In Conversation: Guildhall School podcasts

Canadian pianist Élisabeth Pion, Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize winner for 2020, joins us to talk about her Wigmore Hall recital. We discuss her programme of much-loved works by Mozart, Beethoven and three French composers from across the ages, her interest in Lili Boulanger, and getting back to performing in front of a live audience. Following the postponement of this Winner's recital in Summer 2020, we're delighted that Élisabeth is now able to present this programme with a live audience in the wonderful surroundings of Wigmore Hall. The recital takes place on Monday 19 July at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the Wigmore Hall Box Office (https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/elisabeth-pion-202107191930). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

How has coronavirus affected the theatre industry? What does the pandemic mean for theatre training and the future of the industry? In a wide-ranging discussion, Professor of Text & Poetry at Guildhall School, voice coach, author and theatre director Patsy Rodenburg OBE and Vice Principal & Director at Guildhall School Orla O’Loughlin discuss the future of the theatre industry and training in the light of COVID-19. Their conversation opens with Patsy’s call to the government to protect theatre and training before covering topics including the importance of theatre and stories; the new energy, companies and ideas that will come out of this time; the need to make space for the next generation of actors and theatre-makers; and the importance of community. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool).

Head of Composition Professor Julian Philips joins us for this podcast to talk about 'Stories of Sweet Visions', a programme of song and chamber works celebrating his 50th birthday year. We discuss his inspirations as a composer, his fascination with text and song, the process of putting programme together for this milestone concert and what it's like to revisit past works. Stories of Sweet Visions takes place on Monday 25 November at Milton Court Concert Hall. Tickets are available via the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/stories-of-sweet-visions-chamber-music-by-julian-philips). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Final-year Stage Manager Tom Downie joins us to discuss the access performance of our autumn term drama 'The Wheel', written by Zinnie Harris. Tom talks us through the ins and outs of audio describing a performance, the rehearsal process and technical requirements and describing for the ear and not the eye. 'The Wheel' runs to 26 October in the Milton Court Theatre, and the audio-described performance and touch tour will take place on Thursday 24 October. Tickets and more information are available through Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/the-wheel). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

A very special podcast as Guildhall pianist Jonathan Ferrucci sits down with Carole Presland, Senior Tutor in Keyboard Chamber Music, to discuss our upcoming Chamber Music Festival in which they are both performing. The pair talk about how the programming for the festival was decided, what it's like to programme and perform, and how the festival captures the essence of chamber music and its teaching at Guildhall. Our Chamber Music Festival runs from 5-7 July at Guildhall School and across Culture Mile venues. Tickets are available via the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/series/guildhall-chamber-music-festival-2019). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Cast members Harriet Burns and Siân Dicker give us the inside track on this term's opera double bill of early operatic works exploring romantic love: Aminta e Fillide by George Frideric Handel and Venus and Adonis by John Blow. We talk about these two very contrasting but thematically linked operas, exploring comedy and tragedy in a double bill, and performing opera in Milton Court Theatre. Our opera double bill runs from 3-10 June in the Milton Court Theatre. Tickets are available via the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/opera-double-bill-aminta-e-fillide-venus-and-adonis). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Cast members Sam Carl, Irene Hoogveld, Madison Nonoa, William Sharma, Collin Shay and Christian Valle join us to discuss our production of Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. They talk us through this production of Britten’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s magical tale (emphasis on the magic), being double cast in two very different roles, and give us a glimpse into the incredible design and technical work that's gone into the production. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' runs to 4 March in the Silk Street Theatre. The run is sold out but returns may become available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/brittens-a-midsummer-nights-dream-presented-by-guildhall). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Cast members Elena Faverio & Uri Levy and Stage Manager Chloë Siller talk us through our last autumn term drama production, Eduardo de Filippo's 'Saturday, Sunday, Monday'. We discuss the rehearsal process and working with director Joseph Blatchley, the challenges and joys of having a large cast, and getting to grips with cooking in the rehearsal room and on stage - with a bonus recipe from Uri Levy. 'Saturday, Sunday, Monday' runs from 30 November – 5 December in the Silk Street Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/saturday-sunday-monday-presented-by-guildhall-school). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The entire cast of our autumn opera join us on this podcast. Cast B singers Seán Boylan, Samuel Carl, Samantha Clarke, Frederick Jones, Lucy McAuley & Madison Nonoa talk us through this production of Mozart's comic opera, the benefits of having a double cast, what they've enjoyed most about the process and give us an insight into the design of the production. ' Così fan tutte' runs from 5 – 12 November in the Silk Street Theatre. (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/event/mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte-at-the-guildhall-school). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Designer Libby Watson joins us in the studio and gives us an insight into the design process for 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot', from how she works with director Wyn Jones and our lighting and sound designers to the design decisions of including a revolve and a white set. 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' runs from 22 – 27 October in the Milton Court Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-the-last-days-of-judas-iscariot). Painting of Judas Iscariot by Dustin Parent. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Stage Manager Juliet Hague and cast members Jasmine Lee-Jones and Matthew Nikitow talk us through our upcoming production of 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' by Stephen Adly Guirgis. We discuss the joys and challenges of large casts, the relationship between director and stage manager, and what it's like to bring well-known characters and historical figures to life on stage. 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' runs from 22 – 27 October in the Milton Court Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-the-last-days-of-judas-iscariot). Painting of Judas Iscariot by Dustin Parent. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Aaaaand we're back! The podcast returns to deep dive into our first drama production of the term, Philip Ridley's 'Mercury Fur'. We're joined by director John Haidar and cast members Mirren Mack and Joseph Potter to discuss the play, their first experience of 'Mercury Fur', the rehearsal process, and what they're most looking forward to about opening night. 'Mercury Fur' runs from 15 – 20 October in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/mercury-fur-guildhall-presents-the-play-by-philip-ridley). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

