13.10

Programme Schedule

Sherry has created this "13.10 Listening Room" inspired by "All the Light We Cannot See", a Pulitzer-winning book by Anthony Doerr which also won the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Hitorical Fiction. The novel was recently adapted by Netflix and turned into a film of the same name. You can read the synopsis of the book here. Skip to programme schedule here and latest info on the latest upcoming episode here.

From July 2024 (first show on American Independence Day, midday 5 July 2024 in New Zealand), Sherry (and sometimes Zoe too) aims to do regular readings of music, poetry, philosophy, and other literary works (already in public domain and out of copyright) LIVE on a chosen online audio platform (with no replay), to share new and old ideas in the digital age where information comes far too easily and readily. She aims to bring back the nostalgia and excitement of live radio broadcast (different from social audio), touch the hearts of her listeners and bring them hope through the beauty of the selected works.

More details to come soon! You will also be able to find a schedule and link on this page.

The first book we will share will be "The Light We Cannot See", one chapter at a time. Listeners are welcome to submit book titles and a short piece of classical music to be played which will go on the wish list for future readings.

You can find the streaming link here at Sherry's online radio station "Next Golden Age", and when she's not broadcasting, her own piano recordings will be streaming 24/7 (right now her Scriabin recordings from 2020-2022). Apart from "13.10 Listening Room" there is plan for more different programmes in the near future.

Book List:

(1) All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr, 2014)

(2) 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne, 1871)

Poetry List:

(1) The Collected Poems by Katherine Mansfield (Edited by Gerri Kimber, Claire Davison)

Auto DJ Music List:

(1) Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (1890)

(2) Alexander Scriabin: Selected Works (played by Sherry Grant)

(3) Music by Marion Bauer & Florence Price

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE (all in NZ time)

*Episode 1: A Celebration of American Independence Day (4 July 2024)

- Friday 5th July 2024 10am (replays 10pm and Sunday 10am)

- American novel reading: Part Zero of "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr (USA)

- American poetry reading: W H Auden "Funeral Blues", Emily Dickinson "Wild Nights - Wild Nights" and Abraham Lincoln "My Childhood-Home I See Again"

- Reading of world haiku by Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Don Baird (USA), Linda L Ludwig (USA), Kathabela Wilson (USA), Elizabeth Crocket (Canada) and Zoe Grant (NZ)

- Music: Claude Debussy "Clair de Lune", Marion Bauer "Prelude in D for the Left Hand Op.15 No.1", Marion Bauer "Prelude in A minor Op.15 No.2", Florence Price "Thumbnail Sketches of A Day in the Life of a Washerwoman" mvt 1 "Morning" performed by Sherry Grant (NZ)

- News: NZ pianist Sherry Grant and Dutch violist Emlyn Stam will perform Vio-Latino (10 world premieres) on their South American concert tour 17-30 July 2024

*Episode 2: A Celebration of Argentinian Independence Day (9 July 2024)

- Friday 12th July 2024 10am (replays 10pm and Sunday 10am)

- Argentinian short story/prose reading: "The Cicular Ruins" (from "Labyrinths") and "Borges and I" and "Dreamtigers" by Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina)

- Argentinian poetry reading: Susana Chevasco "Baby, You Pose No More", Roberto Ferro "I think of a pine tree..." and "a crack..."

- Other poem: "Mirror" by Denise O'Hagan (Australia)

- Reading of world haiku by Kala Ramesh (India), Wilda Morris (USA), Pravat Kumar Padhy (India), Tom Bierovic (USA), David He Zhuanglang (China), John Pappas (USA and Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff (USA)

- Music: Claude Debussy "La fille aux cheveux de lin", Andrew Llyod Webber "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (from Evita), Por Una Cabeza and Astor Piazzolla "Oblivion"

- News: (1) World Choir Game (Auckland, NZ in July 2024) with comments from NZ composers Chris Artley and David Hamilton, (2) Alto Nova Duo's Vio-Latino South American concert tour with comments from Dutch violist Emlyn Stam, (3) Fulton Summer Music Academy with comments from director Addison C. Teng (USA/Taiwan) about masterclasses and (4) Online Rengay Reading in August and International Rengay Gathering in September (Guest speaker - John Pappas)

Episode 1

Episode 2

*Episode 3: Vio-Latino in South America (18 July 2024)

- Friday 19th July 2024 10am (replays 10pm and Sunday 10am), Campinas, Brazil time 7pm & 7am

