19-year-old wins Song Quest
Samuel Mataele, 19-year-old countertenor from Auckland, is the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest winner.
Music
Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
A Dunedin community choir will celebrate its 10th anniversary next Saturday with a special performance charting the past decade of popular music.
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There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
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There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
David Bowie was always amazed that people took what he had to say so seriously.
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
Alexandra-born violinist Jenny Banks, who forged an international career in music, has aged 42 after a long battle with frontotemporal dementia.
Did they pull a swifty?
Did they pull a swifty?
Pop megastar Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are married, a New York paper claims, citing multiple unnamed sources amid preparations for an expected celebration at Madison Square Garden.
A scene to be heard
A scene to be heard
A four-EP cross-section of young local musicians is full of character and steeped in rebellious attitude, George Elliott writes.
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Secret snippet
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Secret snippet
Dunedin composer Emeritus Prof Anthony Ritchie may have just composed his first cello concerto, but it comes on the back of many significant works for Dunedin and New Zealand.
Sellout matinees for orchestra’s 60th
Sellout matinees for orchestra’s 60th
Beethoven, Ritchie and FaureKing’s and Queen’s Performing Arts CentreSaturday, June 20
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Research links music tempo to driving safety
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Research links music tempo to driving safety
Heavy metal or classical music - which is safer to listen to while you are driving?
Dream comes true for fiddler
Dream comes true for fiddler
A Queenstown fiddler says she is stoked to be performing in Scotland’s most famous cultural event.
Obituary: Joe McDonald, musician
Obituary: Joe McDonald, musician
"Country" Joe McDonald was a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War.
Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner
Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner
You would be hard-pressed to find a musician in Dunedin whose instrument did not at one point receive the care and attention of piano tuner Eric Officer.
The art of the chorus
The art of the chorus
Bunchy’s Big Score have recorded an album’s worth of seriously good choruses, but fans shouldn’t be concerned, they tell Tom McKinlay.
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‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
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‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
In a ‘‘powerhouse reunion’’, three University of Otago music graduates have hooked themselves leads in Opera New Zealand’s upcoming performance of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.
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Trinity students get school back in tune with choir
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Trinity students get school back in tune with choir
When a group of Trinity Catholic College students found out there was no choir at their school, they decided that must be changed.
$300k boost for Big Sing event
$300k boost for Big Sing event
The government has moved to secure funding for one of the country's biggest school music events.
Award finalists announced
Award finalists announced
Gore’s Phil Geary, Brian Pay and Ron Mitchell are among the finalists for this year’s Southland Creative Arts Awards.
Sing it with flair
Sing it with flair
The Nautilus Chorale from Otago Girls’ High School perform at the 2026 Otago and South Canterbury Big Sing regional concert at the Dunedin Town Hall yesterday.
Taane to headline Matariki festival
Taane to headline Matariki festival
Always on My Mind singer Tiki Taane has been confirmed as the headline act for this year’s sparkling lineup of events at Dunedin’s Puaka Matariki Festival.