Lindis Taylor quits as Dominion Post music critic
Just before the start of the Festival I resigned as music critic for The Dominion Post, with immediate effect. The main reason for setting up Middle C was to compensate for the steady reduction by The...
View ArticleCrisis in public radio
Most of our readers will be aware of the announcement a week ago by the Minister of Broadcasting, Dr Jonathan Coleman, that Radio New Zealand would have to sustain cuts; and he eyed especially RNZ...
View ArticleEnsembles combine in magnificent Nelson concert
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat, K 563; Brigid Bisley: Unbound for String Quartet; Strauss: Metamorphosen for string septet Hermitage String Trio, New Zealand String Quartet, Hiroshi Ikematsu (double...
View ArticleDistinguished guests share Nelson concert of masterpieces
‘Memories’ Mozart: String Quintet in C minor, K 406, with James Campbell in place of first violin; Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8; Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op 15; Beethoven: Sonata No 32 in C minor,...
View ArticleFour fine musicians compete for NZSM Concerto Competition
New Zealand School of Music Concerto Competition Competitors: Nick Price (guitar) – Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez; Reuben Chin (alto saxophone) – Pierre Dubois’s Concerto for alto saxophone and...
View ArticleGao Ping’s winning presentation of Debussy, New Zealand and east Asian piano...
Gao Ping – piano (Wellington Chamber Music) Debussy: Book II of Images for piano and L’Île joyeuse; Jack Body: Five melodies for piano; Eve de Castro Robinson: And the garden was full of voices; Gao...
View ArticleWebsite problems: acknowledgement of Turnovsky Endowment Trust grant
Because we have been unable to carry out certain functions on this website, our mast-head still bears our acknowledgement of sponsorship by the Adam Foundation which gave us greatly appreciated support...
View ArticleRebranding strikes academia: Victoria University victim of corporate-style...
Rebranding strikes academia In a radical break from the knitting pattern that Middle C usually follows, I am driven to raise my voice to protest about the planned rebranding of my alma-mater, Victoria...
View ArticleRNZ Chief plans to destroy RNZ Concert
Crisis in our intellectual and cultural life! We reproduce below a report on Stuff website about the unbelievably barbaric plans of Radio New Zealand to sack all RNZ Concert staff, broadcast music...
View ArticleSave Radio NZ Concert: sign a petition and write letters
We gather there are several petitions out there that seek to protect Radio New Zealand Concert, its integrity, even its survival to all intents and purposes. Here is the one that’s recommended:...
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