- Dutch violist Emlyn Stam and NZ pianist Sherry Grant introduce Vio-Latino, followed by words by all 10 composers of Vio-Latino: Moshe Knoll, Barbara Varassi Pega, Marius Diaz, Daniel Rojas, Luis Saglie, Polo Piatti, Andrian Pertout, Martin Musaubach (明馬丁), Silvina Milstein and Jean Kleeb

- Haiku reading from Day 2 of 2023 KM100NZ Festival by 30 haiku poets:

31.Nayomi Amarasinghe (Sri Lanka)

32.Neena Singh (India)

33.Nicoletta Ignatti (Italy)

34.Nina Kovacic (Croatia)

35.Preeti Sharma (India)

36.Pris Cambell (USA)

37.Radhika De Silva (Sri Lanka)

38.Richard Harrow (UK)

39.Roohallah Ghasemi (Iran)

40.Ruth Happel (USA)

41.Sharmila Bandunee Danwatta (Sri Lanka)

42.Stefanie Bucifal (Germany)

43.Stoianka Boianova (Bulgaria)

44.Subhashini Jayatilake (Australia)

45.Swarna Bopali (Sri Lanka)

46.wanda amos (Australia)

47.Adele Evershed (USA)

48.Astrid Egger (Canada)

49.Barbara Strang (NZ)

50.Bidyut Prabha Gantayat (India)

51.Bittor Duce Zubillaga (Basque Country)

52.Bronwyn Bryant (NZ)

53.Dan C. Julian (Romania)

54.Dragica Ohashi (Japan)

55.Ed Bremson (USA)

56.Hiranthi Sellahewa (Sri Lanka)

57.James Penha (Indoneisa)

58.Jean-Claude Lin (Germany)

59.Jenny Shepherd (UK)

60.Jerome Berglund (USA)

- Music: (1) Daniel Rojas: Navegar Tango for Viola (performed by violist Aidan Filshie & pianist Daniel Rojas) (2) Prelude from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 for piano solo, played by Sherry Grant) (3) Martin Musaubach: On Love (performed by 9m88, GcWabe & Musa 明馬丁)

- News: (1) 49th International Viola Congress, Campinas, Brazil (17-21 July 2024) (2) Online Rengay Reading on 10 August 9-11am NZ time and 7th International Rengay Gathering on 15th of September 9-11am (Guest speaker - John Pappas) (3) Haiku Down Under online conference (16-18 August 2024)

Episode 3

*Episode 4: 49th IVC and Vio-Latino in Argentina (28 July 2024)

- Sunday 29th July 2024 10pm (replays 30th 10pm), Argentina time 28th July 7am & 29th 7am

- A quick glimpse of the 49th International Viola Congress and Vio-Latino in Brazil and Argentina

- Short story reading: "The Dog" by Argentine writer Cesar Aira

- Haiku readiing: poems by Kala Ramesh, David He, Milan Rajkumar and rengay reading, poems by Ignatius Fay, Sherry Grant, Deborah P Kolodji & Richard L. Matta

- Music: (1) Polo Piatti: The Birds (2) Moshe Knoll: "Central Park" String Quartet (3) Jean Kleeb: "Missa Brasileira, I. Kyrie (Bossa Nova)

Episode 4

*Episode 5: A Day in Chile (2 August 2024)

- Friday 2nd August 2024 10am (replays Sat 3rd Aug 10am and 10pm)

- A quick recap of Alto Nova Duo's 2024 Vio-Latino South American Concert Tour

- Short story reading: "Travelling with Books" by Chilean writer Alejandro Zambra

- Poetry by Chilean poets Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) & Gabriela Mistral (1889-1957)

- Haiku readiing: poems by Peter Jastermsky (USA), Nalini Shetty (India), Christina Chin (Malaysia)

- Music: (1) Lionel Tertis: "Hier au Soir" (Emlyn Stam, viola + Shuann Chai, piano) (2) Andrian Pertout: "Luz Merional" (Southern Light) No.1 Niño durmiente + No.9 Nostalgia (Michael Kieran Harvey, piano) (3) Daniel Rojas: "Latin Piano Expressions" No.1 + No.2 (Daniel Rojas, piano) (4) Luis Saglie: "Dos Canciones" for Cello & Piano, No.2 (Milan Karanović, cello + Meri Bojić, piano)

