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What's the power of taking just one step? That's what Petra Bagust looks into on this episode of Sunday Sanctuary. When the journey ahead is too big to comprehend, or you have more than one option available, what would happen if we took one step? In this episode, Petra talks to co-founder of the charity One Mother to Another and former 1News Europe correspondent, Joy Reid, about her journey with long Covid and learning to take one step at a time. In recent months, producer Sam has been wondering what it means to be a good treaty partner here in New Zealand. One step he took this year was to head to Waitangi for a week. Another step he took was to take a microphone with him to record a Waitangi diary for this episode. Haere mai! Music: Intsrumental by The Fuzzy Robes (played at the end of the intro)Frolic by Jake Xerxes Fussell (played at the end of Joy's interview)Lost Forever by Tony Njoku (played at the start of the Little One Step reading)By the Sleepy Lagoon by BBC Concert Orchestra (played at the end of the Little One Step reading)Caught in the Middle by ParamoreRivers that you Cannot See by North Americans (played during communion)This is Your Life by Hannah CohenPīwari by Christoph El Truento (first song in Sam's Waitangi diary)Moon Age by Duster (second song in Sam's Waitangi diary)East Cape by Headland (last song in Sam's Waitangi diary)Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy (played during the benediction)

In this special episode hosts Mark Maslin and Simon Chin Yee give us behind the scenes insights and their verdicts on the outcome of COP29. This COP was mainly about the money and went into extra time, but our hosts unpack it and take a deep dive into the key results with the help of special guests in the studio Priti Parikh, Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, at UCL's Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and Anoushka Jain, a UCL Politics and International Relations student and member of the UK Youth Climate Coalition. We even round off this episode with some post COP music therapy! Let the spine tingling music wash over you. It's a new composition from the collaboration between UCL and the BBC Young Composer project. UCL teamed up with the BBC Young Composer competition to inspire the winners to create brand new pieces based on UCL's climate science. Composing for the Climate is a collaboration between UCL and the BBC as part of East Bank – the UK's newest culture quarter on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park where UCL has a campus. BBC music credits: © BBC ‘Gaia' composed by BBC Young Composer competition winner Advaith Jagannath. Recording made as part of the BBC Proms 2024, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by Hugh Brunt. BBC Radio 3 website to hear the full pieces: BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms - BBC Young Composer Winners: The Process and Music Website for BBC Young Composer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p030pblf Find out more about UCL at COP29 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/ucl-cop Date of episode recording: Monday 25th November 2024 Duration: 41:57 Language of episode: English Presenters: Professor Mark Maslin and Dr Simon Chin-Yee Guests: Professor Priti Parikh Anoushka Jain Producers: Adam Batstone Caitlin Mullin Jane Yelloly

Send us a text"Awe" tends to be defined as the emotion we experience when encountering something with such perceived vastness that our brain might find it hard to comprehend how it can exist.Being "awed" by an experience can have some surprisingly powerful, positive effects on us.Awesome LinksWatch All The Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavershttps://bzamayo.com/watch-all-the-apple-tv-aerial-video-screensaversElbow One Day Like This with the BBC Concert Orchestra and choir Chantage https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2q7e5lSlow motion Droplet Collisionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNI-LIVs-toMusharaf Asghar overcoming his stammer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgZfLImT2gMStar Wars - Main Title. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we3VEI5pmqoSupport the show Social Media Links Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal Twitter https://twitter.com/richardnicholls Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor

We pay our respects to William Russell, the actor who played Ian Chesterton, Doctor Who's original leading man. With Russell, Ian proved to be a solid and dependable man of action and reason. Along with Jacqueline Hill, who played Barbara Wright, the two provided the moral centre for the early show, which relied on their decency, normality, and dependability to guide the viewers in the early mid-1960s along this amazing adventure in space and time. The programme will likely never see another character like Ian again. The opening music is from "The Chase" soundtrack composed by Dudley Simpson and the closing music is from "The Aztecs" composed by Richard Rodney Bennett and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra in 2021. We recorded this episode on 15 July 2024.

Vula Malinga started out as one of the lead singers for the London Community Gospel Choir, before becoming a lead vocalist with Basement Jaxx and she has also collaborated with the likes of Adele, Dizzee Rascal and Beverley Knight. Tomorrow night Vula will don her flares and sequins as one of the soloists at the BBC Prom – Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco, at the Royal Albert Hall. Along with the BBC Concert Orchestra will perform iconic disco classics from the late 1970s Studio 54 era. She joins Anita to reveal more and to perform live in the studio.Tomorrow marks 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and an element of this story which often goes untold is the treatment of women during this time. Particularly, the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. For many, what happened to them is still a taboo subject. During her time as an MP, Skevi Koukouma raised this issue in parliament in 2015. Skevi is now the General Secretary of The Progressive Women's Movement of POGO, an NGO which focuses on gender equality and social justice. She joins Woman's Hour, along with Natassa Frederickou, the Vice President of the ZOE Vs War Violence Foundation, which aims to raise awareness of gender based violence in times of war.And debut author Nilesha Chauvet's novel The Revenge of Rita Marsh tells the story of a young woman who runs a care home for the elderly by day and a paedophile hunting group by night. Nilesha joins Anita along with Dr Kat Hadjimatheou, senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Essex University, to discuss the real paedophile hunters, why and how they do it and whether they help or hinder the criminal justice system.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Laura Northedge

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 18, 2024 is: tomfoolery • tahm-FOO-luh-ree • noun Tomfoolery is a word with an old-fashioned sound to it that refers to playful or silly behavior. // The antics in the play itself apparently inspired tomfoolery behind the scenes as well, as cast members constantly played practical jokes on one another. See the entry > Examples: “Children aged seven and older are invited to be part of some musical mischief with the BBC Concert Orchestra and star percussionist Colin Currie, not to mention the world premiere of the Beano Concerto for percussion and orchestra. Actors and animation will also play a part and there's plenty of audience participation too. Prepare for charming tomfoolery and the perfect first foray into classical music.” — Martha Alexander, The Evening Standard (London), 30 May 2023 Did you know? The word tomfoolery owes a debt to one Thome Fole, but just who that Mr. Fole was is unclear. A court jester identified as Thome Fole was employed at Durham Abbey in the 14th century, but the record is unclear about whether Thome Fole was the given name of this particular performer, or if the name was applied as a generic moniker to jesters. Regardless, Thome Fole eventually evolved into tomfool, which was in use as a noun referring to any notable fool by the early 17th century, and as an adjective describing such fools by the mid-18th century. Tomfoolery as a term for playful or foolish behavior didn't come into use until the early 19th century, but it's proven to be of far more use to English speakers than tomfool.

As Disco makes its debut at the Proms, conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, who will be leading the BBC Concert Orchestra at Saturday's Everybody Dance! The Sound of Disco Prom, talks about the link between the music which dominated the 1970s pop charts and the orchestral world.Today the Welsh First Minister, Vaughan Gething and four of his cabinet ministers including the Culture Secretary resigned. Jane Henderson, President of The Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales, and Emma Schofield, Editor of Wales Arts Review, discuss the current arts funding crisis in Wales and the impact of the political upheaval.Sweet Dreams is a new immersive installation at Aviva Studios in Manchester which explores our relationship with fast food. It's been created by cutting edge arts collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, and the group's co-founder and director, Robin McNicholas, talks to Nick about fusing theatre, gaming, and video art to tell new stories.Pioneering artist Bill Viola, who was known for his distinctive slow motion videos which reflected on life's biggest questions, is remembered by Marshmallow Laser Feast director, Robin McNicholas. We also delve into the Front Row archives to hear Viola himself talk about how a "miracle" inspired his installation in St Paul's Cathedral. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

From Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert, Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America's most versatile voices. She starred on Broadway, LA and SF as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera and garnered theater critics' awards for her portrayal. Her Broadway debut was in Aspects of Love and she was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables. She has starred in major productions as Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Birdie in Regina, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Anna 1 in The Seven Deadly Sins, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Laurey in Oklahoma, Anna Leonowens in The King and I, Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella. Lisa appeared on PBS as Johanna in the Emmy Award winning production of Sweeney Todd and was featured in the London Royal Gala, Hey! Mr. Producer. She has played, sang and danced opposite Dick Van Dyke as Mary Poppins at the Hollywood Bowl Disney's 75th, and played the role of Maria Callas in Terence McNally's award-winning play, Master Class. Lisa is a frequent guest with symphonies including SF, Nashville, Philadelphia, Dallas, Utah, St. Louis, Houston, Pacific, Atlanta, Hong Kong, Cleveland, National, Florida, Cleveland, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, and the NY Pops. She is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam (BM, Hon. Dr. of Music, Minerva Award), Carnegie-Mellon University (MFA), and is a George London Competition winner. Lisa has become an active mentor and sought-after clinician with many colleges and universities across the country and around the world. She has acted as a judge in both the Lotte Lenya Competition for the Kurt Weill Foundation and UCLA's Walter Jurmann Competition, and regularly performs Weill's music with symphonies throughout the country. Recent performances have included symphony concerts celebrating the music of George Gershwin, and her 2024 Bistro Award-winning cabaret, “Ingénue…Ingé-not-so-new!”, in NY. www.lisavroman.com Lisa also gave us the scoop on the upcoming "Broadway and Beyond" benefit for the Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation. It's happening on July 14th at the Marines Memorial Theater, and it's set to be a night filled with incredible talent and heartwarming performances, all for a good cause. Trust me, you won't want to miss this intimate look into Lisa's world and the wonderful community she's part of. Head over to reef-sf.org for more details on the event. Let's support the arts together! Contact Ray at Green Room on Air: greenroomonair@gmail.com Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) Visit Green Room On Air website: http://greenroomonair.com Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raysgreenroom/

