Five Lines is a collection of writings about music in Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr. It features short articles, artist profiles and reviews of concerts, operas and albums. You can subscribe - it’s free - at the bottom of any story.
The Gristle of Knuckles
Eve de Castro-Robinson’s The Gristle of Knuckles won the Classical Tui at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards. And there’s not a genre category in sight in this inventive release.
Houstoun plays the seducer
Alfred Brendel called Beethoven's monumental Diabelli Variations "the greatest of all piano works". It may not yet be your favourite but be warned, you could be seduced by this persuasive release.
Free Radicals – a view from the 1990’s
An excerpt from John Rimmer and Free Radicals: live electronic music in New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr, in the journal Contemporary Music Review (1991).
Quite doodling fashion
A Listener review from 1988 of a concert at Wellington’s Downstage Theatre by the live electronic group, Free Radicals.
RNZ Concert: an opinion piece