- News: (1) Rengay 32nd Birthday Reading (Friday 9 August @ 2-4pm Pacific Time, hosted by Micahel Dylan Welch + Garry Gay, co-hosted by Sherry + Zoe Grant) (2) 7th International Rengay Gathering (Sunday 9-11am, 15th September 2024 NZ time, special guest speaker John Pappas, hosted by Sherry + Zoe Grant) to register email rainingrengay(at)gmail(dot)com (3) Haiku Down Under (16-18 August 2024, free, online, register here (4) Piano recital @ Lewis Eady, Auckland, NZ (Saturday 3rd August 2024 @ 6:30-8:30pm, Delvan Lin, piano + Tony YanTong Chen, piano), tickets here

Episode 5

*Episode 6: All about Brazil (9 August 2024)

- Friday 9th August 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 11th August 2024 at 9am)

- Short story reading: "Love (Amor)" by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector (1920 - 1977)

- Poems by Brazilian poets Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823 -1864) and Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987)

- Haiku readiing: poems by Anne Curran (NZ), Nola Borrell (NZ) and Sandra Simpson (NZ)

- Music: (1) 1st movement Prelude from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 for piano solo (Sherry Grant, piano) (2) Antonio Carlos Jobim: “The Girl from Ipanema” (1963) (sung by João Gilberto in Portuguese, Astrud Gilberto in English and Stan Getz, saxophone) (3) Chiquinha Gonzaga e Machado Careca: “CORTA-JACA (sung by Lysia Condé) (4) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: Mas Que Nada (1966)

Episode 6

*Episode 7: Love from Australia (16 August 2024)

- Friday 16th August 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 11th August 2024 at 9am) NZ time (8am/8pm Friday and 7am Sunday Melbourne time)

- Short story reading: "The Rainbow-Bird" by Australian writer Vance Palmer (1885 – 1959)

- Poems by Australian poets Henry Lawson (1867-1922), Denise O’Hagan, Jonathan Cant and KA Rees

- Haiku readiing: poems by Australian poets Carole Harrison, Lorraine Haig and Subhashini Jayatilake

- Music: (ALL MELBOURNE COMPOSERS) (1) Johanna Mary Selleck: “Spindrift” for harp (2008), played by Jacinta Dennett (2) Stuart Greenbaum: “Fragments of Gratification” played by composer on piano (3) Elliott Gyger: “Unfractured light”, Movt IV from “giving voice” (2012) performed by Halcyon (mezzo-soprano Jenny Duck-Chong and Sally Walker on the alto flute) (4) Andrián Pertout:“No. 3, Fear and Confidence, Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Suite for Orchestra, no. 380 (2002, Rev. 2016)” performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile at the XVII Festival Internacional de Música Contemporánea 16-20 January, 2017

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*Episode 8: Back in NZ - Katherine Mansfield and Me (23 August 2024)

- Friday 23rd August 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 25th August 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Woman at the Store" (1912) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Poem by Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923): Malade

- Haiku readiing: poems by Lakshman Bulusu (USA), Kanjini Devi (NZ) and Sushama Kapur (India)

- Music: (ALL AUCKLAND COMPOSERS) (1) Chris Artley: “An Anzac Reflection” for viola and piano (2019), written for and world premiered by violist Milan Milisavljević (principal violist of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, USA) and Sherry Grant, piano (2) Yvette Audain: “Malade” (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) David Hamilton: “Wairere (Waterfall)” (2019), written for NZ violist Robert Ashworth (princiapl violist of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra) and Sherry Grant, piano (4) Erin Fagan: “Fantasie Tematico”, 3rd mvt from his Piano Sonata in B Flat Minor Op.86 No.3 (2015), performed by John Zheng, piano

- Featured poetry/art "After Picasso's The Dream, 1932" by Rachel Naomi (NZ)

Episode 8

*Episode 9: Birds in NZ - Katherine Mansfield "The Canary" (30 August 2024)

- Friday 30th August 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 1st September 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Canary" (1922) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Interview: Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow (UK), September 2023, panelists KM scholar Gerri Kimber (UK), KM scholar/cellist Martin Griffiths (NZ) and pianist/cellist/poet Sherry Grant (NZ)

- Poem by Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923): Covering Wings

- Haiku readiing: poems by Gillena Cox (Trinidad and Tobago), Keith Evetts (UK) and Grace Galton (UK, 1936-2022)

- Music: (NZ COMPOSERS) (1) Alfred Hill (1869-1960): "Prelude (Through a Veil of Mist)" (1924) - Sherry Grant, piano (2) Anthony Ritchie: “Exquisite Spirit” - Katherine Mansfield Songs (Op.222, 2023) - To L.H.B. / The Sea-child / Loneliness, composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) Kenneth Young: “The World is Beautiful Tonight” (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (4) Schubert: An der Musik D547 with English lyrics - sung by visiting baritone Roderick Williams and accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn (2020)