“Uniformity is a two-edged sword, isn't it? Within a choir you need uniformity or you're not going to get a good blend, but within that uniformity, I want as much individuality as possible. I do a lot of 16th-Century music, early 17th-Century music, which has very, very high, passionate stakes. The individual has to come through. That's what makes it interesting.”Robert Hollingworth was a chorister at Hereford Cathedral, set up his first solo-voice ensemble at the age of 16 and read music at New College, Oxford, followed by a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In place of a conventional academic career he has spent 40 years directing vocal groups, notably I Fagiolini, which he founded at university in 1986. Nearly 30 CDs and DVDs have included first recordings of works and collections by Byrd, Croce, Tomkins, Andrea Gabrieli and more. Recent releases include the multi-award winning Striggio 40-part mass, 'Amuse-Bouche' (French 20th century music including premiers of Francaix and Milhaud), and in 2017 'Monteverdi - The Other Vespers' which also featured the University of York's music department's choir, The 24. Winning the Royal Philharmonic Society's Ensemble Award, Gramophone Awards and the Diapason D'Or de l'Annee, the group is 'In Association' at the University of York Music Department where, as well as teaching Undergraduate projects, Robert runs the MA in solo-voice ensemble singing.As a freelancer conductor, Robert has directed the English Concert, Academy of Ancient Music and the BBC Concert Orchestra; among European choirs, Accentus (France), NDR Chor and RIAS Kammerchor (Germany), National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Voces8, BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. He writes and presents programmes for Radio 3 including The Early Music Show and Discovering Music. During lockdown, he created and presented a new youtube series for choral music enthusiasts called 'SingTheScore'. He is the newly appointed director of Stour Music, taking over after 65 years from Alfred and Mark Deller. He founded and presents the UK's top choral music podcast 'Choral Chihuahua' with Eamonn Dougan and Nicholas Mulroy.To get in touch with Robert, look for I Fagiolini on YouTube (@ifagiolini), Facebook (@ifagiolini), Instagram (@i_fagiolini), or their website, ifagiolini.com.Choir Fam wants to hear from you! Check out the Minisode Intro Part 3 episode from February 16, 2024, to hear how to share your story with us.Email choirfampodcast@gmail.com to contact our hosts.Podcast music from Podcast.coPhoto in episode artwork by Trace Hudson

In this special live episode, with music by the BBC Concert Orchestra and pianist Ben Dawson, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Hannah Templeton and comedian David O'Doherty in eighteenth-century Europe to learn all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart is perhaps the most famous composer of all time, known for his operas, concertos, sonatas and symphonies; his talent is undeniable. But who was the man behind the music? This episode explores Mozart's life story, following him and his family around Europe as he performed, composed and innovated. It takes in his time as a child prodigy with a controlling father, his doomed love affair, and his life as a working musician struggling to find work at court, as well as his incredible musical talent and the success he found in his own lifetime. Research by: Madeleine Bracey Written by: Madeleine Bracey, Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Caitlin Hobbs Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse

Guy Garvey and Elbow start touring the UK in May and he looks back here at the first shows he saw growing up in Bury in the '70s - when his five elders introduced him to punk, prog, folk, soul and Elton John - and proudly admits he still doesn't know the names of the guitar strings. Look out for … … the secrets of the “Vanity Thrust” and other 21st Century stagecraft. … the time they supported the Stones. … being with the same band members for 34 years and each “wanting to be a different member of Santana”. … what he's learnt about live performance - “never announce new material”.  … his 6Music show, Guy Garvey's Finest hour (“one hour too long” – Mrs Guy Garvey).    … the un-PC death of Roy Castle in the Peter Cushing movie Dr Terry's House of Horrors. … good things about Little Simz. … the time a snowstorm doubled their audience.   … working with the BBC Concert Orchestra – “if it's Wagner you'll miss two tea breaks”. … when Paul McCartney turned “Partridge-esque”. … and the possible ‘star guests' on the upcoming tour. Elbow tour dates …https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/elbow-tickets/artist/886289 Guy Garvey's Finest hour …https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072q60 Elbow are on Radio 2's Piano Room with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Feb 21…https://elbow.co.uk/bbc-radio-2-piano-room-month/Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Garvey and Elbow start touring the UK in May and he looks back here at the first shows he saw growing up in Bury in the '70s - when his five elders introduced him to punk, prog, folk, soul and Elton John - and proudly admits he still doesn't know the names of the guitar strings. Look out for … … the secrets of the “Vanity Thrust” and other 21st Century stagecraft. … the time they supported the Stones. … being with the same band members for 34 years and each “wanting to be a different member of Santana”. … what he's learnt about live performance - “never announce new material”.  … his 6Music show, Guy Garvey's Finest hour (“one hour too long” – Mrs Guy Garvey).    … the un-PC death of Roy Castle in the Peter Cushing movie Dr Terry's House of Horrors. … good things about Little Simz. … the time a snowstorm doubled their audience.   … working with the BBC Concert Orchestra – “if it's Wagner you'll miss two tea breaks”. … when Paul McCartney turned “Partridge-esque”. … and the possible ‘star guests' on the upcoming tour. Elbow tour dates …https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/elbow-tickets/artist/886289 Guy Garvey's Finest hour …https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072q60 Elbow are on Radio 2's Piano Room with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Feb 21…https://elbow.co.uk/bbc-radio-2-piano-room-month/Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Garvey and Elbow start touring the UK in May and he looks back here at the first shows he saw growing up in Bury in the '70s - when his five elders introduced him to punk, prog, folk, soul and Elton John - and proudly admits he still doesn't know the names of the guitar strings. Look out for … … the secrets of the “Vanity Thrust” and other 21st Century stagecraft. … the time they supported the Stones. … being with the same band members for 34 years and each “wanting to be a different member of Santana”. … what he's learnt about live performance - “never announce new material”.  … his 6Music show, Guy Garvey's Finest hour (“one hour too long” – Mrs Guy Garvey).    … the un-PC death of Roy Castle in the Peter Cushing movie Dr Terry's House of Horrors. … good things about Little Simz. … the time a snowstorm doubled their audience.   … working with the BBC Concert Orchestra – “if it's Wagner you'll miss two tea breaks”. … when Paul McCartney turned “Partridge-esque”. … and the possible ‘star guests' on the upcoming tour. Elbow tour dates …https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/elbow-tickets/artist/886289 Guy Garvey's Finest hour …https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072q60 Elbow are on Radio 2's Piano Room with the BBC Concert Orchestra on Feb 21…https://elbow.co.uk/bbc-radio-2-piano-room-month/Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott's on a mission to get some of SpudMan's world-famous jacket potatoes delivered to Broadcasting House... but you wouldn't believe the faff to get a spud into the BBC!Claire, Lisa, Faye, Lee and H are in the studio for an exclusive chat with Scott about the Steps musical.Baroness Karen Brady and Tim Campbell MBE from The Apprentice are in the studio with Scott to review your top life improving tips. But are there any that they'd hire?And Scott's learning to play the triangle with the BBC Concert Orchestra's Principal Percussionist, Alasdair Malloy. It's harder than it looks, you know!Hit subscribe to get Scott's latest podcast every Friday, or listen live weekdays 2-4pm on BBC Radio 2.

Award winning vocalist Emma Pask, has firmly established herself as one of Australia's favourite voices in Jazz. Her effortless, honest stage presence combined with her powerful vocal ability, leaves audiences spellbound and inspired whenever she takes to the stage. While Emma's voice and style are unique, and individually her own, her performances are reminiscent of the classic era of jazz, when swing was top of the charts. Her talent was first spotted by internationally renowned Jazz great James Morrison, when she was just 16 years old. She joined his band as the lead vocalist and went on to spend a solid 20 years touring the world with Morrison. On request Emma performed the Bridal Waltz for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at their wedding. More recently she played support to Legendary Guitarist/Vocalist George Benson when he toured Australia. Emma opened for Grammy Award winning American vocalist Kurt Elling, on his 2018 Australian Tour. Emma is a “Mo' award winner for Jazz Vocalist of the year, and has received two ARIA award nominations for Best Jazz Album of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Emma has had the honour to sing for VIP audiences including the late Diana Princess of Wales and Princess Mary of Denmark. She has sung in London at The Queen Elizabeth Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Emma has performed in China with The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Auckland with the NZ Philharmonic, and with the WA Symphony Orchestra in Perth.  In 2019 the Emma Pask Band headlined at the Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba. Emma has toured her band throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. She has received rave reviews for her performances in Uruguay, South America, and is a regular at the prestigious Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland.  Despite her achievements and the international recognition of her talent, Emma retains her natural, refreshing and unpretentious, positive approach to life.  Jazz virtuoso James Morrison says of Emma, “Whilst it's fashionable to be a jazz singer these days, she is the real thing!” In 2020 amidst the Covid 19 lockdown, Emma was chosen by The Sydney Opera House to launch the first of their concerts live streamed from the stage of the hallowed Joan Sutherland Theatre. This performance won the offical Time Out (in) award for favourite Arts livestream. In 2021 The Emma Pask Big Band brought Sydney's music scene back to life after lockdown, as they featured with a sold out performance at Sunset Piazza.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Shaken by the passing of his grandmother, George reflects on the post-colonial struggles of her generation. 1970s Jamaica provides an early case study of the weaponised debt that went on to re-colonise much of the global South. A look back on previous episodes illuminates patterns of exploitation and extraction across African/Western relations. This is the global context that frames the questionable role of the International Monetary Fund in the perpetuation of poverty. George is reminded by his grandmother's legacy that fighting for justice is always an option. Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick & George the Poet With an original score composed by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Too many people don't know that Ghana was the first African country to break free from colonial rule. Why does that matter? How could it not? Control of Africa's resources keeps the rich world rich. What would happen if Ghana's example set off an anti-colonial cascade across the continent? George revisits the country's freedom struggle through the rise of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president.Written by George the Poet. Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet. Original music by Benbrick, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sound Design by Benbrick.

When keeping it real goes…wrong? For a moment in the seventies, Jamaican democracy produced an ambitious plan to end inequality between countries. But when the island's socialist leader, Michael Manley, flew too close to the sun, he got burnt. What was the New International Economic Order? Why did it rattle Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan so much? On this fast-paced tour of Jamaican history, George looks back at the rise and fall of the Third World's biggest political project. Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Original score composed by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra

The power of Western languages over African economies is undeniable, and nowhere is this more obvious than in Black music. Despite "Francophone” meaning French-speaking, across Africa, it signifies so much more. George looks at the power dynamics between the English-speaking world, the French-speaking world and the Africans forced to navigate both. How did these languages become so important? And what do they reveal about the legacy of colonialism? Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick & George the Poet Original score composed by Benbrick and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra

After achieving independence, Ghana gave support to freedom fighters across Africa. What went wrong? Written by George the Poet. Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet. Original score by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sound Design by Benbrick.

