Upbeat for Friday 17 July 2015

2:40 PM.After playing the fiendish harpsichord part in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 5 with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra, Indra Hughes wanted a new challenge. He’s wrapping his fingers around the first… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.'Blank Noise' has been making waves both artistically and socio-politically, creating multimedia work to combat sexual predation. Founder Jasmeen Patheja was in Auckland recently to present their work… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.The Dame Malvina Foundation Christchurch Aria is the first major vocal competition of the year. Eva speaks to the winner: soprano Madison Nonoa. Audio