- News: (1) 7th International Rengay Gathering (Sunday 9-11am, 15th September 2024 NZ time, special guest speaker John Pappas, hosted by Sherry + Zoe Grant) to register email rainingrengay(at)gmail(dot)com (2) 3-hour masterclass by international renowned British baritone Roderick Williams. It will be held on the 8th of September 2024 at Christchurch Town Hall, to get tickets please visit https://cso.co.nz (3) The NZ Voice Programme and NZ Children’s Choral Academy are proudly presenting a combined concert on the 13th of September at 7pm at The Danish House, 6 Rockridge Avenue, Penrose, Auckland New Zealand. Songs of Home will feature songs from each performer’s homeland including the theatrical home of opera. The concert is preceded by a masterclass at 2.30pm. Please email the organiser to sign up.

- Featured alcohol art by Aspen & Zoe Grant (NZ) (2024)

Alcohol Painting by Aspen and Zoe Grant (2024).jpg

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*Episode 10: Insects - Katherine Mansfield "The Fly" (6 September 2024)

- Friday 6th September 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 8th September 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Fly" (1922) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Lecture: “Looking for Kathleen Beauchamp” by Kathleen Jones (Scholar/Author, UK)

- Music: (ALL NZ COMPOSERS) (1) Jillian Bray (1939-2018): “Kokako Dreaming” (2009) - Sherry Grant, piano (2) Ben Fernandez: “Covering Wings” (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) Edwin Carr: “2 Mansfield Poems” (1988) - written for cor anglais/oboe d'amore, transcribed for cello - Martin Griffiths, cello (NZ) and Sherry Grant, piano, from Wellington concert July 2023

*Episode 11: In Germany - Katherine Mansfield "Germans at Meat" (13 September 2024)

- Friday 13th September 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 15th September 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "Germans at Meat" (1910) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Lecture: "Seeking the modern woman: Katherine Mansfield’s German Pension stories" by Janet Wilson (Scholar, NZ/UK)

- Music: (ALL NZ COMPOSERS) (1) Anthony Ritchie: Cartoon: Fantasy for oboe and orchestra (Auckland Youth Orchestra conducted by Antun Polijanich, Noah Rudd oboe, recorded in 2017 by Franco Viganoni) (2) Peter Adams: The Secret (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) Kenneth Young: The World is Beautiful Tonight (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (4) Salina Fisher: “Kintsugi” (a NZTrio commission, from their 2021 album "Merge")

- News: (1) 7th International Rengay Gathering (Sunday 9-11am, 15th September 2024 NZ time, special guest speaker John Pappas, hosted by Sherry + Zoe Grant) to register email rainingrengay(at)gmail(dot)com (2) "Songs of Home" concert on the 13th of September at 7pm at The Danish House, 6 Rockridge Avenue, Penrose, Auckland New Zealand. will feature songs from each performer’s homeland including the theatrical home of opera. The concert is preceded by a masterclass at 2.30pm. Please email the organiser to sign up (3) Auckland Youth Orchestra performing Smetana/Strauss/Dvorak and NZ composer Jenny McLeod’s Rock Concerto with pianist Charles Sang (15/21/22 Sept 2024), book here (4) NZtrio performing Triptych 2 Untrodden Way and Triptych 3 Untamed Hope concert tours in NZ and Australia (Sept-Dec 2024), book here (5) “Ballades: a Tapestry of Music“ (pianist Flavio Villani performing Bach/Busoni, Chopin, and his own improvised piano solo works)

- Haiku by Tomislav Sjekloća (Montenegro), Samo Kreutz (Slovenia) and

- Featured woodcut print art "Starry Spring" by NZ

NZ artist Carril Karr.

After a busy work life Carril Karr has put her energy into pursuing an interest in printmaking and more recently painting. She is one of a large number of printmakers belonging to the Waikato Society of Arts and showing in the WSA gallery.