An accidental invention which revolutionised plant collecting has inspired an artwork from Mat Collishaw, created in collaboration with video artists based in Ukraine, which is being premiered in a gallery at Kew Gardens. The nine minute video, accompanied by music by Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings, draws on the discovery in 1829 that a Wardian case could allow plants to grow under airtight glass. And the way art and music respond to environmental concerns is at the heart of this Free Thinking conversation hosted by Jade Munslow Ong. Jimmy López Bellido has written a symphony inspired by photographs of a changing landscape, Sarah Casey's drawings look at the impact of ice melting in glaciers and New Generation Thinker Vid Simoniti has written a book exploring the political ambitions of contemporary art in the early twenty-first century. He talks about the work of Alberta Whittle, Olafur Eliasson, El Anatsui, Maurice Mbikayi, Margaret Wertheim and Christine Wertheim. Producer in Salford: Nick Holmes Petrichor, a new exhibition of work by Mat Collishaw runs from 20 October 2023- 7 April 2024 at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, Kew Gardens. Sarah Casey is Director of the School of Art in Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts and has worked on The Emergency project which uses drawing to examine artefacts emerging from alpine glaciers as a result of climate change and ice melting. She also convenes a group studying rocky environments and geology. From 26-28th October ‘Rocky Futures', an art exhibition in the form of three live video events streamed from destinations across the globe on the theme of geology, mobilities and the climate emergency will be available online at https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/rocky-climates/rocky-futures/ Vid Simoniti's book is called Artists Remake the World: A Contemporary Art Manifesto. He is a New Generation Thinker and teaches at The University of Liverpool. Symphony No 3, Altered Landscapes by Jimmy López Bellido is being played by the BBC Concert Orchestra in a concert at London's Southbank Centre on Thu 12 Oct 2023 and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on October 25th. With thanks to the Concert Orchestra for providing a recording of part of their rehearsal of the piece recorded on 10 October. The Hyundai Commission from artist El Anatsui runs at Tate Modern in London from October 10th - April 14th 2024 Jade Munslow Ong teaches at the University of Salford and is writing a book about the environment in literature. She is on the New Generation Thinkers scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to work with early career researchers on making radio. Green Thinking is a collection of programmes exploring different aspects of art and history and the environment available via the Free Thinking programme website - all episodes are downloadable as the Arts & Ideas podcast and on BBC Sounds.

Before Nigeria took over the African music scene, the Democratic Republic of Congo had us in a chokehold. But just like its minerals, the country's music has yet to produce an industry that eases the economic suffering of its people, despite decades of supply and demand. Why? George goes to the genesis of the DRC's economic reality by exploring the rise of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first prime minister. Written by George The Poet Produced by Benbrick and George The Poet Original music by Benbrick, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sound Design by Benbrick.

After years of delays, Joe Hisaishi finally made it to Wembley Arena to conduct his music from Hayao Miyazaki's films with the help of the BBC Concert Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus. And the Ghibliotheque gang were there to experience the magic! Here, Michael, Jake and Steph reunite to talk through one spellbinding night.Join us on Patreon for ad-free and bonus episodes, Discord access and show footnotes and more: Patreon.com/ghibliothequeEmail us: ghibliotheque@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @ghibliotheque and Instagram @ghibliotheque.pod.@MichaelJLeader – Michael@jakehcunningham – Jake@_stephwatts - Steph Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Too many people don't know that Ghana was the first African country to break free from colonial rule. Why does that matter? How could it not? Control of Africa's resources keeps the rich world rich. What would happen if Ghana's example set off an anti-colonial cascade across the continent? George revisits the country's freedom struggle through the rise of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president. Written by George the Poet. Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet. Original music by Benbrick, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sound Design by Benbrick.

Since its rise to international acclaim, the multi-award-winning "Have You Heard George's Podcast?" has remained famously undefinable. In its explosive new season, however, this finally changes, as George the Poet pieces together fragments of the African and Caribbean independence struggles. Poignant tales of strength and sacrifice frame some of the most important yet least discussed events of the last six decades, from the perspective of history's unsung heroes. George's verses flow over an evocative soundtrack, composed by long-time collaborator Benbrick, and brought to life by the BBC Concert Orchestra in Abbey Road. The season is peppered with timeless music from all corners of Black life - from Africa to the Caribbean and beyond. The fourth season of HYHGP? brings to light the hidden tragedies and triumphs that have shaped our world.

A world of sprites and spirits encountered by childhood sisters in the 1988 animated feature film by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) and Studio Ghibli has become a hit stage adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The original composer Joe Hisaishi worked with playwright Tom Morton-Smith and Director Phelim McDermott and the production returns to the Barbican this autumn. Chris Harding and guests look at how this story of Totoro relates to Japanese beliefs about ghosts and nature, and how Miyazaki used ideas of childhood innocence to critique post-War Japanese society. Chris Harding is joined by the playwright Tom Morton-Smith, Michael Leader from the podcast Ghiblioteque, Dr Shiro Yoshioka, Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Newcastle, and Dr Xine Yao, co-director of qUCL at University College London, and a Radio 3/AHRC New Generation Thinker. My Neighbour Totoro from the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV runs at the Barbican Theatre in London from 23 November Music from Studio Ghibli films is included in a BBC Prom concert being performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Monday August 28th and then available on BBC Sounds. You can find a collection of programmes exploring different facets of Japanese culture on the Free Thinking programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0657spq Producer: Luke Mulhall

Join Rain on LaunchLeft today as they welcome Oscar-nominated Son Lux to kick off Qasim Naqvi's launch. Tune in for an engaging conversation with Ryan, Ian, Rafiq, and Qasim Naqvi as they discuss their unique experiences and creative processes in music-making. This versatile group excels as a live band, studio recording artists, and composers, embracing various aspects of the art they cherish. As a special treat, you'll have the privilege of hearing Qasim Naqvi's captivating performance of "The Curve" at the end of the episode. -----------------  LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttps://www.launchleft.com  LAUNCHLEFT PATREON https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft  TWITTER https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft  INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LaunchLeft  --------------------- LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism where famed creatives launch new artists. LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a curated ecosystem that includes a podcast, label and NFT gallery. --------------------- IN THIS EPISODE: [02:23] Ryan tells how he and Rafiq came to collaborate.  [08:25] Ian explains how they became composers for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.  [10:26] Rafiq shares what they have been working on recently.  [12:39] Ryan comments on the reward versus the work and how the work won out.  [17:42] Qasim Naqvi reveals how he met the members of Son Lux, and they all reflect on their times together.  [25:02] Ryan talks about how their music is visual, and Qasim Naquiv discusses the modular synthesis while they land on making music with what they have.  [40:03] Listen to “The Curve” by Qasim Naqvi.    KEY TAKEAWAYS:  The difference between performing on stage and recording in a studio is night-and-day. When you find like-minded artists who appreciate each other's talents, you have a winning combination. Sometimes it’s the accident that makes the music. It’s called working with what you have.   BIOGRAPHIES::  SON LUX BIO: From the start, Son Lux has operated as something akin to a sonic test kitchen. The Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated band strives to question deeply held assumptions about how music is made and reconstruct it from a molecular level. What began as a solo project for founder Ryan Lott expanded in 2014, thanks to a kinship with Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia too strong to ignore. The trio strengthened their chemistry and honed their collective intuition while creating, releasing, and touring six recordings, including Brighter Wounds (2018) and the triple album Tomorrows (2021). The result is a carefully cultivated musical language rooted in curiosity and balancing opposites that largely eschews genre and structural conventions. And yet, the band remains audibly indebted to iconoclastic artists in soul, hip-hop, and experimental improvisation who themselves carved new paths forward. Distilling these varied influences, Son Lux searches for an equilibrium of raw emotional intimacy and meticulous electronic constructions. Son Lux has most recently scored the new Daniels film for A24, Everything Everywhere All at Once (March 2022). The full score album features new collaborations with Mitski, David Byrne, Randy Newman, and Moses Sumney, among others. Based in New York, Rafiq Bhatia is the first-generation American son of Muslim immigrant parents who trace their ancestry to India through East Africa. Early influences such as Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, and Madlib—as well as mentors and collaborators including Vijay Iyer and Billy Hart—prompted him to see music as a way to actively shape and represent his own identity, not limited by anyone else’s prescribed perspective. When Ian Chang describes his creative process, the phrase "third culture” keeps coming up. Born in the colony of Hong Kong in 1988, Chang has lived a nomadic life. Stationed out of New York for ten years and since relocated to Dallas, Texas, he built an impressive roster of progressive pop collaborators such as Moses Sumney, Joan As Policewoman, and Matthew Dear, among others, all while performing internationally and recording as a member of Son Lux and Landlady. Ryan Lott makes his home in Los Angeles but grew up all over the United States. Music was the one constant in his formative years spent at the piano. In addition to an extensive career writing music for dance, he has become a sought-after composer for advertising, television, and film. Lott’s feature film credits include The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014), Paper Towns (2015), and Mean Dreams (2017). He has co-produced and co-written music for and with Woodkid, Sufjan Stevens, and Lorde.   BIOGRAPHY: QASIM NAQVI  Qasim Naqvi is a drummer and founding member of Dawn of Midi. Outside of his role in D.O.M., Qasim works on various projects, from electronic music to composing for orchestras, chamber groups, dance and film.  His concert music has been performed/commissioned by The BBC Concert Orchestra, Jennifer Koh, The London Contemporary Orchestra, Stargaze, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Crash Ensemble, The Now Ensemble, The Erebus Ensemble, yMusic, The Helsinki Chamber Choir, Alexander Whitley, Cikada, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra(MusicNOW Season) and others. He has been a featured composer at the Musica Nova Festival in Helsinki, the Spitalfields Festival in London, Ultima Festival, Southbank Centre and the Rest is Noise Festival in Holland.   Qasim's soundtracks for the film have appeared on HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, New York Times Op-Docs, VICE Media, at The Tribeca, Sundance, Toronto, Rotterdam and London Film Festivals, at dOCUMENTA 13 and 14, The Guggenheim Museum, The Tate Britain (Turner Prize 2018), MOMA P.S. 1, IDFA, Berlinale and others. He has worked with such notable filmmakers as Laura Poitras, Mariam Ghani, Marc Levin, Naeem Mohaiemen, Smriti Keshari, Prashant Bhargava and Erin Heidenreich. Acoustic trio Dawn of Midi has released two albums. Their most recent Dysnomia was acclaimed by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Guardian and the New Yorker. Radiohead personally picked Dawn of Midi as their support band for two sold-out concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden for their Moon Shaped Pool tour.    Qasim earned his B.F.A in performance from the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music program and his M.F.A in composition and performance from California Institute of the Arts. He studied drums and performance with Andrew Cyrille, Joe Chambers, Reggie Workman, Buster Williams, Ralph Peterson Jr., Charlie Haden and Rashied Ali and composition with Wolfgang von Schweinitz, James Tenney, Morton Subotnick, Marc Sabat, Wadada Leo Smith, Michael Jon Fink and Anne LeBaron. He is a 2016 N.Y.F.A Fellow in Music and Sound and has received other fellowships and awards from Chamber Music America, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts Council, Harvest Works, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, S.T.E.I.M. and Art OMI. Presently, Qasim lives in Brooklyn, New York and works on various projects as a freelance composer and drummer. He is represented by Erased Tapes Publishing.   RESOURCE LINKS Podcast - LaunchLeft   SON LUX LINKS: Son Lux Music - Website Son Lux - Instagram Son Lux - Twitter Son Lux - Facebook Son Lux - YouTube Son Lux - Soundcloud   QASIM NAQVI LINKS: Qasim Naqvi - Website Qasim Naqvi - Instagram Qasim Naqvi - Twitter Qasim Naqvi - Bandcamp  

