The Sixteenth
Richard WalleyWhere I write about music, movies, music in movies, music I've written, and other things.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 38 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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NZS Oh! - Summer Nights w/ Joyce DiDonato (28 November last year)
Ok look. I went to this concert last November, and didn’t review it probably because I was busy or something. Having received no complaints from my vast readership, I assumed this was all water under the bridge and got on with my life. But...
How to Make Massive Profits From Your Music
I’m just in the process of making another album. Last time round I talked a little bit about why I’m doing it. This week I’m going to talk a bit more about why I’m not doing it. Which is profit.
I’ve already set out my expectation of gros...
NZS Oh! - From the New World (26 March)
Aurora - Eve de Castro-Robinson
Nice to be back into the NZSO’s 2026 season with some New Zealand music. This was a brief three minutes of a birdsongy dawn fanfare, sort of in the mould of bits of Daphnis et Chloé maybe. The thing abou...
Why did I bother writing another album?
Happy 2026! I’m back, baby!
Apologies if you’ve missed me. I’ve been writing another album, which is now part way through the process. I’ve got to a stage where I can pick up writing words again, so here I am.
Today’s topic is why anybo...
NZS Oh! — Ascension (Schumann, Fisher/Poutama, Vaughan Williams, 9 August, Wellington)
I got some positive feedback on my last short pithy review, so I am going to take that advice to heart and keep this one quick. NZ Herald pay attention. I am taking the pith.
This was the second of the three concerts in the ‘Immerse’ seri...
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