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Classical music by living composers. A series of conversations with special guests, hosted by Alex Woolf.

Alex Woolf


    • Apr 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Julian Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 41:08


    Composer Julian Anderson speaks to Alex about his new work for The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, and shares music by Dusapin and Nørgård. Julian also talks about his relationship with choirs and choral music, and offers hugely valuable advice for young composers.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Sonya Knussen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 54:09


    Sonya Knussen talks to Alex about her musical life and work, and shares music by Sean Shepherd, Joanna Lee, and Oliver Knussen.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Dylan Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 32:47


    Pianist Dylan Perez talks to Alex about music by living composers. Dylan and Alex discuss music by George Crumb, Philip Glass & Kaija Saariaho.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Anna Meredith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 34:04


    Composer, producer & performer Anna Meredith talks to Alex about music by living composers. Anna chats about her own work, as well as sharing music by Oliver Coates, Matt Rogers and Emily Hall.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Oliver Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 37:36


    Composer Oliver Davis talks to Alex about music by living composers. Oliver discusses his new album Solace – available now on Signum Classics – and shares music by Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Christopher Willis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 51:05


    Composer Christopher Willis talks to Alex about his music – including his scores for The Death of Stalin, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Veep and Mickey Mouse.Subscribe to New Notes wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    RPS Composers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 41:17


    Three current members of the Royal Philharmonic Society Composers Programme – Rūta Vitkauskaitė, James B Wilson, and Sylvia Lim – speak to Alex about music by living composers, and take us inside their RPS experience so far.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!The deadline to apply for this year's RPS Composers Programme is 23 March 2021. Full details here: https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/composers/rps-composers-programmeNew Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/ 

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    Eric Whitacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 36:30


    Grammy Award-winning composer Eric Whitacre talks to Alex about his music, as well as some of his favourite music by other living composers. Subscribe to New Notes wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    London Mozart Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 39:58


    3 members of the London Mozart Players – Executive Director and co-principal cellist Julia Desbruslais, violinist Vicky Sayles, and Outreach & Development Manager Tegan Eldridge – talk to Alex about music by living composers, and about the fantastic work of the LMP itself. Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Iain Burnside

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 30:51


    Pianist Iain Burnside talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Iain and Alex discuss music by Thomas Adès, Judith Weir and Sir James MacMillan.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week!New Notes is now on Instagram! Head to: https://www.instagram.com/newnotespod/

    Iain Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 37:12


    Composer Iain Bell talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Iain and Alex discuss music by Arvo Pärt, Kaija Saariaho, and Krzysztof Penderecki.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week. Please leave us a rating / review in your podcast store, as this really helps others to find the podcast!

    Harriet Wybor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 28:58


    Harriet Wybor, Relationship Manager at PRS for Music, talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Harriet and Alex discuss music by James B Wilson, Misha Mullov-Abbado and Caroline Shaw – plus, Harriet shares her advice for emerging composers. Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week. 

    Jason Lai

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 44:22


    Conductor Jason Lai talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Jason shares music by Tan Dun and Mark-Anthony Turnage, and then turns the tables on Alex to discuss his Requiem!Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    David Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 41:38


    Composer David Matthews talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. David talks about his new disc with the BBC Philharmonic, his time assisting Benjamin Britten, and  shares music by Robin Walker, Steve Elcock and James Francis Brown.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Andrew Nethsingha

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 33:29


    Andrew Nethsingha talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Andrew and Alex discuss music by Michael Finnissy, Giles Swayne, and Cecilia McDowall.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Shruthi Rajasekar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 45:44


    Composer Shruthi Rajasekar talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Shruthi and Alex discuss music by Juri Seo, Nirmala Rajasekar, and Wynton Marsalis.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Patrick Allies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 28:43


    Patrick Allies talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Patrick and Alex discuss music by Judith Bingham, Sarah Rimkus, and Roderick Williams.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Jess Gillam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 25:35


    Saxophonist Jess Gillam talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Jess and Alex chat about music by Michael Nyman, Anna Meredith, and Luke Howard.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Joseph Middleton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 29:24


    Pianist Joseph Middleton talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Joseph and Alex discuss music by Helen Grime, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, and Thomas Adès.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

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    Anna Lapwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 29:28


    Anna Lapwood talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Anna and Alex discuss music by Owain Park, Ben Ponniah, and Caroline Shaw.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Stephanie Childress

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 33:51


    Stephanie Childress talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Stephanie and Alex discuss music by Helen Grime, Anna Semple and Jonny GreenwoodSubscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

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    Joseph Shiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 30:36


    Clarinettist Joseph Shiner talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Joe and Alex discuss music by Martin Butler, Unsuk Chin and Guillaume Connesson.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Alice Coote

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 37:52


    Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Alice and Alex discuss music by Judith Weir, Nico Muhly and Thomas Adès.Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Colin Currie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 33:17


    Percussionist Colin Currie talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Colin and Alex discuss concertos by Simon Holt, Andrew Norman and Helen Grime – all written for and premiered by Colin himself. Subscribe to New Notes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and you'll be the first to hear new episodes each week.

    Anne Denholm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 23:55


    Harpist Anne Denholm talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Anne and Alex discuss music by Caroline Shaw, Giles Swayne and Huw Watkins.

    Roger Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 33:00


    Roger Wright, CEO of Britten Pears Arts and former Director of the BBC Proms, talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Roger and Alex discuss music by Charlotte Bray, Benedict Mason and Errollyn Wallen.

    Keval Shah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 27:34


    Pianist Keval Shah talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Keval and Alex discuss music by Hannah Kendall, John Adams, and George Benjamin.

    Judith Weir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 22:07


    Composer and Master of the Queen's Music Judith Weir talks to Alex about classical music by living composers. Judith and Alex discuss music by Kate Whitley, Howard Skempton and Greg Caffrey.

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