Para este episodio # 396 Mario Mengoni presenta una selección de artistas creadores de canciones con alma, llenas energía que los van a hacer vibrar y que por la magia de la radio los transportarán a espacios inimaginables. En “Las Pistas Mareantes”, Gustavo Lamas nos trae el último disco de SBTRKT, el inglés del dubstep y techno que hace mucho no editaba de manera oficial. Playlist: 01 - RAVE ENKA - Holder Tråden 02 - OROFINO - Amsterdam (DJ Tennis Remix) 03 - CRAIG DAVID feat. BBC Concert Orchestra - 7 Days 04 - KOSMO KINT - Groove Religion 05 - GIMAN & CHIC_AGO feat. DARRYL JORDAN - Burn (Original Mix) 06 - SBTRKT feat. TORO y MOI - Days go by 07 - MICHAEL GRAY feat. TATIANA OWENS - You Got To Remember (Dub Mix) 08 - URBAN BLUES PROJECT feat. MICHAEL PROCTER - Deliver Me (DJ Meme Extended Classic Reboot) 09 - JOEY MONTENEGRO - Make A Move On Me (Dave Lee Original Disco Mix) Conducción, musicalización y producción general: Mario Mengoni. Locutores: Leandro Brumatti y Raúl Proenza. Asistente de Producción: Diego Hidalgo. Fotografía y video: María Arnoletto. Logística: Sergio Van Megroot. Operador Técnico: Charlie Rodríguez. Columnista invitado: Gustavo Lamas. Sitio oficial: www.discorama.net Seguinos en nuestras redes y dejanos tu comentario: https://www.instagram.com/discoramabymario https://www.facebook.com/discoramabymario https://www.twitter.com/discobymario

Synopsis It was on today's date in 2003 that a new violin concerto by composer Shulamit Ran premiered at Carnegie Hall – but it would be just as appropriate for us to run this episode of Composer's Datebook on Mother's Day – as Ran herself explains:“Thoughts of my mother, Berta Ran, whose strength of spirit has been a profoundly significant guiding light throughout my life, have embedded themselves in various parts of this work. At the closing of the concerto, echoes of a familiar melody, one my mother sang to me in childhood with words of her own creation, appear, gently fading away.”Shulamit Ran born in Tel Aviv in 1949 and moved to New York City at age 14 on a scholarship to Mannes College of Music. From 1973 to 2015, she taught at the University of Chicago, and served as composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony. In 1991 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Commenting on winning the prestigious award, Ran admitted to being a little surprised:  “I feel I've always been out of step,” she said. “At times … I was not considered avant-garde enough. Now, considering the current trend of accessibility, some think I'm too forbidding.” Music Played in Today's Program Shulamit Ran (b. 1949) Violin Concerto Ittai Shapira, vln; BBC Concert Orchestra; Charles Hazlewood, conductor. Albany TROY-970

Repaso libre a la Transglobal World Music Chart de este mes, confeccionada a través de la votación de un panel de divulgadores de las músicas del mundo de todos los continentes, del que los hacedores de Mundofonías somos cocreadores y coimpulsores. Este mes de junio del 2023 la música nos llega desde el sur de Italia, Escocia, Escandinavia, Macedonia del Norte, Siria, Senegal, el sur de la India o Tombuctú, para terminar con el encuentro persa-maliense de Kayhan Kalhor y Toumani Diabate, que se sitúa en el número 1. A loose review of this month's Transglobal World Music Chart, determined by a panel of world music specialists from all the continents, of which the Mundofonías‘ presenters are co-creators and co-promoters. This June 2023 music comes to us from Southern Italy, Scotland, Scandinavia, North Macedonia, Syria, Senegal, South India or Timbuktu, ending with the Persian-Malian encounter of Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate, which is placed at number 1. Yarákä - Fronni d'Alia - Curannera Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola - Number - Sølvstrøk Dobrila & Dorian Duo - More pofali se - Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2 Le Cri du Caire - Le marcheur - Le Cri du Caire Jawa - Taba waqti - Last breaths from Aleppo Seckou Keita & BBC Concert Orchestra – The future strings variation – African rhapsodies Aditya Prakash - Raga Natabhairavi - Karnatik roots Al Bilali Soudan - Tarhanin - Babi Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate - Wayfarers of the legends - The sky is the same colour everywhere Imagen / Image: Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabate (📸 Andy Spyra)

La caravana musical en la que se embarca Mundofonías esta vez nos lleva por Auvernia, Bretaña, Anatolia o Baleares, abriendo también rutas entre los Países Bajos, Gran Bretaña o Canadá y el África Occidental, entre Cataluña y Persia, o entre los Balcanes y Australia. Todo ello con discos que estrenamos en esta edición y que acaban de ver la luz o lo harán próximamente. The musical caravan on which Mundofonías embarks this time takes us through Auvergne, Brittany, Anatolia or the Balearic Islands, opening also routes between the Netherlands, Great Britain or Canada and West Africa, between Catalonia and Persia, or between the Balkans and Australia. All this with albums that we premiere in this edition and that have just been released or will be released soon. Sourdurent – Franc de bruch – L’herbe de détourne Jean-Luc Thomas & Gab Faure – An disput / Gaspard / Melchior / Balthazar – Gwiad Teun Creemers – Kèlè ka Bila – Naamu Guillem Ballaz – Jovenet agraciat – Substrat Suk Ensemble – Khazam – L’orient espèss Zeyn’el – Su kanli zalimin ettigi isler – Divan & divine Seckou Keita & BBC Concert Orchestra – Tamala’s caravan trail – African rhapsodies East of West – Windswept – Moving home Sylvain Leroux – Main gauche – Qromatica (Jean-Luc Thomas & Gab Faure – În drum spre casă – Gwiad) 📸 Jean-Luc Thomas & Gab Faure (Serj Philouze)

Billy Waters became a celebrity in early 19th century London as a talented street performer. New Generation Thinker Oskar Jensen and Mary L. Shannon join Rana Mitter to tell Billy's story and those of other musicians performing on the streets of London at the time. Charlie Taverner has written a history of Street Food. We also hear from Marigold Hughes about the latest production from Streetwise Opera, an organisation that devises opera productions with people who are or have been homeless. Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century London by Oskar Jensen is out now. Mary L. Shannon's book 'Billy Waters Is Dancing' will be published later this year. Street Food: Hawkers and the History of London by Charlie Taverner is out now Streetwise Opera, BBC Concert Orchestra and The Sixteen perform Re:sound at the Southbank Centre, London on Weds 22nd March and at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on Sun 26th March. Producer: Torquil MacLeod

For Comic Relief, Linton Stephens is joined by comedians Tiff Stevenson and Larry Dean for a special live edition recorded at Battersea Arts Centre with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Gabriella Teychenné. What will Tiff and Larry make of the classical playlist that Linton made for them when they're face to face with the orchestra performing it? Tiff and Larry's playlist: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Overture from The Marriage of Figaro Judith Weir - Still, Glowing Dobrinka Tabakova - Orpheus' Comet Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) Florence Price - Juba Dance from Symphony no.1 Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries. Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the BBC Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

W/C 6th March 2023I probably wouldn't have put Richard Hawley together with Elbow if I am being honest, it's not a collaboration that would have been obvious to me. But I am really, really glad it happened.This song is something special, not only because the it is so interesting musically, or so beautiful lyrically, but because the two of them have a real chemistry and their vocal timbres work so well.If you are new to this song I would suggest you start with the original album track, and then watch the extraordinary recording with the BBC Concert Orchestra.Oh and check out these words...Stay safe.The Fix - Elbow & Richard HawleyThe Fix (live) - Elbow & Richard Hawley with the BBC Concert OrchestraEuropean Convention on Human RightsTherapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.If you want to keep in touch with TFM and the other stuff I do then please follow me on Facebook, Insta, Twitter or Patreon. Thanks for getting this far.

Alex and Helen have quickly jumped on the podcast to respond to the recent announcement that the BBC will be disbanding the BBC Singers, and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra will face 20% role reductions.They discuss what makes the BBC Singers unique, what troubles them about the press release and, if possible, how we can look ahead with a positive spirit.Sign the petition to save the BBC Singers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By Andrew McCaldon The extraordinary and explosive relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and the film composer Bernard Herrmann. Recorded live at Alexandra Palace with the BBC Concert Orchestra playing Herrmann's scores from the partnership's iconic films - Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho. Bernard Herrmann ..... Tim McInnerny Alfred Hitchcock ..... Toby Jones Alma Hitchcock ..... Joanna Monro Lucy Anderson/Tippi ..... Tara Ward Lew Wasserman/Cary/Paul ..... Jonathan Forbes BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Ben Palmer Produced by Neil Varley and Tracey Neale Directed By Tracey Neale By the late 1950s Herrmann and Hitchcock – known to each other as ‘Benny' and ‘Hitch' – have formed the most famous composer-director partnership in film history, creating masterpieces of cinema together, including Vertigo, North by Northwest and Psycho. But with tensions growing between the two maverick artists and change afoot in the movie industry, Benny and Hitch's collaboration and friendship comes to a catastrophic end at a recording session for the film Torn Curtain. But who is really responsible for the break-up? From beyond the grave, Benny and Hitch set out to determine which man has blood on their hands? Recorded in front of an audience at Alexandra Palace and starring two stellar actors, Tim McInnerny and Toby Jones, this thrilling and witty drama, will feature performances of Bernard Herrmann's music by the brilliant BBC Concert Orchestra. Writer: Andrew McCaldon worked with the BBC as a key creative on Ten Pieces, for which he wrote a series of acclaimed films and BBC Proms concerts. He has also combined music and drama in numerous shows for the BBCCO, BBCSO and the BBC Singers. Other recent writing work includes: Wemba's Dream, a community music-drama event with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, for which Andrew acted as Creative Director (2021); Abracadopera!, an original TV opera-comedy-drama, created and written by Andrew for English National Opera and broadcast on Sky Arts and Sky Kids (June 2022); and Gnomus, a site-specific play for Puppets With Guts staged at Stonehenge (April 2022). Cast & Performers: Tim McInnerny has just finished filming One Day for Netflix and plays the lead role in the forthcoming film Killers Anonymous. He can be seen in Ten Percent, the UK version of Call My Agent and also appeared in Game of Thrones. Toby Jones can be seen in The English for the BBC. Other work includes Jon S. Baird's Tetris for Apple TV and Sam Mendes's film Empire of Light, due for release in January. He will also appear in the forthcoming Indiana Jones film. Joanna Monro has been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company several times. Her TV credits include Doctors and Doctor Who. She was a presenter on That's Life and her theatre credits include Blood Brothers and Mamma Mia! Tara Ward has worked in film, television, stage and radio. Recent appearances were in the film Justice League and Sky TV's Riviera. She played Mrs March in Radio 4's Little Women. Tara has written a number of books on personal development. Jonathan Forbes played the lead role in the film Conspiracy of Silence. TV highlights include Hornblower, Foyle's War and Black Mirror. He played Sharon Hogan's brother in Catastrophe for Channel 4. He also starred in Radio 4's returning series Tracks. The BBC Concert Orchestra appears on Radio 2's Sunday Night Is Music Night as well as exploring music from classical to contemporary on Radio 3. Soundtracks include Blue Planet and Serengeti for BBC 1 and in February it worked with over 20 artists for Radio 2's Piano Room Month. It appears annually at the BBC Proms and at London's Southbank Centre. The Conductor, Ben Palmer is Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck in Darmstadt and Babylon Orchester Berlin and Artistic Director of Covent Garden Sinfonia. He is one of Europe's most sought-after specialists in conducting live to picture. Next year he conducts the German tour of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Production Team: Directed by Tracey Neale Produced by Neil Varley & Tracey Neale Production Co-Ordinators, Ben Hollands, Ayesha Labrom & Hannah O'Reilly Technical & Outside Broadcast Team: Chris Rouse, Alison Craig, Gilly Chauhan, Simon Nicklinson and Jon Wilson