It's summer musical time at Guildhall, so we caught up with cast and creative team to talk about our production of the classic Fiddler on the Roof. We're joined by cast members Georgina Beedle and Alex James-Cox and Sound Designer Charlie Smith to discuss the production. Charlie and Alex tell us what it's like for their final Guildhall production to be on such a grand scale and how they've found their way in to the characters, and Charlie talks us through the process and challenges for sound design as well as telling us about some of his highlights since graduating from Guildhall in 2013! Fiddler on the Roof runs from 4 – 11 July in the Silk Street Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-presents-fiddler-on-the-roof). Audio-described performance and touch tour on Friday 6 July - book directly with Barbican Box Office in person or by phone. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The Gold Medal is the Guildhall School’s most prestigious prize for musicians. This year, instrumentalists take to the Barbican Hall stage to perform a concerto with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Judd. Finalists Ljubica Stojanovic, Dan-Iulian Drutac and Joon Yoon talk about their Gold Medal experiences, from their first auditions to their preparations ahead of the big day, and why they chose the piece that they'll be playing. This year's Gold Medal final takes place on Thursday 10 May in the Barbican Hall. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-gold-medal-2018). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Our final drama production of the term is Clifford Odets' rarely-produced play Paradise Lost. We're joined by cast members Georgina Beedle and Finlay Paul, Lighting Designer James McKeogh and Deputy Stage Manager Georgia Graham to discuss the play, working on a large production with such a large cast, the creative process, and what they're most looking forward to about opening night. Paradise Lost runs from 23 - 28 March in the Silk Street Theatre. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-clifford-odets-paradise-lost). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

'Blackout' in the Tower Bridge Bascule Chamber sees Guildhall video design artists return to the unique subterranean space for a new immersive video projection and sound installation inspired by the photography of Arthur Cross and Fred Tibbs. We're joined by Lecturer in Video Dan Shorten, Design Realisation Assistant Tom Downing, and BA Video Design for Live Performance students Andrew Monks and Laurie Lumley. We discuss the collaboration with Tower Bridge, the City of London Police Museum and the London Metropolitan Archives, the Blitz photography of Cross & Tibbs, the challenges of working below river level and the design process for these kinds of immersive events. Blackout runs from 23 - 25 March at Tower Bridge. Get your tickets from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-video-design-installation-at-tower-bridge). You can also find out more about the BA Video Design for Live Performance programme on our website (https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/video) and on Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallvideodesign). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Cast members Michelle Alexander, Lucy Anderson and Michael Vickers join us to talk about our spring term production of Poulenc’s sublime masterpiece set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, 'Dialogues des Carmélites', discussing everything from religion and martyrdom to nun puns and singing in French. Dialogues des Carmélites runs from 26 February - 5 March in the Silk Street Theatre. Performances are currently sold out but you can find out more and try for a return ticket via Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-poulencs-les-dialogues-des-carmelites). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