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Episode 11

*Episode 12: Sing a Song - Katherine Mansfield "The Singing Lesson" (20 September 2024)

- Friday 20th September 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 22th September 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Singing Lesson" (1920) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Lecture: "Katherine Mansfield's Birthplace and the Century Year of the Death" (Cherie Jacobson, Director of Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, NZ)

- Music: (1) David Hamilton: Clouds Over Aoraki (2009) (2) Andrew Perkins: 3 Songs - Very Early Spring, The Gulf & The Earth-child in the Grass (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) (JAZZ) 25 Dollary Doos performed by NZ saxophonist Frank Talbot,(with Ayrton Foote/piano, Phoebe Johnson/double bass & Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa/drums) in his debut album Mundane Life Updates

- News: (1) Frantastic Four: Friday 20th September at 8pm (doors open at 7pm) at Ponsonby Social Club in Auckland, New Zealand. Saxophonist Frank Talbot explores the evolution of hard bop with Jono Tan, Wil Goodinson and Ben Frater. Tickets available on under the radar or at the door (2) Auckland Youth Orchestra performing Smetana/Strauss/Dvorak and NZ composer Jenny McLeod’s Rock Concerto with pianist Charles Sang (21/22 Sept 2024), book here (3) “Ballades: a Tapestry of Music“ (pianist Flavio Villani performing Bach/Busoni, Chopin, and his own improvised piano solo works), 22 Sept 2024, Auckland Townhall, tickets here

- Haiku by Anne Curran (NZ), Peter Free (NZ) and Stephen Bailey (NZ) (“For the Time Being” parallel haiku book available here)

- Featured art "Sunrise, Aoraki/Mt Cook" by Craig Potton Photography (NZ)

Craig Potton is a New Zealand photographer, environmentalist, businessman, publisher, and founder of the New Zealand publishing company Potton & Burton.

Episode 12

*Episode 13: Katherine Mansfield "The Doll's House" (27 September 2024)

- Friday 27th September 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 29th September 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Doll's House" (1922) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Interview: KM-Inspired "I Seen the Little Lamp” Exhibition with Tanya Hayton (Whanganui NZ Artist)

- Haiku by Ram Krishna Singh (India), Adele Evershed (USA), Neal Whitman (USA) & Louise Hopewell (Australia)

- Poems by KM and "The Doll's House Always Another Story" by Raewyn Alexander (NZ)

- Music: (NZ COMPOSERS unless othewise specified) (1) Mary Brett (1887-1974): “Nocturne” - Sherry Grant, piano (2) David Hamilton: “3 Katherine Mansfield Children's Songs: This is Just a Little Song/ The Lonesome Child / A Day in Bed" (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) J.S. Bach: Air from Goldberg Variations - Calefax Reed Quintet

- News: Calefax Reed Quintet Chamber Music NZ Concert Tour, info here

*Episode 14: Katherine Mansfield "The Wine Blows" (4 October 2024)

- Friday 4th October 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 6th October 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Wind Blows" (1915) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Lecture: "Katherine Mansfield and G. I Gurdjieff: A Spiritual Encounter" (Carole M. Cusack, Scholar, Australia)

- Haiku by Xenia Tran (Netherlands/Scotland), Christina Chin (Malaysia) & Chad Lee Robinson (USA)

- Poems by KM

- Music: (NZ COMPOSERS unless othewise specified) (1) Warwick Braithwaite (1896-1971): "Fragment" - Sherry Grant, piano (2) Janet Jennings: “Jangling Memories" (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) Michael Norris: In the Rangitaki Valley (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (4) Thomas Goss: Across the Red Sky (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (5) Wind in the Tussock - Phil Garland, vocal

- News: Viva Viola! - Julie Park, viola, for tickets visit here

- Artwork: "Umbrella Man" - wind sculpture by Whirlwind Design Store (NZ)

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*Episode 15: Katherine Mansfield "The Escape" (11 October 2024)

- Friday 11th October 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 13th October 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Short story reading: "The Escape" (1920) by NZ writer Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923)

- Interviews with Fiona Samuel (NZ writer/director) and Kate Elliott (NZ actress) on Bliss Film (2011)

- Haiku by Avrom Altman (USA), Antonio Sacco (Italy) & rengay by Milan Rajkumar (India), Sherry Grant (NZ) & Zoe Grant (NZ)

- 3 Poems by KM

- Music: (NZ COMPOSERS) (1) John Psathas: Waiting for The Aeroplane (1990) - Sherry Grant, piano (2) Ross James Carey: Two Katherine Mansfield Poems “There is a Solemn Wind Tonight" & "Sea Song" (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano) (3) Nigel Keay: "Voices of the Air" (2023), composed for and premiered by Tessa Romano (Mezzo soprano) and Sherry Grant (piano), here performed in Avon, France (where KM died) in a 2023 concert “Katherine Mansfield et la musique, by NZ contralto Kayla Collingwood, French pianist Isabel Dutel with the exceptional participation of French cellist Sébastien Hurtaud. In a version for voice, piano and cello. (4) Po karekare ana - sung by Hayley Westenra (NZ)