Shara Nova has released five albums under the moniker My Brightest Diamond and has composed works for The Crossing, Conspirare, Cantus Domus, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Roomful of Teeth, many community choirs, as well as yMusic, Brooklyn Rider, violist Nadia Sirota, Aarhus Symfoni, North Carolina Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, American Composers Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra, among others.In 2019, she composed for over 600 community musicians and the Cincinnati Symphony in celebration of their 125th season, a piece entitled "Look Around," with director Mark DeChiazza. Her baroque chamber p'opera “You Us We All” premiered in the US in October 2015 at BAM Next Wave Festival. With co-composer and performer Helga Davis, Nova created a four-screen film entitled “Ocean Body,” along with director Mark DeChiazza, which premiered at The Momentary in August 2021, shortly followed by the premiere of “Infinite Movement,” her baroque masque for 100 musicians, set to text by artist Matthew Ritchie, which premiered at The University of North Texas in November 2021.Ms. Nova is the featured singer on “The Blue Hour” with the string orchestra A Far Cry and co-composers Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Caroline Shaw on Nonesuch Records (Sept ‘22). A collection of songs by Nico Muhly with Detroit's acclaimed wind ensemble Akropolis Quintet also features Ms. Nova's voice entitled Hymns for Private Use (Oct ‘22). A number of music composers, including Sarah Kirkland Snider, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, Steve Mackey and David Lang have created works specifically for her voice. She has collaborated with Matthew Barney, The Decemberists, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sufjan Stevens, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, and many others.Shara has a couple different branches to her life:Singer and Composer Branch: https://shara-nova.com/Pop Music Branch: https://www.mybrightestdiamond.com/Instagram: @mybrightestdiamondTwitter: @MyBrightestDmndWriting on Substack: https://substack.com/profile/91251132-shara-nova

Dalton is back for his second and last appearance as Bond. In the pod you'll find references to the various "Gun Barrel" bond theme openings, specifically Brosnans works office award ceremony which you will find amongst this magnificent collection -https://youtu.be/3TAMEgqT6T0  Licence To Kill has a great theme but the best version of it is probably this one where Gladys Knight not only vocally smashes it but is backed up by a great tight band in the BBC Concert Orchestra -https://youtu.be/ItDMFnCQT-o Send all your thoughts and feelings to weekpointspodcast@gmail.com   we love you, bye x

durée : 00:16:51 - Poulenc : Orchestral Works - BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey - Le label Chandos fait paraître un enregistrement en hommage à la mémoire de Bramwell Tovey, tragiquement disparu en juillet dernier. L'album, enregistré en mars dernier, présente le bestiaire musical de Poulenc.

Five writers and artists not normally associated with classical music, discuss a specific example of Vaughan Williams's work to which they have a personal connection, and why it speaks to them. Following on from the successful Five Kinds of Beethoven Radio 3 essay series in 2020, where a wide range of Beethoven fans shared their personal relationship to the composer and his work, this new series gives similar treatment to Vaughan Williams. Our essayists share their unexpected perspective on Vaughan Williams's work, taking it outside the standard ‘English pastoral' box, in a series of accessible essays, part of the Vaughan Williams season on Radio 3. Essay 3: Adrian McNally - producer/arranger/pianist for The Unthanks Self-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for his band to perform with Charles Hazelwood's Army of Generals, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms, McNally has sought confidence and inspiration along the way from Ralph Vaughan Williams. He finds kinship in a quest to prove that the people's music is anything but common, to draw out and elevate the beauty and truth present in those folk songs fondly but unfairly known as low culture. In his essay, McNally looks at VW's thoughts on National Music and the inescapable relationship between place, community and creativity. At the centre of his essay will be Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. It was born out of a tune Vaughan Williams was preoccupied with - a love letter to something that already existed, that inspired him to make something more. Self-taught and raised in a South Yorkshire pit village, Adrian McNally is pianist, composer, record producer and band leader for The Unthanks. From humble beginnings to scoring for performances with Charles Hazelwood's Army Of Generals, the Royal Liverpool Phil, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and the BBC Concert Orchestra for The Proms. Writer and reader Adrian McNally Sound designer Paul Cargill Producers Polly Thomas and Yusra Warsama Exec producer Eloise Whitmore Photographic Image by Sarah Mason A Naked Production for BBC Radio 3

In Episode 83 Seb and Verity head down the Elizabeth line to Southall for a chat with tabla player, producer, composer and one of the best people you could hope to meet, Kuljit Bhamra MBE.Kuljit was one of the pioneers of British Bhangra and has produced, recorded and performed on copious amounts of records for British and Indian artists. He works extensively as a session musician as well as collaborating with artists across a multitude of genres - jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard is a long time collaborator as well as artists including the Orlando consort, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ringo Starr and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Bombay Dreams.Kuljit previously performed and had a brief chat at the TIAB live show (see link below) so Seb and Verity were delighted he agreed to come back for round 2. Conversation includes demystifying tabla playing and debunking some of the myths surrounding Eastern music, bringing together performers from all genres and some weird and wonderful requests he's received.They also chat about a chance meeting in Pizza Express (not Prince Andrew but music theatre royalty was involved) and making his West End debut. Kuljit discusses his plans for potential world domination (our words not his) with his new invention - the electric tabla. Watch this space!Take a look at Kuljit performing at Three In a Bar live here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJwilFeLOBE He features at around 53 minutes in!To learn more about Kuljit's work visit https://kedarecords.com/artist/kuljit-bhamra/Kuljit has composed the music for the new theatre production of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which will be in the West End and then on a UK tour 2022-2023. For tickets visit https://marigoldshow.com/This episode is fuelled by Chimney Fire Coffee who have sponsored this podcast. Find out more about Chimney Fire Coffee at https://chimneyfirecoffee.com/There is a special offer for our lucky listeners, who will receive 20%  off their first order....just visit their website and enter the code THREEINABAR at checkout.You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONJoin our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, introducing music-loving guests to classical music. This week, Linton is joined by BBC Open Music trainees, Rebecka Oberg and Jordan Mascoll. Rebecka and Jordan's playlist: Pauline Viardot - 2 pieces for piano: Serenade George Frederic Handel - Sarabande from harpsichord suite in D minor Couperin/Ades - Les Baricades Misterieuses Rebecca Dale - Materna Requiem: 6. Paradisum Interlude John Dowland - I saw my lady weep Fiona Monbet - Joy Song Open Music brings new creatives and musicians of all genres, styles and backgrounds from across the UK to the BBC; designed to develop new collaborations, exciting ideas and reflect today's audiences in live orchestral music. Alongside training sessions, masterclasses, hands-on experience and mentoring, trainees work with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Proms & other BBC teams to build, shape and deliver a BBC Prom in 2022. Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries. Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the BBC Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

Linton Stephens hosts a new series of Classical Fix, introducing music-loving guests to classical music. This week, Linton is joined by BBC Open Music trainees, Meghan Kulkarni and Keeley Ray aka Keeley the Producer. Open Music brings new creatives and musicians of all genres, styles and backgrounds from across the UK to the BBC; designed to develop new collaborations, exciting ideas and reflect today's audiences in live orchestral music. Alongside training sessions, masterclasses, hands-on experience and mentoring, trainees work with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Proms & other BBC teams to build, shape and deliver a BBC Prom in 2022. Meghan and Keeley's playlist: Leonard Bernstein - Candide Overture Rhonda Larson - Be Still My Soul Eric Whitacre - The Seal Lullaby Marie Jaell - Cello Concerto in F (3rd movement) Anna Meredith - Midi (arranged for violin and electronics) Edward Elgar - Nimrod from the Enigma Variations (arranged by Alexis Ffrench) Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries. Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the BBC Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

Paul had the honour of contributing to the BBC Concert Orchestra's Film Music and The Royals event in June! Angela and Paul play and discuss his soundtrack + loads more! For more information about You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House, go to: thebiglight.com/youcouldstartafightinanemptyhouse

Peter has directed the Nu Civilisation Orchestra since it's inception in 2009. The NCO has performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ronnie Scott's, The Royal Northern College of Music. Peter made his BBC Proms conducting debut in 2019 performing  Duke Ellington's 'Sacred Concert'. He has worked with the BBC Concert Orchestra directing his arrangement of Billy Strayhorn's 'Chelsea Bridge' at London Jazz Festival 2019. HorseFrog ProductionsA podcast where two friends explore their favorite books, shows, and movies.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify I Read Comic BooksA podcast for comic book fans. New episodes on Wednesdays. Comics are good, and so are youListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify WikiListenThe daily podcast about everything, and anything.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

This episode of the Hot Box sets the scene for Jazz Legends – Charles Mingus 100th and Miles Davis Kind of Blue.  21st April – National Concert Hall – Dublin22nd April – Cork Opera House – Cork CityOn the centenary of his birth, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band pays tribute to Charles Mingus. In an imaginative first, the RTÉ CO has joined forces with its counterpart the BBC Concert Orchestra to commission a special set of brand-new orchestrations from Guy Barker, allowing both orchestras to do full justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of them all. 

This episode of the Hot Box sets the scene for Jazz Legends – Charles Mingus 100th and Miles Davis Kind of Blue.   21st April – National Concert Hall – Dublin 22nd April – Cork Opera House – Cork City On the centenary of his birth, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band pays tribute to Charles Mingus. In an imaginative first, the RTÉ CO has joined forces with its counterpart the BBC Concert Orchestra to commission a special set of brand-new orchestrations from Guy Barker, allowing both orchestras to do full justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of them all. 

