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Upbeat is an arts programme broadcast nationally on RNZ Concert every weekday. The RNZ website promotes the programme as: What's going on in the world of music and the arts? From the concert hall to the cinema, we talk to musicians, composers, choreographers, dancers, actors, directors and artists - Upbeat finds out what makes them tick. In today's programme:
1pm Remembering a great artist, violinist Jan Tawroszewicz
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Pianist Diedre Irons pays tribute to violinist Jan Tawroszewicz who died at his Christchurch home on Saturday. The Polish musician raised musicianship to a new level in this country after he arrived to teach at the University of Canterbury in 1985. Diedre formed the Canterbury Trio with Jan and Alexander Ivashkin and talks about the sublime performances they shared.
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1.20 Time for Tui Contenders to Tune In
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Damian Vaughan is CEO of Recorded Music NZ Limited, a not for profit organisation responsible for running the NZ Music Awards, and the Official NZ Top40 Chart. Nominations for all categories of the Music Awards have just opened and we ask why classical music has such a low profile.
1.40 Exploring global consciousness through the power of music
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Christchurch choir Global Voices is celebrating twenty years of music making. Music Director Helen Charlton and long time member Debbie Carter talk about the philosophy of the choir and how it continues to develop.
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Remembering a great artist, violinist Jan Tawroszewicz
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Pianist Diedre Irons pays tribute to violinist Jan Tawroszewicz who died at his Christchurch home on Saturday. The Polish musician raised the level of musicianship in this country after he arrived to teach at the University of Canterbury in 1985. Diedre formed the Canterbury Trio with Jan and Alexander Ivashkin and talks about the special musical rapport she had with Jan.
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Pianist Diedre Irons pays tribute to violinist Jan Tawroszewicz who died at his Christchurch home on Saturday. The Polish musician raised the level of musicianship in this country after he arrived to teach at the University of Canterbury in 1985. Diedre formed the Canterbury Trio with Jan and Alexander Ivashkin and talks about the special musical rapport she had with Jan.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: classical
Duration: 24'41"
13:20
Time for Tui Contenders to Tune In
BODY:
Damian Vaughan is CEO of Recorded Music NZ Limited, a not for profit organisation responsible for running the NZ Music Awards, the Official NZ Top40 Chart and the Music Grants programme. As nominations for all categories of the Music Awards open we ask why classical music tends to have such a low profile.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: classical
Duration: 24'45"
13:40
Exploring global consciousness through the power of music
BODY:
Christchurch choir Global Voices is celebrating twenty years of music making. Music Director Helen Charlton and long time member Debbie Carter talks about the philosophy of the choir and how it has continued to develop.
Topics: music
Regions:
Tags: world, world music, Global Voices choir
Duration: 12'41"