Sound Lounge

A selection from The Gristle of Knuckles album by Eve de Castro - Robinson; Pieces by young New Zealand composers recorded at the Intrepid Music Project concert, 2014; Composers who use math in their… Read more

New Zealand Music for Woodwind, recorded in University of Auckland Music Theatre; The autonomous instruments used in Stroma's performance of Ballet Mécanique. Read more

A concert of exciting modern works for piano trio by one of New Zealand’s leading chamber music groups; the Q2 Music team discuss exciting works they’ve discovered. Read more

The Cusp of Magic and Celestial Valley by Terry Riley. Who are the modern day composer champions, and whose work are they promoting? Owl Splinters and Follow Still, Oblivion by Deaf Center. Read more

We mark Chinese New Year with music, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his opera Madame White Snake, Zhou Long, who creates thoughtful, spiritually-infused music that has resonated with audiences… Read more

The Blackbird Ensemble performs arrangements of songs by Björk at Q Theatre in Auckland, 11 November 2017. Read more Video, Audio

The musicians of the Thar Desert in India's Rajasthan state, have maintained a continuous musical lineage for well over 1,000 years. But the sands and sounds of the Thar Desert are shifting. Dan Beban… Read more Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 12 April 2017. Read more Audio

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… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the first album in a decade from Japanese electro-pop collagist Cornelius. Read more Audio

Composer Marc Chesterman discusses the bizarre requests composers get from directors and other challenges of creating music for documentary, in this case, the new Florian Habicht film Spookers. Read more Video, Audio

American composer John Adams’ work has been a heard a lot by local audiences thanks to his long friendship with NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart. Adams discusses the role de Waart played in… Read more Audio