Critics Sarah Crompton and Abir Mukherjee review Slow Horses, the brand new series from Apple TV+ starring Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Olivia Cooke, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves and Jonathan Pryce. Slow Horses is based on the novel of the same name by Mick Herron, which is part of the author's Slough House series. It tells the story of a team of British intelligence agents who have all committed career-ending mistakes, and subsequently work in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough House. New ballet film Coppelia is an innovative family feature with an original score by Maurizio Malagnini, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Choreographed by Dutch National Ballet artistic director Ted Brandsen, it combines 2D and 3D animation with live action dance and features a blend of musical influences from classical to electronic. Based on the original 19th century tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann this modern adaptation tells the love story between Swan and Franz, which is jeopardised by Dr. Coppelius and his uncannily beautiful protégée Coppelia. With a diverse and world-class cast, including Michaela DePrince, Darcey Bussell, Daniel Camargo, Vito Mazzeo and Irek Mukhamedov, the adaptation is created by filmmakers Jeff Tudor, Steven De Beul and Ben Tesseur. Sarah and Abir review. Professor Andrew Biswell, Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University and Director of the International Anthony Burgess Centre, marks the 50th and 60th anniversaries of ‘A Clockwork Orange' by looking into its history, controversy, and legacy. Front Row will be announcing the winner of the National Poetry Competition this evening. Previous winners include former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and distinguished poets Tony Harrison, and Jo Shapcott.

In today's episode, Conductor Alice Farnham will share her journey to the podium with us.Farnham started her career as a church musician playing organ and trumpet. She was an Organ Scholar at St. Hugh's College, Oxford University and trained for three years with the legendary pedagogue Ilya Musin in St. Petersburg. Alice is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Women Conductors with the Royal Philharmonic Society.  She is listed in the Classic FM Today's Ten Best Women Conductors and in the BBC Woman's Hour Music Power List. Recent conducting engagements include the BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Mariinsky Theatre, Calgary Opera, Singapore Lyric Opera, and English Touring Opera.  Upcoming engagements include productions with Welsh National Opera, Belfast Ensemble, Opéra de Rouen, to name a few. She has been a Guest Conductor with the Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Danish Royal Ballet.

Ed Sheeran performs The Joker And The Queen ft BBC Concert Orchestra from the BBC's legenday Maida Vale Studios for Radio 2's Piano Room Month. All uploads on this channel are for promotional purposes only! The music has been converted before uploading to prevent ripping and to protect the artist(s) and label(s). If you don't want your content here (that goes for audio or images) please contact me immediately via email: unpluggedtube@outlook.it and I WILL REMOVE THE EPISODE OR ARTWORK IMMEDIATELY! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SETLIST: 01. Perfect |00:32 02. The Joker And The Queen |04:34 03. Sacrifice (Elton John Cover) |07:33 Reshared by Team UNPLUGGED.

Hello and welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast where classical musicians share the bitter, the sweet and the bittersweet of life when the concert halls shut their doors and the audiences vanished. In this episode I'm chatting to Christopher Nery, principal bass trombonist with the RTE Concert Orchestra since 2009. He shares bitter memories of the anxiety caused by uncertainty, burnout, cabin fever and misinformation. His sweet memories are of the simple things, like weekly pizza parties with his children, trips to the recycling and the joy of DIY projects in his home. His bittersweet is of the home-schooling experience. Chris has worked with ensembles across Europe including Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orquestra Nacional de Barcelona y Catalunya, Opera North, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra. In the USA he has performed with River City Brass, Pittsburgh Symphony and Sarasota Orchestra amongst others. From 2003-2015 he was Professor of Low Brass at the Conservatoire Perpignan Méditerranée in Perpignan, France and currently teaches bass trombone and euphonium at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. He is a Buffet Groupe artist playing Courtois trombones and Besson euphoniums and has appeared as guest clinician/adjudicator at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, the Cork Institute of Technology School of Music, and most recently at the University of Miami, Florida. This episode was recorded in September 2021. GET IN TOUCH WITH CHRIS/LINKS Chris on Facebook RTE Concert Orchestra Twitter RTE Concert Orchestra Instagram GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland

Japanese film Drive My Car has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Director for Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With his next film Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy released in the UK on Friday, critic Briony Hanson joins Samira Ahmed to review both films. It's a truism that Shakespeare is as relevant today as ever. But some of his plays are regarded as problematic and recently the celebrated actress Juliet Stevenson requested that a couple of them “should be buried”. Is she right? And which plays speak most powerfully to us? Juliet Stevenson and directors Abigail Graham - whose production of The Merchant of Venice is about to open at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse - and Justin Audibert join Samira. The BBC Concert Orchestra has begun a three year residency in Great Yarmouth, with the aim of ‘raising aspiration and improving wellbeing.' For Front Row, BBC Radio Norfolk's Andrew Turner reports on what the town already has to offer and how the cultural scene might benefit from the residency. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Image: Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in the film Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Credit: Modern Films

Rare audio of Friday Night is Music Night featuring Robin Hill & Peter Wiltschinsky and the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth.....plus  'Smokin' With Dinosaurs'!

Winnipeg-based British composer Peter Meechan's music has been extensively performed throughout the world. His music has been commissioned, recorded, broadcast and performed by some of the world's leading symphony orchestras, wind orchestras, brass bands, conductors and soloists, including the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Meechan's music is featured on over 130 commercial recordings and has been performed at festivals and clinics globally, including the The Midwest Clinic, and he was the first ever Young Composer in Association with the prestigious Black Dyke Band from 2003-2006, where he also went on to serve as their Composer in Residence for a further season. In October 2020, Meechan was awarded the Canadian Composers Award by the Canadian Band Association (CBA), the 9th recipient since the award's inception in 1991. Bandology is a Canadian non-profit dedicated to more music for more kids via education, collaboration and community. You can find out more about this series and our organization at bandology.ca which features info about research, advocacy and music education, and our Band Camp and Play A Gig programs. More about Bandology - bandology.ca Instagram: instagram.com/BandologyCA Facebook: facebook.com/BandologyCA

Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast is produced and hosted by Max Horowitz, Crossover Media. Created by Anna Perzanowska and Klaudia Ofwona Draber, and presented by Polish Cultural Institute New York. Penderecki in Memoriam Podcast unveils a multifaceted portrait of Krzysztof Penderecki, with commentary from musicians, colleagues, radio programmers, and writers who lend insight and memories of Poland's greatest modern composer. This podcast is part of Penderecki in Memoriam Worldwide project, honoring the life and legacy of the great composer. Thank you to project partners DUX, NAXOS, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, and Schott EAM for sharing Krzysztof Penderecki's music with the world. Jonny Greenwood is best known as the lead guitarist of the band Radiohead whom he joined whilst still at school. He started to study psychology and music at Oxford Brookes University, but only finished his first term before leaving to sign a six-album deal with EMI, and start his recording career with Radiohead. Radiohead have realized phenomenal success over the past decade, with multi-platinum album sales and an ever growing worldwide following. Greenwood is no stranger to classical music, though. His musical interests included Messiaen and Ligeti and he started out as a viola player. He plays several other instruments too, including piano, recorder and harmonica, and has a particular love for the ondes martenot. To date Greenwood has penned a number of “classical” works: smear (two ondes martenots and ensemble), Popcorn Superhet Receiver (string orchestra), Doghouse (string trio and large orchestra), 48 Responses to Polymorphia (48 strings), Water (chamber orchestra), and Horror vacui (solo violin and 68 strings). In 2004, Greenwood was made Composer in Residence with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The first fruit of this association was Popcorn Superhet Receiver, a BBC commission, premiered by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Robert Ziegler in April 2005. The piece was inspired by radio static and the extended, dissonant chords of Polish composer Penderecki's Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima.  Popcorn Superhet Receiver won the BBC Radio 3 Listeners' Award at the 2006 British Composer Awards. Sections of this work were later worked into his soundtrack for the Oscar-winning Paul Thomas Anderson film There Will Be Blood (2007). Subsequent film credits include Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood, based on the novel by Haruki Murakami, Lynne Ramsay's We Need To Talk About Kevin, psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here, and the Paul Thomas Anderson films The Master and Inherent Vice. Track Credits: Popcorn Superhet Receiver: Pt. 1 Popcorn Superhet Receiver: Pt. 2B 48 Responses to Polymorphia: Three Oak Leaves 48 Responses to Polymorphia: Pacay Tree 48 Responses to Polymorphia: Bridge 48 Responses to Polymorphia: Baton Sparks Penderecki Polymorphia https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557980 (https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557980) Threnody https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554491 (https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554491) Kanon For Orchestra and Tape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESmO1ibZbII (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESmO1ibZbII) 

It's a lucky dip of news as we look through the pages of the Manx Sun newspaper, in the edition for Saturday October 21, 1871. We've looked at pieces of history in and around that year, but we get a glimpse of what was exercising the minds of people in general, with the launch of Isle of Man Railways two years before its first line opened, an unflattering view of the harbour works which gave us the Victoria and Battery Piers in Douglas, and the perhaps surprising shopping hours in Castletown. Our story in Manx is by David Barber, taking a wry look at the work of a jobbing author engaged in a 'vanity project' for a lottery winner. As y kiaull ain - BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA, Cond. Gavin Sutherland - A Manx pastoral scene (Haydn Wood) DIAOULED - L'aquadrature du rond THE CHIEFTAINS - Hewlett MIKE O'CONNOR - The best of autumn FLAIR - Tillidh mi fhathast PATRICK RIMES & ANGHARAD JENKINS - Beth yw'r haf i mi? NEEAR NESAN - Ushtey millish 'sy gharee ELIN FFLUR - Dim gair THE TANNAHILL WEAVERS - Good drying set