To mark the start of the 'Reflective Conservatoire Conference 2018: Artists as Citizens', we talk to one of this year's speakers. Nell Catchpole, Course Leader on the Master’s in Leadership programme, talks to us about her motto of "Sound artist as Activist? A Performance of Sonic Stories from East Suffolk", her views on artistic citizenship, and her performance piece 'Stenclmusic', a solo music theatre piece combining the poems of the Yiddish poet Avrom Stencl (1897-1983) and living local poet, Stephen Watts, stories from the community, and projected images with an original score for multi-layered recorded clarinets, live clarinet and voice by composer Rachel Stott. The Reflective Conservatoire Conference runs from 20-23 February in Milton Court. Find out more at the RCC website (www.gsmd.ac.uk/rcc) and follow them on Twitter (twitter.com/rconservatoire) for updates from the conference. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing).

To mark the start of the 'Reflective Conservatoire Conference 2018: Artists as Citizens', we talk to one of this year's speakers. Neyire Ashworth, Professor of Clarinet at Junior Guildhall, talks to us about her motto of "Towards a more flexible musician of the future", her views on artistic citizenship, and her performance piece 'Stenclmusic', a solo music theatre piece combining the poems of the Yiddish poet Avrom Stencl (1897-1983) and living local poet, Stephen Watts, stories from the community, and projected images with an original score for multi-layered recorded clarinets, live clarinet and voice by composer Rachel Stott. The Reflective Conservatoire Conference runs from 20-23 February in Milton Court. Find out more at the RCC website (https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/rcc) and follow them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/rconservatoire) for updates from the conference. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Stage Manager Samantha Agnew and cast members Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Charlotte Blandford and Tegen Short join us to discuss our spring term production of Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory of Water. Cast & crew talk about the complex characters of the play, portraying a realistic sisterly rapport on stage, the 90s setting and the Stage Manager's biscuit and bread budget. The Memory of Water runs from 12-17 February in the Milton Court Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-presents-shelagh-stephensons-the-memory-of-water). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Cast & crew of our spring drama opener, Laura Wade's 'Colder Than Here', join us for this podcast. Cast members Jonny Lavelle and Phoebe Marshall and Lighting Designer Sally McCulloch discuss working with director Lisa Blair and the creative team, the joys of working with a small cast and the challenges in finding the humour in a play about cancer. Colder Than Here runs from 2-13 February in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-presents-laura-wades-colder-than-here). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Director and cast of the Guildhall production of Edward Bond's 'Saved', an anatomy of a forgotten generation which changed the face of modern drama, join us for this podcast. Director John Haidar and cast members Joe Bolland, Tom Glenister and Ellie Rawnsley are in the studio to discuss their first experience with 'Saved', the play's ongoing relevance and importance to today's society, the actors' way in to their characters, and how theatre censorship has evolved since the play's premiere in the 1960s. Saved runs from 5-15 February in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/guildhall-school-presents-edward-bonds-saved). 'Theatre Censorship: Still Alive and Kicking?' takes place on 21 February in the Milton Court Concert Hall, in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe and part of the Reflective Conservatoire Conference (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/reflective-conservatoire-conference-2018). Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2018/event/theatre-censorship-still-alive-and-kicking). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Three outstanding Guildhall musicians join us for this episode to discuss their recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in January 2018. James Newby, Ionel Manciu and Jonathan Ferrucci talk to us about their chosen repertoire of Bach, Beethoven, Poulenc and Rachmaninov, their preparations for the concert, what they're most looking forward to about playing in Carnegie Hall and the concert for London audiences on 12 January. James, Ionel and Jonathan perform at the Weill Recital Hall on 16 January - tickets are available via the Carnegie Hall Box Office (https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2018/1/16/0800/PM/Guildhall-Artists-in-New-York/). London audiences can hear the musicians perform in Milton Court on 12 January - admission is free and unticketed. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We go behind the scenes of our final drama production of the term, Noël Coward's Post-Mortem, to celebrate this year's #LoveTheatreDay. Cast members Nicholas Armfield & Rosalind Lailey and Associate Lighting Designer Elliot Smith join us to discuss their research for this drama set during and after the First World War and the benefits and challenges of incorporating video into a production. They also give us an insight into their favourite part of bringing a play together for #LoveTheatreDay. Post-Mortem runs from 23-29 November in the Milton Court Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/noel-cowards-post-mortem-from-the-guildhall-school). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode we're joined by renowned renowned pianist and Guildhall professor Iain Burnside, along with actor Harvey Cole, Lighting Designer James McKeogh and soprano Isabelle Peters to discuss Iain's latest music theatre piece, 'Swansong'. We discuss from where the initial idea for the piece came, the added layers that interspersing songs with monologues can bring to a performance, and the challenges in staging a production that includes pianists, singers and actors. Swansong takes place on 4 and 5 November in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. The performances are sold out but you may be lucky enough to grab a return on the day from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/swansong-devised-by-iain-burnside-guildhall-school). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Gian Carlo Menotti's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera 'The Consul' is our autumn opera. Cast members Michelle Alexander, Michael Vickers and Eduard Mas Bacardit join us to discuss our production of Menotti's opera, including some literal magic on stage, the opera's relevance today and how Menotti's first-hand accounts of refugees fleeing Europe after the Second World War informed his writing of the opera. The Consul runs from 30 October - 6 November in the Silk Street Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/guildhall-school-presents-menottis-the-consul). As mentioned by our guests, you can listen to Susan Bullock and a host of singers' performance of 'The Consul' on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/0uIVzZn5afmbV7tvwBoGAo) Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The cast and crew of our second drama production of the term, Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, join us for this podcast. Cast members Georgina Beedle and Alex James-Cox, Deputy Stage Manager Sissel Josefine and Audio Describer Ben Cook discuss how this adaptation by Tom Stoppard stands out from other adaptations of Chekhov's classic, the role of the Deputy Stage Manager in going from page to stage, and the Ben Cook talks about producing the first audio-described performance and touch tour for a production at Guildhall. The Cherry Orchard runs from 16-21 October in the Milton Court Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/guildhall-school-presents-chekhovs-the-cherry-orchard). To book for the audio-described performance and touch tour, please book with the Barbican Box Office in person or by phone on 020 7638 8891. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We kick off the new academic year going behind the scenes of our first drama production, four short plays by British playwright Martin Crimp in Crimp 1, 2, 3 & 4. We caught up with composer and sound designer Kerry Yong, lighting designer James McKeogh and assistant sound designer Lewis Hannaby to talk about the challenges of linking together four plays in our smallest theatre and the collaborative creative process. Crimp 1, 2, 3 & 4 runs from 9-14 October in the Milton Court Studio Theatre. Tickets are currently sold out but returns may be available from the Barbican Box Office on the day (https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/guildhall-school-presents-crimp-1-2-3-4). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode we're joined by James Rose, Guildhall alum and now award-winning producer, arranger, performer and educator, who co-produces and tours with the International A Capella group Accent. We're also joined from across the Atlantic by fellow Accent member Evan Sanders. We discuss James' career since leaving Guildhall, from creating a capella music online with Accent (about which we also talk to Evan) to working as a vocal coach and arranger on BBC One's Pitch Battle. We also talk about James and Accent's a capella summer school taking place at Guildhall in summer 2017. Find out more about Accent on their website (http://accentvocal.com/) and follow them across social media, @AccentVocal. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The annual summer musical is fast approaching, so we caught up with cast and creative team to talk about our production of the Tony-award winning Gershwin classic Crazy For You. Cast members Lucie Fletcher and Luke Thallon discuss what it's like to end their time at Guildhall on such a showstopper and perform alongside Guildhall singers, as well as what it's like know this is their final performance as students here. Musical Director Michael Haslam and Choreographer Ewan Jones also join us to discuss the creative process and the challenges and joy of bringing such a large and well-known musical to the stage. Crazy For You runs from 4-12 July in the Silk Street Theatre. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=21271). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In one of our last episodes of the summer term, we catch up with a host of students to talk about Curious, an annual showcase of new work created by students, graduates and guest artists from the Guildhall School in collaboration with visual artists and communication designers from Central Saint Martins, UAL. Curious is curated by Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning. We spoke to students about how they've been interpreting the themes of the four-day showcase, what they've enjoyed most about collaborating with guests artists and artists from a range of different backgrounds and art-forms, and what they're most looking forward to about taking over the Barbican Exhibition Halls. Curious runs from 3-6 July in the Barbican Exhibition Halls. