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Performer Spotlight: Strike Percussion (Monday, August 22, 2011) Strike is a high-energy drumming group whose flexible line-up is drawn from amongst New Zealand's most outstanding percussionists. Strike just completed performing their show Elemental at Wellington's Downstage Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-20 August.

Featured Album, Spark: New Zealand Piano Trios (Wednesday, July 20, 2011) NZTrio performs this week in the City of London Festival and subsequent tour of the UK, presenting piano trio favourites and cutting-edge new works from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim.

Album Spotlight, Gareth Farr: Ruaumoko (Thursday, June 30, 2011) Gareth Farr: Ruaumoko is a collection of works for symphony orchestra by celebrated New Zealander, Gareth Farr. This recording features the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young and soloist Conal Coad (bass).

Album Spotlight: Simon Boccanegra (Thursday, June 16, 2011) Simon Boccanegra is one of Verdi's most dramatic and sombre operatic masterpieces with its themes of love, hate, treachery and reconciliation.

Lilburn Vol.3 Reviewed by 'The Critic's Chair' (Monday, April 11, 2011) Robert Johnson ('The Critic's Chair', Radio New Zealand Concert) Reviews Lilburn Piano Music, Vol.3

The Complete Piano Music Volume 3 Launched (Friday, March 11, 2011) The music of Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) was celebrated recently at his former residence in Wellington, New Zealand with the launch of Volume 3 of the Complete Piano Music Series performed by Dan Poynton (MMT2067).

Performer Spotlight: Marc Taddei (Friday, October 15, 2010) Did you know that Marc Taddei appears on eight Trust Records releases? 'Appears' may be considered a misnomer, as a conductor can seem to be the invisible magician on audio recordings, injecting inspiration and bringing together the magic from performers...

Review: David Farquhar - Three Symphonies (Tuesday, February 23, 2010) One of New Zealand's most esteemed and prolific composers, David Farquhar (1928-2007) was born in Cambridge, New Zealand and educated at Canterbury, Victoria and Cambridge Universities, and also studied composition with Benjamin Frankel at the Guildhall School of Music in London.

Singer Mere Boynton to Perform in Japan (Thursday, June 25, 2009) Singer Mere Boynton continues to promote New Zealand culture by performing in Japan, upcoming in July.In April, earlier this year, Mere performed for the Trade and Enterprise New Zealand Expo at Seoul, Korea as part of a troupe of performers including...