Over one billion Africans on the continent. 200 million in the diaspora. 18% of the world's population. Thousands of artists with a gazillion listeners every day. What will it take for Black music to truly liberate Black people? Warning: This episode contains very strong language and language that may offend. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. Soundtrack: Mahalia Jackson - Summertime / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 00:57 - 07:36 Dave & Stormzy - Clash 09:39 - 11:26 Nas - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) ft. Lauryn Hill 12:34 - 13:04 Bobi Wine - Maama Mbile ft Juliana 14:17 - 14:46 Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock 19:01 - 20:20 Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings 20:42 - 21:41 Solange - F.U.B.U (feat. The-Dream & BJ the Chicago Kid) 22:47 - 24:47 Benbrick - Falling Tide (performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra) 24:57 - 29:04 Thank you to: My team: Sandra, Vidhu, Birungi, Luke AG. BBC Sounds: Dylan and Jason. BBC Concert Orchestra. Evan Rogers, who worked with Benbrick on the orchestrations and prep for Abbey Road, Tom Kelly, our conductor, and Adam Miller, our engineer, for those Abbey Road sessions. The Common Ground team. Zeze Mills and Trend Centrl. My PHD team Mariana Mazzucato and Karen Edge. The Fisk Jubilee Singers. A very big thank you to Kasana and Jade for their contributions on Common Ground which we included in this episode used at 08:35 and 08:50. Want to contribute? www.GTPCG.com Archive: The clips of George chatting with Zeze Mills used first at 00:34 are taken from George's appearance on The Zeze Mills show. The clips of George chatting with economist Mariana Mazzucato used first at 01:36 are recorded by George. The clip of Sam Cooke used at 05:28 is taken from his interview with Dick Clark on American Bandstand. The clip used at 06:29 is taken from the ABC News 20/20 Hip Hop special report from 1981. The clip used at 07:02 is taken from the BBC News documentary London's Bleeding. We used various clips from different Chapter 3 episodes: The clip from Episode 20 used at 11:52 featured Benbrick's remake of My First Song, originally by Jay-Z. The clip used at 12:34 is taken from Episode 21 . The clip from Episode 22 used at 19:01 features archive of Damian Marley from his interview with Seani B on 1Xtra, and a clip of Bob Marley taken from his interview with Gil Noble for WABC-TV's “Like It Is”. The clip from Episode 23 used at 13:28 featured Dot Rotten's BBC 1Xtra Westwood freestyle. The clip used at 14:17 is taken from Episode 23. The clip used at 20:42 is taken from Episode 25. The clip from Episode 26 used at 15:17 featured the music Sounds & Vibrations, and The State of the Ends both by Benbrick. The archive clip used is taken from the BBC documentary “Roots, Reggae, Rebellion”. Have You Heard George's Podcast is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Senior Producer: Alex Entwistle Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins

There was a moment, somewhere between the 1980s and 1990s, when Black music turned gangsta. This moment shaped two of the world's most influential genres: American Rap and Jamaican Dancehall. The story behind the music is one of oppressed Africans unlocking the ancient powers of their ancestors to break free. The dark side of this story is that many of those Africans, descended from slaves, embraced the pattern of violence that had cursed them for so long, and slowly turned against each other. Was gangsta music the explosion of Black culture, or the implosion of Black power? In the end, the market decides. Warning: This episode contains very strong language and language which may offend, as well as adult themes. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight Billy Boyo - One Spliff A Day Ninja Man - Murder Dem Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full Super Cat - Boops Ice-T - New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) Mad Cobra - Bad Boy Bounty Killer - Copper Shot The Notorious B.I.G - Juicy Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear Remix Bounty Killer - Disrespect The Notorious B.I.G - Hold Ya Head (feat. Bob Marley) All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Thank you to: Benbrick, my Groomsmen and my nephews. My team: Sandra, Vidhu and Birungi. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, Alex Entwistle, Adam Eland. BBC Concert Orchestra. Archive: The first four clips document scenes of street violence and are taken from various YouTube channels. The channel names are Toyin Made (used at 01:14), axolotol (used at 01:18), Eyez-wide-Videos (used at 01:41), and The Scuttlebutt Report (used at 02:01). The clip of Sam Cooke used at 03:27 is taken from his interview with Dick Clark on American Bandstand. The clip about Rastafari used at 03:51 is taken from the BBC documentary “Roots, Reggae, Rebellion”. The clip about Black people expressing their true selves used at 04:21 is taken from the BBC documentary “Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music” The two clips used at 05:06 and 05:22 are taken from the BBC documentary Jamaica 40: Blood and Fire. The clips used at 07:55, 08:03 and 08:08 are taken from the ABC News 20/20 Hip Hop special report from 1981. The clips used at 19:40, 20:36 and 21:01 about Bounty Killer are taken from the 1994 classic feature with Jamaica TVJ ER host Anthony Miller. The clips used at 19:51, 20:21 and 20:58 is taken from the Yendi Phillipps Untold Journeys interview with Bounty Killer. The clip used at 20:46 is taken from the BBC documentary “Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music” Have You Heard George's Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Senior Producer: Alex Entwistle Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

R&B music has changed. It was once the soundtrack of love, but is now more like a journal of pain. Through this music, George tracks the breakdown of the African American family since the 1970s. He discovers that higher poverty and incarceration rates among African Americans left a generation of children to fend for themselves. By the 1990s Gangsta rappers were displaying disrespect to women - and the market loved it and rewarded it. At the same time, Black women were pushing back through songs calling out immature men, and celebrating financial independence. Warning: This episode contains very strong language and language which may offend, as well as some adult themes. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Ginuwine - Differences Jhené Aiko - P*$$Y Fairy (OTW) Kaash Paige - Love Songs George The Poet - Baby Father Cardi B - WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) Megan Thee Stallion - Cash Shit (feat. DaBaby) Rick Ross - Sanctified (feat. Kanye West & Big Sean) Drake & GIVĒON - Chicago Freestyle Chris Brown - Loyal (Instrumental) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay Dr Dre - Bi*****s Ain't S**t Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before TLC - No Scrubs Jazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Thank you to: My team: Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra. Torrie Maas. My Common Ground team: Anne Whitehead, Darshan Sanghrajka, and Benbrick. Archive: The clips of Candi Staton used at 07:31, 08:05, 08:28 and 08:59 are taken from her interview with Paul Morley on Guardian Music. The clips of Jay-z used at 11:06 are taken from his interview on the Scandinavian talk show Skavlan, and his interview with Sway for MTV. The clip of Tupac used at 11:32 is taken from his BET Networks interview with Ed Gordon. The clip of 50 Cent used at 12:23 is taken from his interview with Larry King for Ora TV. The clip of Barack Obama used at 13:01 is taken from CBS News. The clip of Lauryn Hill used at 14:26 is taken from her 1998 BET Rap City interview. The clip talking about crack used at 20:05 is taken from the Glide Memorial Church conference “The Race Against Crack”. Have You Heard George's Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Senior Producer: Alex Entwistle Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

The 1960s was a mad time for Black people. It was a mad time for the world, but especially for Black people. The African Independence movement boosted morale but quickly descended into cut-throat strongman politics. Meanwhile, the American Civil Rights movement empowered new voices but failed to eliminate racism. Both ended in violence. George revisits the birth of Uganda through the story of his grandfather - Andrew Frederick Mpanga. The disappointments of this period put into context the birth of Black Power, and the emergence of gang culture among African American youth. Warning: This episode contains very strong language and language that may offend, as well as adult themes. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come The Last Poets - Black Soldier David McCallum - Edge 2Pac - 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (feat. Snoop Dogg) All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We had the following guests: Nikissi Serumaga Thank you to: My team - Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi; Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra; the Common Ground team - Anne Whitehead, Darshan Sanghrajka, and Benbrick. Archive: The clip of Kabaka Mutesa II used at 09:10 is taken from The BBC World Service show Witness. The theme used at 10.21 is the New Line Cinema ident. The clip of my Grandfather Andrew Frederick Mpanga talking with Robert Serumaga used from 11.54 to 15:16 is taken from BBC Africa Abroad. The clip of Malcolm X used at 16:56 is taken from his interview at Berkeley from 1963. The clips talking about The Black Panthers used at 18:44, 19:06, 19:17, and 19:22 are taken from the New York Times documentary “Black Panthers Revisited”. The announcement of Martin Luther King Jr's death at 19:31 is taken from BBC News. We used Fred Hampton's legendary “I am a revolutionary” clip at 20:38. The clip of Tupac Shakur at 24:25 is taken from the BET Networks video titled “Tupac Shakur: The World Is Hash And I just Don't Got No Beautiful Stories”. Soundtrack: Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come 00:16 - 02:09 Benbrick - Change 03:42 - 04:55 Benbrick - The Sixties 05:42 - 11:29 Benbrick - Libya 11:35 - 16:24 Benbrick - The Sixties 16:53 - 18:04 Benbrick - The Sixties 18:44 - 19:30 The Last Poets - Black Soldier 19:46 - 20:38 David McCallum - Edge 21:33 - 22:51 2Pac - 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (feat. Snoop Dogg) 23:17 - 25:55 Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come 26:19 - 27:38 Have You Heard George's Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

At the end of 2020, George proposed to his girlfriend, Sandra, after one year of dating. Well, technically it was after years of friendship then one year of dating. When the two met as teenagers at a Ugandan event, they were both finding their place in the world. For George, Uganda provided answers that Britain couldn't. Like many in their generation, he and Sandra developed a pattern of holidaying in the Motherland before returning to their lives in the UK. However, as the harsh realities of African politics became clear to George, he began to rethink his relationship with UG. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Bebe Cool - Wire Wire Flukes - Wifey Riddim (Instrumental) Fergie - Glamorous ft Ludacris Griminal (Freestyle) Dot Rotten (Freestyle) Double S (Freestyle) Chip (Freestyle) Giggs - Saw Obsessions - Jangu Madtraxx - Skaramess Bobi Wine - Maama Mbile ft Juliana The Afrigo Band - Mundeke All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We had the following guests: The soon to be Sandra Mpanga, my guy Mase, and my cousin Aggie Thank you to: My team Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra, Channel 4, BMD, Mase, and Aggie. Archive: The clips of Griminal used at 08:33, Dot Rotten used at 09:17, Double S used at 10:01, and Chip used at 11:10 are all taken from their respective BBC 1Xtra Westwood freestyles. The clip used at 13:20 is taken from the Journeyman Pictures documentary “Who Is To Blame For London's Increasingly Violent Gangs?” The clip used at 21:50 is taken from the New Vision TV clip “Why Museveni went to war" The clips used at 22:46 and 23:06 are taken from the Channel 4 video “Uganda blocks internet after elections”, and the clip used at 23:26 of Museveni is taken from the Channel 4 video "Uganda election: President Museveni says opposition are agents of foreign interests“. Soundtrack: Bebe Cool - Wire Wire 00:43 - 02:29 02:50 - 03:20 Benbrick - Wire 02:30 - 02:50 03:20 - 03:31 Flukes - Wifey Riddim (Instrumental) 05:00 - 06:08 Fergie - Glamorous ft Ludacris 06:09 - 07:14 Griminal Westwood Freestyle 08:33 - 09:15 Dot Rotten - Kurrupt Freestyle 09:17 - 09:52 Double S Freestyle on Westwood 10:01 - 10:33 Chipmunk Westwood Freestyle 11:10 - 11:53 Giggs - Saw 12:00 - 13:25 Benbrick - The Phone Call 13:24 - 14:56 Obsessions - Jangu 15:08 - 15:58 Benbrick - Obsession 15:58 - 16:58 Madtraxx - Skaramess 17:00 - 18:32 Bobi Wine - Maama Mbile ft Juliana 18:34 - 19:35 Benbrick - No Message 19:35 - 20:33 Benbrick - Walt Disney 20:34 - 24:34 The Afrigo Band - Mundeke 26:58 - 28:30