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/education/series.asp?ID=1767). Huge thanks to Leadership students Julia Koelmans and Katie MacDonald, BA Performance & Creative Enterprise students Katie Bunting and Natasha Mbwana, MA Collaborative Theatre Production & Design students Dylan Marie Parent, Lauren Wiggins and Petrina Tan, and Central Saint Martins students Linda Schultheis and Lucy Maria. Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We caught up with some of the cast of Handel's Radamisto, our summer opera, directed by John Ramster and conducted by Chad Matthias Kelly. Cast members Margo Arsane and Anna Sideris, who share the role of Polissena in our double-cast opera, joined us to discuss everything from the differences between this first version of Radamisto and the more well known later version and the benefits of having a double cast, to singing in Italian after having experienced Russian and Middle English this year and the freedom of singing a baroque opera. Radamisto runs in the Milton Court Theatre from 5-12 June. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=21263). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode, we're joined by the winner of this year's Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize, award-winning cellist Michael Petrov, to discuss his upcoming performance at the Wigmore Hall on Monday 12 June 2017. We discuss the process of being nominated for the prize, how Michael and his accompanist Erdem Misirlioglu have been preparing for the performance (including a few rounds of tennis), the unusual repertoire and the joy of playing in the Wigmore Hall. Michael's winner's recital takes place on Monday 12 June 2017 at the Wigmore Hall. Tickets are available from the Wigmore Hall Box Office (https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/michael-petrov-erdem-m-s-rl-oglu-201706121930). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The Gold Medal is the Guildhall School’s most prestigious prize for musicians. This year is the turn of the singers, who will perform a short programme with piano accompaniment followed by a second half of arias with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dominic Wheeler. We caught up with finalists Bianca Andrew, Samuel Carl, Josep-Ramon Olivé and Daniel Shelvey to talk about their Gold Medal experiences, the road to the final and how they're preparing for a concert in the Barbican Hall. This year's Gold Medal final takes place on 5 May in the Barbican Hall. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=20568). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode we divert from our usual discussion of Guildhall events to delve into “the pedagogy of performance”, or the method and practice of teaching performance. We’re joined by Vanessa Lingham, Lecturer in Costume at Guildhall, and Sue Dent, Music Teacher at Guildhall, both of whom are also on our PGCert Performance Teaching. We discuss different approaches to teaching and teaching performance, reflective practice, the two-way process between teachers and students and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach. The PGCert in Performance Teaching at the Guildhall School is designed to support professional musicians, actors, theatre technicians and dancers who teach as part of their practice as performers or in undertaking a portfolio career. Find out more on the Guildhall School website: (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/research/pgcert_performance_teaching/). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We spoke to the cast & crew of Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead, the final drama production of the Spring term directed by Joseph Blatchley. Cast members Mairi Hawthorn, Ruth Ollman and Fode Simbo, lighting designer Jess Bernberg and sound designer Tom Bosworth joined us to discuss the play, what's inspired them in preparing for the production (including an extensive film list), and some of the challenges of working on a play with multiple on-set conversations happening at the same time. Balm in Gilead runs in the Silk Street Theatre from 24-29 March. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20566). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and head to our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode we talk about Dialogue, an annual festival celebrating the diversity and creative talent of East London. This unique collaboration brings together Guildhall School musicians and technical theatre students with local community groups to make and perform new music, poetry and visual arts. We're joined by Sigrun Griffiths, Programme Leader of our Guildhall Artist Masters Programme in Leadership, and students Maya Khaldi and Julia Koelmann, as we discuss the inspiration behind the theme of this year's festival (Bedwyr William's exhibition 'The Gulch' at the Barbican Centre), the experience and process of working with a variety of community groups, and how it all fits in to the Leadership course. Dialogue: Where the Water Curves is on 22 & 23 February at The Broadway theatre in Barking. Tickets are free but booking is essential - book your ticket from available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/education/event-detail.asp?id=20835). Find out more about our at Guildhall Artist Masters Programme in Leadership (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/principal_study/leadership/). Follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