- News: (1) Bliss: The beginning of Katherine Mansfield film screening on Wednesday 23 October 2024 (5.30pm start to 8pm) Free event at HOME Café, Ground Floor Foyer, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington (2) Avrom Altman haiku book “Flowers of Emptiness: Imaginal Haiku”, purchase here (3) Antonio Sacco haiku book "Haikai writing manual. Practical handbook for composing haiku poems and other poetic genres of japanese origin" (Italian only), purchase here (4) Art exhibition “Now Always Forever” by Cruz Jimenez (NZ) till 12 Oct 2024, more info here

- Artwork: “By Twos They Flow” (2024) by Cruz Jimenez (NZ)

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*Episode 16: Black History Month Celebration 1 of 2 - Out of Africa (18 October 2024)

- Friday 18th October 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 20th October 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Quote: We rise by lifting others. — Robert Ingersoll (USA, 1833-1899)

- Short story reading: "Two Sisters" by Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana, 1942-2023)

- Tribute to haiku poe Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana, 1977-2023)

- More Tribute to Adjei, compiled and read by Yaw Pee Yaw (poet, Ghana), complete video here

- Introducing: Haiku book "evergreen" by C X Turner (UK), purchase here or here

- Music: (1) "Kalahari" from "Suki Kasih", an album by "In This World" (2021) (2) Epizo Bangoura (master drummer originally from Guinea) in concert, August 2023 (3) Ross Harris (NZ): Jazz Suite, 3rd movement - Luca Manghi flute, Gemma Pilchen oboe, Peter Scholes clarinet, Sam Brough bassoon and Simon Williams horn (recorded in September 2024 in Auckland, NZ at ACO wind quintet concert "Bagatelle")

- News: (1) Publication of evergreen by C X Turner (2) ACO concert: 5pm Sunday 20 October 2024 performing works by NZ composers Chris Adams, Claire Scholes, John Rimmer, Gemma Peacocke, Ben Hoadley, Chris O'Connor, John Elmsly, and other composers like Carl Nielson and Bob Becker. Free concert, donate at door, reserve tickets here

- Artwork: haiga by Christina Chin (Malaysia), first published at QuillS Issue 7

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*Episode 17: Black History Month Celebration 2 of 2 - The African American Way (25 October 2024)

- Friday 25th October 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 27th October 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Quote: The function of freedom is to free someone else. — Toni Morrison (USA, 1931-2019)

- Short story reading: "The One Who Stay and Fight" by N.K. Jemisin (USA, born 1972)

- Haiku by Richard Wright (USA, "Seeing into Tomorrow" haiku public installation in Brooklyn), Crystal Simone Smith (USA) and Lenard Moore (USA)

- Introducing: (1) Book "Conversations with Lenard D. Moore” Edited by John Zheng, purchase here (2) Book "Lenard D. Moore and African American Haiku: Merging Traditions” by Ce Rosenow, purchase here (3) Essay “Black Haiku: The Uses of Haiku by African American Poets” by Charles Trumbull, published at the Modern Haiku journal issue 47.1, read here

- Music: (1) Matthias Hutter (Germany): Nocturne oublie - Robert Ashworth (viola) & Sherry Grant (piano), recorded by Franco Viganoni (2) "The Peacocks" (USA) played by jazz pianist Jezrael Lucero (3) Florence Price (USA, 1887-1953) “Evening Shadows”, the last of four pieces from her Thumbnail Sketches of a Day in the Life of a Washerwoman played by Sherry Grant (NZ) (4) Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C / Act III: "Wache, Wala!" with the Bayreuther Festspielorchester under conductor Pierre Boulez, performed by Sir Donald McIntyre (born in NZ on 22nd of October 1934, an old Mt Albert Grammar Boy) who has sung in most major opera houses, and had his 90th birthday a few days ago (5) Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debbie (USA)

- News: (1) Raining Rengay Issue 4 publication at end of October 2024 (2) Books on Leanard D. Moore

- Artwork: Tar Beach (1988) – an iconic quilt by Faith Ringgold (1930-2024)

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*Episode 18: Something Scare - Halloween Special (1st November 2024)

- Friday 1st November 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 3rd Novermber 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Quote: The true currency of life is time, not money, and we’ve all got a limited stock of that. — Robert Harris (USA, b 1957)

- Short story reading: "The Monkey’s Paw" by W.W. Jacobs (UK, 1863-1943)

- Halloween Haiku by Randy Brooks (USA), Sherry Grant (NZ), Zoe Grant (NZ) and Brendon Kent (UK, 1958-2024) (Re:Virals Commentary here)

