Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
12 February 2012 - 3:55 pm NZ time
Listen live or
listen again here
The Sunday Feature
Sundays at 2 pm.
Something different from the wide world of music features.
- Music from Bamboo - Part 3, The Singing Bamboo
Allan Thomas continuing his series on bamboo instruments with the melodious flutes of India, China and Japan. (47′23″)
22 January 2012
24 Frames: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
A documentary paying tribute to Jonathan Dennis, the first director of the New Zealand Film Archive.
29 January 2012
Frederick Delius’s Magnificent Dance of Life and Death
Dr Emanuel Garcia and Simon Romanos present a fresh perspective on the effects of Delius’s final illness and the devoted, heroic roles of his wife Jelka Rosen and his amanuensis Eric Fenby.
5 February 2012
Music from Bamboo
From the mysterious to the magical, melodious to percussive, Allan Thomas explores music made with bamboo instruments.
Part 3: The Singing Bamboo
Bamboo instruments with the melodious flutes of India, China and Japan
2:00 pm Today
Music from Bamboo
Six programmes by Allan Thomas
(4) Bamboo Mystery (RNZ)
2:00 pm on Sunday (19 Feb 2012)
Music from Bamboo
Six programmes by Allan Thomas
(5) Ensembles and Bands (RNZ)
Information
Something different from the wide world of music features.
Documentaries on Radio New Zealand Concert
Backstage at the Met
Paul Bushnell goes backstage at the New York Metropolitan Opera to find out how a production is staged.
Douglas, The Landscape of a New Zealand Composer
A ten part series reflecting on Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) through the eyes and ears of his friends, family and colleagues, marking the 10th anniversary of his death in June 2001.
Making Maestros
A three-part documentary series inside the 2011 NZSO Conductor Workshops tutored by Pietari Inkinen.
Maurice Till
Tim Dodd talks to the eminent New Zealand pianist about his early career.
Music in Braille
Lisette Wesseling explores Louis Braille’s adaptation of his six-dot reading and writing system for the blind to represent the language of music.
The Returning
The Returning pays tribute to two notable New Zealand poets who have recently passed away, Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and Meg Campbell.