A selection of M&V 'government' articles

Ensemble. Asian Aid - Giuseppe Pennisi was at the 2011 Puccini Festival

CD Spotlight. Positively Spellbinding - Music for clarinet, piano and cello, enjoyed by Howard Smith. '... a fine recording ...'

Ensemble. For King, Country and Sex - Marco Tutino's 'Senso', experienced by Giuseppe Pennisi

An Interdisciplinary Field - Two contemporary music festivals in Rome, described by Giuseppe Pennisi

Ensemble. Artistic Magic - Seraphic Fire's Rachmaninov Vespers, reviewed by Lawrence Budmen

Ensemble. Hugely Satisfying - As New Zealand arts funding strikes a sour note, Howard Smith listens to the Vector Wellington Orchestra

Serious Fun - Lynn Norris looks back at the life of composer, conductor and pianist Aubrey Bowman

Ask Alice - On the benefits of singing, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ensemble. A Different Rendition - Puccini's 'Tosca' on the big screen, reviewed by Maria Nockin

Arts and the Colour of Politics - Béla Hartmann muses on growing social equality and democratization

Ask Alice - On employment in music, insanity, rottweilers and the European Union, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh