape she shares the local music and mushroom discoveries she’s made since moving to New Zealand. Audio
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Supertonic turns 10
10 May 2024It started out as group of friends who wanted to continue singing together after 'ageing out' of Wellington Youth Choir. Ten years later, Supertonic choir is still going strong. RNZ Concert's Andrew Clark talks with the choir's founder and co-musical director, Isaac Stone. Video, Audio
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The captivating sound of the baroque cello
9 May 2024Virtuoso baroque cellist Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann is joining NZ Barok for a series of concerts featuring three contrasting concertos. She tells RNZ Concert's David Morriss why she loves the period instrument sound. Video, Audio
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Creating community through collective music making
7 May 2024Congratulations to the New Zealand Ukulele Trust, this year's recipient of the Baysting Prize for Children's Champion at the NZ Children's Music Awards. David Morriss talks with Maria Winder, one of the founding trustees. Video, Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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New Horizons: The Taite Music Prize
12 May 2024For his second NZ Music Month programme, William Dart looks back at the history of the Taite Music Prize as well as the hopefuls and winner of this year's big prize. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 May 2024
12 May 2024Hymns with the theme of mercy feature in this week's programme, and there are some hymns to Mary to mark Mother's Day. Audio
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Inside Out: Eight Kiwi jazz women you need to hear
11 May 2024Nick Tipping plays tracks from eight NZ women leading their own jazz bands, including pianists Charmaine Ford and Anita Schwabe, saxophonist Louisa Williamson, singer Alannah Goldsmith, and drummer Lauren Ellis. Audio
Featured Music Programmes
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The Mixtape: Liv Sisson on Fungi, Food and Music
11 May 2024Liv is a forager, fungi enthusiast and writer at the Spinoff. On the Mixtape she shares the local music and mushroom discoveries she's made since moving to New… Audio
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The Mixtape: Taite award winner Vera Ellen and producer Ben Lemi
4 May 2024This year's Taite Music Prize winning singer/songwriter Vera Ellen and her producer Ben Lemi pick the New Zealand music that influenced them and talk about the… Audio
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The Mixtape: Mike Howie
27 Apr 2024Mike Howie shares some of his favourite music with Charlotte Ryan. Audio
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The Mixtape: UK musician and DJ Nabihah Iqbal
20 Apr 2024The English musician, writer and broadcaster shares her favourite music with Charlotte Ryan. Audio