RNZ: New Horizons

In the second of his two programmes celebrating the high-quality releases on the Nonesuch label, William Dart focuses on a new album from Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) and Nico Muhly, in which the world of Balinese gamelan melds with memories and dreams of Bartlett's Vermont childhood.

William Dart looks over the recordings of English singer, Olivia Chaney, in the first of two programmes focusing on the Nonesuch label.

A regretful William Dart makes amends for some tracks that had to be left out of earlier programmes this year. And he takes a side-path excursion exploring some diverse and glorious versions of the song 'Strangers in the Night', originally made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1966.

Joan Wasser goes by the stage-name Joan As Police Woman. She writes arresting music. For William Dart, there's no point resisting - he goes along quietly with her new album Damned Devotion.

Earlier this month, Idaho singer Eilen Jewell played in Auckland with a three-man band including ace guitarist, 75-year old Jerry Miller. William Dart checks out the man's beginnings back in the 60s with the band Moby Grape as well his most recent solo albums.

William Dart recalls some personal highlights of saxophone listening on his way to featuring some recordings by the Delta Saxophone Quartet including their new one of music by David Bowie from his Berlin Years.

William Dart looks over the career of American country-folk singer Mary Gauthier leading up to her recent release Rifles and Rosary Beads.

William Dart reviews Aucklander Jonathan Bree's latest solo album Sleepwalking.

William Dart takes a listen to Eleanor Friedberger's new album Rebound within the context of her career both as a solo artist and as one half of the brother and sister duo The Fiery Furnaces.

Together and separately, Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson have put Lyttleton on the international musical map. William Dart looks at the pair's most recent album releases.