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EntertainmentJuly 19

Show reflected performers’ long list of accolades

Nick Granville QuartetHanover Hall,Saturday, July 18
Show reflected performers’ long list of accolades
Show reflected performers’ long list of accolades
DunedinJuly 19

Choir rocks 10th birthday concert

Dunedin’s Rock Choir marked its 10th birthday during a concert at Tūhura Otago Museum on Saturday, which attracted more than 150 people.
Choir rocks 10th birthday concert
Choir rocks 10th birthday concert
EntertainmentJuly 17

Gutsy tribute leaves hope for more from skilled team

A tribute evening that delivered a set list as diverse and captivating as the man himself.
Gutsy tribute leaves hope for more from skilled team
Gutsy tribute leaves hope for more from skilled team
WānakaJuly 16

Audience response to Sheppard musical ‘ultimate reward’

The first performances of That Bloody Woman have left the cast and crew feeling the ‘‘ultimate reward’’ for months of hard work.
Audience response to Sheppard musical ‘ultimate reward’
Audience response to Sheppard musical ‘ultimate reward’
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DunedinJuly 14

‘4EPs’ debuts top of national music chart

Four Dunedin bands have risen above the likes of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber after their independently produced record topped a New Zealand music chart.
‘4EPs’ debuts top of national music chart
‘4EPs’ debuts top of national music chart
NationalJuly 11

19-year-old wins Song Quest

Samuel Mataele, 19-year-old countertenor from Auckland, is the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest winner.
19-year-old wins Song Quest
19-year-old wins Song Quest
EntertainmentJuly 9

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.
Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
Total Eclipse of the Heart singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
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DunedinJuly 9

There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky

David Bowie was always amazed that people took what he had to say so seriously.
There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
There’ll be a starman, watching from the sky
DunedinJuly 9

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.
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Community choir to celebrate its 10th anniversary
Central OtagoJuly 8

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.
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
Talented Alexandra musician's tragic death at 42
EntertainmentJuly 3

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.
A scene to be heard
A scene to be heard
WorldJuly 3

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.
Did they pull a swifty?
Did they pull a swifty?
EntertainmentJune 21

Sellout matinees for orchestra’s 60th

Beethoven, Ritchie and FaureKing’s and Queen’s Performing Arts CentreSaturday, June 20
Sellout matinees for orchestra’s 60th
Sellout matinees for orchestra’s 60th
DunedinJune 20

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.
Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner
Obituary: Eric Officer, piano tuner
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EntertainmentJune 17

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.
Secret snippet
Secret snippet
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EntertainmentJune 17

Dunedin's one-woman powerhouse

One of the questions Harriet Moir always gets asked is, how does she do it all?
Dunedin's one-woman powerhouse
Dunedin's one-woman powerhouse
EntertainmentJune 13

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: Joe McDonald, musician
Obituary: Joe McDonald, musician
QueenstownJune 12

Dream comes true for fiddler

A Queenstown fiddler says she is stoked to be performing in Scotland’s most famous cultural event.
Dream comes true for fiddler
Dream comes true for fiddler
EntertainmentJune 12

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.
The art of the chorus
The art of the chorus
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NationalJune 10

Research links music tempo to driving safety

Heavy metal or classical music - which is safer to listen to while you are driving?
Research links music tempo to driving safety
Research links music tempo to driving safety
NationalJune 10

$300k boost for Big Sing event

The government has moved to secure funding for one of the country's biggest school music events.
$300k boost for Big Sing event
$300k boost for Big Sing event
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DunedinJune 9

‘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.
‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
‘Powerhouse’ as old friends to star
SouthlandJune 9

Award finalists announced

Gore’s Phil Geary, Brian Pay and Ron Mitchell are among the finalists for this year’s Southland Creative Arts Awards.
Award finalists announced
Award finalists announced
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DunedinJune 8

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.
Trinity students get school back in tune with choir
Trinity students get school back in tune with choir
DunedinJune 8

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.
Sing it with flair
Sing it with flair