- Introducing: Raining Rengay Issue 4, a tribute to haiku poets Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana, 1977-2023) and Deborah P Kolodji (USA, 1959-2024)

- Music: (1) Alexander Scriabin: Funebre (4th mvt from Piano Sonata No.1) - Sherry Grant (NZ), piano (2) Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op.40, Philarhmonic Orcheestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski (1976 recording) (3) Guiseppe Tartini (1692-1770): Devil's Trill, Violin Sonata in G minor, Yehudi Menuhin (violin) at age 16 (1932 recording) (4) Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1941): Night on Bare Mountain, shortened theatrical version

- News: Raining Rengay Issue 4 publication on 31st October 2024

- Artwork: A Halloween haiga by Katherine Colleen Quisumbing (USA)

Episode 19

*Episode 19: Mother & Daughter (8th November 2024)

- Friday 8th November 2024 10am (replays at 10pm on the same day + Sunday 10th November 2024 at 9am) NZ time

- Quote: “To be, or not to be. There is no question. The question is - How to be? How to rise beyond my limits and live expansively.” — Grant Snider (USA)

- Short story reading: "Mother and Daughter" by Gary Soto (USA)

- Longer poems by (1) Katherine Mansfield (NZ, 1888-1923) (2) Christina Rossetti (UK, 1830-1894) (3) Lola Ridge (Ireland, 1873-1941)

- Haiku by Sherry Grant (NZ) and Kobayashi Issa (Japan, 1763-1828) + Rengay by Kathabela Wilson (USA) & Lakshmi Iyer (India)

- Interview: Lily Kostrzewa (USA/Taiwan) & Isabella Kostrzewa (USA)

- Music: (1) Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Songs My Mother Taught Me - Sherry Grant (piano) (2) Tan Dun (born 1957): "Missing Moon", 1st of "Eight Memories in Watercolor", Wendy Chu (piano) (3) Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Muttertändelei, Kiri te Kanawa (NZ soprano) (4) Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Etude Op. 42 No. 7 - pianist Nicolas Namoradze @ Chelsea Music Festival (2020)

- News: (1) Lily & Isabella Kostrzewa's joing art show (NYC), more info here (2) Multisensory Sound: Nicolas Namoradze Plays Scriabin & Rachmaninoff (NYC), tickets here

- Artwork: Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist's Garden in Argenteuil (France, 1875) by Claude Monet

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*Episode 20: The World of Radio (15th November 2024)

This radio show is now moved to nextgoldenage.substack.com, Sherry’s piano recordings streamed at zeno.fm/radio/next-golden-age and the programme schedule is here at www.artsinfinitypress.com/13point10
quote: “To be outstanding – get comfortable with being uncomfortable. — Alrik Koudenburg (The Netherlands)
Interviews: (1) Keith Keller (Australia) (2) Robert Howell (NZ)
Radio poems by Bertolt Brecht (Germany, 1898-1956), Charles Bukowski (Germany/USA, 1920-1994) and Robert W. Watson (USA, 1925-2012)
Music: (1) Miriama Young (NZ/Australia): Suffrage Song (2019), sung by Ruby Soly (NZ) (2) Houston Dunleavy (Australia): Concord Duet, Lisa Breckenridge (flute) and Ian Sykes (clarinet) (3) John Rutter (UK): What Sweeter Music, sung by Handel Consort & Quire (4) Carlos Guastavino: La rosa y el sauce, Soprano Lilia Carpinelli, accompanied by Matteo Napoli, piano
Haibun by Bernadette O’Reilly (Ireland), haiku by Sandip Nambiar and photo haiga by Sandra Simpson (NZ)
Artwork: “Swan Song” by Liam Barr (NZ/Australia)
Concerts: (1) Taiwan-born pianist Hsing-Chwen Giselle Hsin performs piano concerto by Robert Schumann on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:30PM at Broadway Presbyterian Church (601 West 114th Street, New York City with the Centre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Scott Jackson Wiley (2) The Music of Italy: Italian soprano Lilia Carpinelli and the Prete Rosso String Quartet, 15 Nov 2024 7:30, Ponsonby Baptist Church, Auckland, NZ (3) Jade String Quartet at Symphonia Music Centre: Smetana's deeply personal “From My Life”, Ritchie's String Quartet No. 3, and Beethoven's masterful Op. 135. 16th Nov 2024 (4) Handel Consort & Quire: Christmas Concert at 5pm, 23rd (Pitt St Methodist Church) & 24th (St Andrews Pukekohe) Nov in Auckland, NZ

Episode 20

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*Episode 21: Happy Birthday Hilary Hahn (24 November 2024)