As our Spring events season continues, we catch up with The Same Deep Water As Me cast members Jacob Coleman and Mairi Hawthorn and costume supervisor Jack Fox to discuss our production of award-winning playwright Nick Payne's sharply-observed social comedy, directed by Jo McInnes. We talk about corpsing, the joy of finding characters and subtext through rehearsals, the role of the costume supervisor and their relationship with the cast, and how cast and crew can really get to enjoy the run of the play. The Same Deep Water As Me runs in the Milton Court Theatre from 13 - 18 February. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20554). Follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

In this episode we talk about Guildhall's upcoming production of The (Imaginary) Misogynist. We're joined by the play's writer and director Tamsin Oglesby and cast members Lucie Fletcher and Luke Thallon as we discuss the true story behind the play, what it's like to direct a play that you've written, and the different challenges that a comedy brings after an autumn term of August, The Crucible and Great Expectations. Herons runs in the Milton Court Studio Theatre from 6 - 16 February. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20552). Follow us on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We talked to director Lisa Blair, cast members Steffan Cennydd and Samuel Blenkin, and production manager James Asquith to talk about the upcoming Guildhall School production of Simon Stephens' Herons. We talk about the role of the production manager, the challenges in bringing Herons to the stage and how cast and crew have prepared for a more intimate and modern production. Herons runs in the Milton Court Studio Theatre from 3 - 14 February. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20551). Follow us on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/guildhallschool), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/guildhallschool/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Levon Chilingirian, Professor of Violin at the Guildhall School, joins us to talk about the upcoming Guildhall String Ensemble concert in Milton Court. We discuss the wide-ranging repertoire, with the lesser-known Janáček Suite for String Orchestra and Beethoven's great String Quartet No. 14 bookending the British premiere of Tigran Mansurian Violin Concerto No. 2. We also talk about his experience of rehearsing and performing alongside students, as well as the ever-present excitement of performing on stage. The Guildhall String Ensemble concert will take place in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 7:00pm on Thursday 26 Jauary. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=200801). Follow us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We caught up with Sound Designer Robert Matthews and cast members Rupert Henderson and Amelia Strohm to talk about the upcoming Guildhall School production of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. We talk about their experience on the production so far, the creative team's process, working with such a large cast and the challenges in bringing such a well-known and well-loved story to life on stage. Great Expectations runs in the Silk Street Theatre from 25 - 30 November. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20060). Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We're joined opera students Bianca Andrew and Joanna Skillett to discuss our autumn term double-bill of contrasting Russian masterpieces, Stravinsky’s Mavra and Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta. We discuss why these two operas are being performed together, what it's like to prepare for such a contrasting double-bill, the challenges of singing in Russian and the benefits of double-casting. The Mavra/Iolanta double-bill runs in the Silk Street Theatre from 31 October - 7 November. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=20057). Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Ronan O’Hora, Head of Advanced Performance and Keyboard Studies, and Matthew Jones, Acting Head of Chamber Music, join us to talk about the upcoming Chamber Masters concert here at the Guildhall School. We discuss the concert itself, performing alongside colleagues, and the constant learning experience that is live performance. Ronan and Matthew will be performing two masterful chamber works - Dvořák’s Piano Quintet and Beethoven's Ghost trio - alongside alongside Guildhall School colleagues Andras Keller and Pablo Hernan Benedi on violin and Louise Hopkins on cello in a special concert as part of our Faculty Artist series. The Chamber Masters concert will take place in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 7:30pm on Monday 31 October. Tickets are available from the Barbican Box Office (https://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=20061). Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

