‘Musical excellence’ shown by ensemble
‘Musical excellence’ shown by ensemble
Leith Ensemble, a quartet of local professional musicians performed at Olveston on Monday.
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Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Kaylee Bell. Regent Theatre, Dunedin, Friday, November 14.
Symphonic celebration of women
Symphonic celebration of women
Simply the Best, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Town Hall, Saturday, November 15.
Music festival to get support from Air NZ
Music festival to get support from Air NZ
The announcement of sponsorship from Air New Zealand for the Tussock Country Music Festival is being greeted as a "major boon" for the event.
Operatic feast goes down well
Operatic feast goes down well
Opera Otago is definitely alive and well, at present in the ideal venue of Nations Church in South Dunedin, cooking up a potpourri of arias and choruses
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Lessons in the key of music
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Lessons in the key of music
A new take on a Kiwi classic is helping a group of tamariki to find their voice.
Pride enhances performance
Pride enhances performance
A near capacity crowd filled Knox Church to relish the singing of Jonathan Lemalu, with the Dunedin RSA Choir.
Obituary: Sonny Curtis, musician
Obituary: Sonny Curtis, musician
Sonny Curtis wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from Keith Whitley’s country smash I’m No Stranger to the Rain to the Everly Brothers’ Walk Right Back.
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Finding beats in the east
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Finding beats in the east
Drummer Thomas Friggens thrives on variety, from rock and jazz to experimental and Indian-inspired music, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Andrew Fagan spent several months in a leaky boat and lived to tell the tale. He talks to Matthew Littlewood about life and his show tonight.
Starling to take centre stage with choir
Starling to take centre stage with choir
"When she sits on my shoulder and sings her full song in my ear, I just feel like the most privileged person in the world."
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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
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Celebrating ‘fresh’ Dunedin Sound
A compilation album of contemporary music produced by the Dunedin City Council is receiving mixed reviews before it is recorded.
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Hear the people sing: they will rock you
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Hear the people sing: they will rock you
Back stage, "it’s all camomile tea and gingernuts".
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Stoked for some sonic surfing
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Stoked for some sonic surfing
Paying tribute to some of the greatest female singers of all time is the aim of "Simply the Best", the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s latest crossover concert.
Longtime Dragon guitarist Robert Taylor dies
Longtime Dragon guitarist Robert Taylor dies
Robert Taylor, a longtime member of New Zealand band Dragon, has died.
Obituary: Rick Davies, musician
Obituary: Rick Davies, musician
Rick Davies was the co-founder, singer and songwriter of worldwide chart-topping British band Supertramp.
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All together now
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All together now
Dave Dobbyn is in town next week to create a little togetherness, he tells Tom McKinlay.
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Award for composer ‘pretty surreal’
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Award for composer ‘pretty surreal’
A blend of classical string, vocal and electronic sound engineering has won a Dunedin composer top honours for contemporary music.
Williams claims premier songwriting award for second time
Williams claims premier songwriting award for second time
Indie folk singer Marlon Williams has won New Zealand's premier songwriting award for the second time.
Nothing B grade about organ recital
Nothing B grade about organ recital
Norma’s B-List, David Burchell, Dunedin Town Hall, Sunday, October 26.