This radio show is now available on nextgoldenage.substack.com, Sherry’s piano recordings streamed at zeno.fm/radio/next-golden-age and the programme schedule is here at www.artsinfinitypress.com/13point10
quote: To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings – it’s all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life miracle to miracle. — Arthur Rubinstein
Short Story: Elijah's Violin (Egyptian Oral Tradition, Howard Schwartz)
Interviews and short clips: (1) H.H. at age 10 (1990) (2) H.H. before superstardom (1992) (3) Bach encore in German debut concert (1995) (3) Guest at Mister Rogers Neighbourhood (2000) (4) Hilary in Taiwan with City of Birmangham Symphony Orchestra press conference (2013) (5) Grammay Award Nomination Night (2015) (6) Trailer for "In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores" (2015) (7) Ling Ling Workout with TwoSet Violin (2018) (8) Interview with John Pitman (2019) (9) Shoutout to Violists (2019) (10) H.H. on solo Bach as artist-in-residence at Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2023) (11) Announcement of July concert tour cancellation due to injury (2024) (OTHER INTERVIEWS) (1) H.H. Her Brave New World with Brian Levine at the Gould Standard (2020) (2) Reiziger in muziek: Hilary Hahn & Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
Music: (1) Michiru Oshima: Memories, written for and performed by violinist Hilary Hahn with pianist Cory Smythe from their 2015 Grammy Award winning album “In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores” (2) Meira Warshauer: Close Your Eyes (from family opera "Elijah's Violin") (3) Eugene Ysaye: Violin Sonata No,1, in G minor 4th mvt Finale con brio (from H.H.'s 2024 Grammophone Award winnning CD, purchase here)
Violin haiga by Christina Chin (Malaysia), haiku by Stephanie Zepherelli (USA) and rengay by Garry Gay (USA) and Sherry Grant (NZ)
Artwork: “Releasing” by Jonathan Hateley (UK)
Start of December Concerts: (1) Bach Musica NZ presents Bach Christmas Oratorio (parts 4-6), ticket here (2) Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents "City Lights' with solo violinist Andrew Beer, ticket here (3) NZ Voice Programme and Ockham Collective present "A Taste of Swedish Advent", door sale only
News: Hilary will guest star in the next episode of WBUR 90.9 FM’s Circle Round podcast, voicing the lead role and playing the violin!

Listen to Ep.21

Episode 21

*Episode 22: Another Christmas (24 December 2024)

This radio show is now available on nextgoldenage.substack.com, Sherry’s piano recordings streamed at zeno.fm/radio/next-golden-age and the programme schedule is here at www.artsinfinitypress.com/13point10
quote: Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp! Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we! Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand! — Dr. Seuss
Short Story: (1) The Child’s Story (Charles Dickens) (2) The Man Who Missed Christmas (John Edgar Park) (3) The Violin Thief (Joseph Ausnander and Audrey Wurfemann)
Music: (1) The Christmas Song (Sherry Grant piano) (2) The Christmas Waltz (Sherry piano) (3) It's Only Just Begun (Carpenters, Sherry Grant piano) (4) "Eine Kleine Lachmusik (Curtis Christmas Party, December of 1994 by Hilary Hahn, Elita Kang - violins; Marylène Gingras Roy - viola and Glenn Fischbach - cello) (5) Edwin Carr (NZ) (Eddie Grant cor anglais, Sherry Grant piano) (6) Saint-saens Clarinet Sonata 4th mvt (Daniel Grant clarinet, Sherry Grant piano) (8) Tansman: Aria (Aspen Grant bassoon, Sherry Grant piano) (9) Castle on the Cloud from Les Miserables (Zoe Grant vocal, Sherry Grant piano) (10) Greensleeves (Zoe Grant vocal, Sherry Grant piano) (11) Dorothy Buchanan (NZ) (Zoe + Aspen Grant, vocals, Sherry Grant piano) (12) Rudolph the Red-Noised Reindeer (Zoe Grant vocal, Sherry Grant piano) (13) Jingle Bell Rock (Zoe Grant vocal, Sherry Grant piano)
Christmas poems by e. e. cummings, Christina Rossetti and William Butler Yeats
Christmas rengay by Ron C. Moss (Australia) and Lorraine Haig (Australia)
Christmas haiku by Daniela Misso (Italy), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Ed Bremson (USA), Marilyn Ward (UK), Amoolya Kamalnath (India), Michael Dylan Welch (USA) and Mirela Brăilean (Romania)
Artwork: “Kapiti” by Irina Velman (NZ)