We welcome Professor Barry Ife, Principal of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, to talk about the upcoming trio of concerts on 26 October celebrating the life and work of Enrique Granados (1867-1916) and mark the centenary of his death. We discuss Granados' work and his place in the pantheon of Spanish composers, as well as his special guest appearance at our final concert on 26 October. The concerts are supported by the Instituto Cervantes in London, the British-Spanish Society, the Spanish Song and Zarzuela Festival and the Embassy of Spain. "Love and Death... el amor y la muerte..." runs in the Milton Court Concert Hall at 1pm, 6pm and 7:30pm on Tuesday 26 October. (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/view_all_events/?tx_julleevents_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=4790) Admission is free so do come along and enjoy some wonderful music. Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/guildhallschool) and check out our website (www.gsmd.ac.uk) to stay up to date with all the events and news from the Guildhall School. Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

The Guildhall School events podcast returns as we talk to the cast and crew of The Crucible, one of our drama productions this autumn term. In this episode, we talk to lighting designer Chris Needle and cast members Caleb Roberts and Mary Galloway about this production of Arthur Miller's disturbing yet thrilling take on the Salem Witch-hunts of 1692 which still resonates today with the threat we face from irrational ideologies and mass hysteria. The creative team is made up of director Mike Alfreds, designer Amelia Jane Hankin, lighting designer Chris Needle* and sound designer Sean Mortimer* (*students on the BA (Hons) Technical Theatre Arts programme). The Crucible runs in the Milton Court Studio Theatre from 17-22 October 2016. Tickets available from the Barbican Box Office: https://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=20056 Intro and outro music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, licenced under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing)

Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning presents Curious, an annual showcase of new work produced by students, graduates and professional artists from the Guildhall School. Taking place between 4-7 July 2016 at the Rose Lipman Building in Hackney, the showcase presents work that responds to contemporary life – from the realities and beauty of the everyday to the political issues of the moment. Responding to these ideas, participating musicians and artists present an eclectic range of cross-arts work, including performance installations, new experimental and improvised music, spoken word, discussions and a day exploring participatory processes. We chat to Leadership student Kate to find out more about this very curious event.

Aboard a luxury locomotive travelling from Chicago to New York, a down-on-his-luck theatre producer attempts to rekindle his romance with a glamorous Hollywood starlet and lure her back to Broadway to save himself from bankruptcy. Based on the classic Howard Hawks film of the same name, this madcap 1930s-era screwball comedy catapults full steam ahead with fun and farce in the first-class carriages. We talk to actors Claudia Jolly and Theo Boyce, and Assistant Musical Director Chris Ma, about the end-of-year musical running from 28 June - 6 July 2016.

Ariane (1958) is a short opera based on the myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur, which reflects Martinů’s great admiration for the celebrity singer Maria Callas (pictured) in the virtuosic style of its title role. Set in Paris, the earlier Alexandre bis (1937) was written when the city was at the centre of Surrealism, a movement that considerably influenced the composer and is reflected in the opera’s curious subtitle, ‘The Tragedy of a Man who Had His Beard Cut’. We talk to opera students Elizabeth Karani, Milan Siljanov and Josep-Ramon Olive about preparations for the production, which runs in the Silk Street Theatre from 31 May - 6 June 2016.

The Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize annually awards an exceptional Guildhall School musician with a Wigmore Hall recital. In this podcast, we chat to this year's recipient, award-winning Japanese pianist Marina Koka about her performance on Monday 30 May 2016. Her recital takes in Beethoven’s virtuosic Piano Sonata No. 3 alongside favourite Chopin nocturnes, before culminating in Ravel’s exhilarating La Valse.

The Gold Medal is the Guildhall School’s most prestigious prize for musicians. This year is the turn of the instrumentalists, who will perform a concerto with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Leaper. We talk to finalists Antonina Suhanova (piano), Oliver Wass (harp) and Scott MacIsaac (piano) about what it means to them to be performing in the competition's climax on Friday 6 May.