New Notes

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 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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/ 

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/

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/

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/

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, 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. 

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.