Vincent O’sullivan
“I led a happy life, but I wrote sad poems” – Bill Manhire on his time as a Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow
Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Audio
A Circle of Laureates
New Zealand Poet Laureate CK Stead and his predecessors Jenny Bornholdt, Michele Leggott, Bill Manhire, Cilla McQueen, Vincent O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Smither, Brian Turner and Ian Wedde share their… Audio
Ross Harris - Tribute and Tribulation
Ross Harris talks to Elizabeth Kerr about his composing career. Audio
What I do is build an unreal house and I fill it with real storms
An intensely personal memoir by one of the country's leading writers of fantasy, exploring the roots of her interest in alternative reality, and intertwining her own story, and that of her family into… Audio
Requiem for the Fallen - Interview with composer Ross Harris
An interview with the composer of a dramatic new work written in commemoration of World War I. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Requiem for the Fallen (Part Two)
The world première of a dramatic new work written in commemoration of World War I by composer Ross Harris, poet Vincent O'Sullivan and taonga puoro composer Horomona Horo. The work interweaves text… Audio
For the Fallen (Part One)
PURCELL: Hear My Prayer
MESSIAEN: O sacrum Convivium
BEETHOVEN: Molto Adagio from String Quartet in A minor Op 132
SCHNITTKE: Drei geistliche Gesange
New Zealand String Quartet, Voices New… Audio