Once upon a time, the General Public pinned their hopes, dreams and issues on the Entertainment Industry. Society stalked celebs, music moved millions, and the industry expanded endlessly. Where did this obsession start? Warning: This episode contains some strong language and adult themes Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Mahalia - What You Did ft Ella Mai Ray Charles - America The Beautiful Drake - Lust for Life Jeff Beal - House of Cards Main Title Theme Ella Mai - Boo'd Up Ella Mai - Not Another Love Song Nas - If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) ft. Lauryn Hill All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We had the following guests: ZeZe Mills as The General Public, Big Narstie, Alhan Gençay, and Kae Kurd. Thank you to: My team Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra, ZeZe Mills, Mahalia, SK Vibemaker, Big Narstie, Alhan Gençay, Kae Kurd, Lewis Hamilton, Bloodworks Live Studio, Ella Mai, Mr Bounce and the Applebum Show, Chuckie Online, Evan Rogers, Tom Kelly & Adam Miller. Archive: The clip of Mahalia talking about vulnerability used at 09:47 is taken from her interview with SK Vibemaker, and the clip used at 11:16 is taken from MTV News. The clip used at 15:10 celebrating Lewis Hamilton's first victory is taken from Formula One. The clip of Mark Zuckerberg used at 15:18 is taken from CBS Evening News. The clips of George Marshall calling for Aid to Europe after WW2 used at 16:45 and the clip taken from Harry Truman's State of the Union used at 17:28 are both in the public domain. The used at 17:45 is taken from Harold Macmillan's speech at the Cape Town parliament. The clips used at 18:18 and 18:30 are taken from the documentary “Windrush" by the BBC. The clip of Queen Elizabeth used at 18:42 is used courtesy of The Royal Family. The live version of What You Did by Mahalia used at 19:38 is taken from the Bloodworks Live Studio YouTube channel, and the clip of Mahalia talking about wanting to work with Ella Mai used at 20:18 is taken from The Applebum Show. The clips of Ella Mai singing used at 20:34 are taken from Ella Mai's Instagram page, and the clips of DJ Mustard talking about Ella Mai used at 21:01 is taken from his interview with Bootleg Kev & DJ Hed on Real 92.3 LA. The clip of Ella Mai talking about Boo'd Up used at 21:23 and 22:34 are taken from her interview with Chuckie Online for JD in the Duffle Bag. The clips of Boo'd Up winning the GRAMMY used at 21:46 and 22:08 are taken from The Recording Academy. Soundtrack: Nines - NIC (feat. Tiggs Da Author) 00:37 - 02:30 Benbrick - Young Intro 02:18 - 03:51 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 04:41 - 05:30 Benbrick - Young 05:45 - 06:40 Benbrick - Back to the kid 07:15 - 07:49 Benbrick - All Aboard 08:02 - 08:21 Benbrick - All Aboard 09:08 - 10:08 Benbrick - Damon 11:16- 12:03 Lonnie Liston Smith - A Garden of Peace 12:27 - 15:09 Jay-Z - Dead Presidents 15:10 - 15:54 Benbrick - Back to the kid 16:20 - 17:13 Jay Z - December 4Th (Benbrick Remake) 17:15 - 18:01 Benbrick - Dec 4 18:10 - 18:54 Benbrick - Back to the kid 19:05 - 19:46 Benbrick - Rodolfo 19:54 - 21:15 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 21:48 - 22:45 Benbrick - Roc 23:04 - 24:00 Benbrick - Back to the kid 24:50 - 26:05 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 26:08 - 26:57 Jay Z - My First Song 26:35 - 28:00 Have You Heard George's Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

Story time. A man drifts away from his family after his brother is killed. His estranged wife struggles to raise four kids alone. Their youngest son turns to the streets. A mix of genius and luck propels him from the jaws of death to superstar status. What can we learn from the life and times of Shawn Carter? Warning: This episode contains very strong language and deals with adult themes. Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: Nines - NIC (feat. Tiggs Da Author) Lonnie Liston Smith - A Garden of Peace Jay-Z - Dead Presidents Jay Z - My First Song All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We had the following guests: The former DMC world champion DJ Blakey scratching those Jay-Z samples, and Sandra Makumbi. Thank you to: My team Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra, Jay-Z's Mum, Ms Lowden, Torrie Maas, DJ Clark Kent speaking on DJ Vlad, Kareem Burke talking on the Reasonable Doubt Documentary, Andrew Marr, Evan Rogers, Tom Kelly & Adam Miller, my nephews. Archive: The clip of Jay-Z in the restaurant at 12:10 is taken from the Jay-Z record Only A Customer. There are various clips between 15:12 and 15:27 introducing Jay-Z and these are taken from CNN's Van Jones Show, Stephen A. Smith on ESPN, Jay-Z on Conan O'Brien, Jay-Z's appearance on 106 & Park, and Canada's Breakfast Television. The clips of Jay-Z's mum Ms Gloria Carter used at 17:18 are taken from the Jay-Z record December 4Th. The clips of Jay-Z's teacher Renee Rosenblum-Lowden used at 18:11 are taken from the Brut Media video “Jay-Z Credits Teacher With His love of Language”. The Jay-Z acapellas used at 18:03, 18:57, 19:46 are taken from the Jay-Z record Blueprint (Momma Loves Me) The clip of DJ Clark Kent used at 20:21 is taken from the DJVlad show titled “Clark Kent on Introducing Biggie to Jay Z, Biggie Best Rapper but Jay Z Best MC". The clip of Kareem Burke used at 23:06 is taken from the Tidal documentary Reasonable Doubt. The clip of Jay-Z used at 27:04 is taken from the BBC Andrew Marr show. Soundtrack: Nines - NIC (feat. Tiggs Da Author) 00:37 - 02:30 Benbrick - Young Intro 02:18 - 03:51 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 04:41 - 05:30 Benbrick - Young 05:45 - 06:40 Benbrick - Back to the kid 07:15 - 07:49 Benbrick - All Aboard 08:02 - 08:21 Benbrick - All Aboard 09:08 - 10:08 Benbrick - Damon 11:16- 12:03 Lonnie Liston Smith - A Garden of Peace 12:27 - 15:09 Jay-Z - Dead Presidents 15:10 - 15:54 Benbrick - Back to the kid 16:20 - 17:13 Jay Z - December 4Th (Benbrick Remake) 17:15 - 18:01 Benbrick - Dec 4 18:10 - 18:54 Benbrick - Back to the kid 19:05 - 19:46 Benbrick - Rodolfo 19:54 - 21:15 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 21:48 - 22:45 Benbrick - Roc 23:04 - 24:00 Benbrick - Back to the kid 24:50 - 26:05 Jay Z - My First Song [Benbrick Remake] 26:08 - 26:57 Jay Z - My First Song 26:35 - 28:00 Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

George's Train of Thought travels through the madness of 2020 to find light at the end of the tunnel - his audience. The success of this journey depends on your next move. You've heard George's podcast, and now George wants to hear from you. He's driven by the idea that Black culture could one day provide economic security for Black people worldwide. As a listener, you play a special part in this vision. George's Train of Thought is departing from his new online platform, built for the Chapter 3 audience. Your seat has been reserved: www.gtpcg.com for more Credits: Written by George the Poet Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet Mixing, recording and editing by Benbrick. With music from: J Hus - Repeat (feat. Koffee) Marc Five - It's Go Stormzy - Crown All original music is written by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We had the following guests: George's nephews, Sandra Makumbi, Marc 5, Darshan Sanghrajka, Anne Whitehead, Benbrick. Thank you to: My team Sandra, Vidhu, and Birungi. The Common Ground team. Dylan Haskins and the team at BBC Sounds, BBC Concert Orchestra, JET magazine, AKA Dope, CNN, Podbible, NTV Uganda, David Lammy, Windrush Campaigner Anthony Brown, Florence Eshalomi, Jane Wing, Remel, Mo, Julie Adenuga, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Robert Bruce, John Boyega, Evan Rogers, Jade Alleyne, Anne Isger, Tom Kelly & Adam Miller. Archive: The quote from John Lennon on importance of Black Music at 06:50 is taken from JET - A Johnson Publication. October 26, 1972, Vol XLIII, No. 5. We use various clips of people talking about George's work between 08:18 and 08:40: Remel London (taken from George's Black Lives Still Matter YouTube show), Mo Gilligan and Julie Adenuga (from the GRM Awards), Krishnan Guru-Murthy (taken from Ways to Change The World podcast), AKA Dope introducing George, and Robert Bruce (from George's MOBO Instagram Live). The two clips used between 09:38 and 09:59 on George's headphones are taken from George's CNN interview, and Podbible episode #39. We used various clips over Stormzy's Crown: the BBC News report on Feltham Young Offenders Institute (used at 15:09), NTV Uganda Report on the Presidential campaign (used at 15:19), the BBC News report “Thousands join anti-racism demonstrations across the UK” (used at 15:24). We also had various voices in this section - John Boyega (used at 15:35), David Lammy talking about the treatment of the Windrush Generation taken from Parliament TV (used at 16:20, and 16:46), Windrush Campaigner Anthony Brown on Sky News (used at 16:34), Florence Eshalomi on structural inequality taken from Channel 4 (used at 17:01), and The Guardian's 'Just the Beginning': Voices from the Black Lives Matter protest in London video (used at 17:11). Soundtrack: Benbrick - My Nephews 04:17 - 08:10 J Hus - Repeat (feat. Koffee) 08:13 - 10:42 Benbrick - The Secret to Survival 11:36 - 12:42 Marc Five - It's Go 12:57 - 14:11 Stormzy - Crown 14:20 - 17:40 Benbrick - Train of Thought 20:49 - 24:44 Benbrick - The Secret to Survival 24:55 - 26:26 Have You Heard George's Podcast? is a George the Poet production for BBC Sounds. Commissioning Executive for BBC: Dylan Haskins

From Strawberry Fields....to scrambled eggs to 1933 to Wes Montgomery...a long and winding road...

DINNG DONG! BONUS CHAT WITH THE UNTHANKS!Here are a load of extra offcuts from our chat with Adrian McNally & Rachel Unthank. It was all cracking stuff, and we wanted everyone to hear it.FOR MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS, AND TO SUPPORT THE SHOW, HEAD OVER TO OUR PATREON!Join our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click right here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarYou can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website http://www.the-unthanks.com/Follow The Unthanks on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/ and Facebook https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpAThe Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44A direct link to the singing weekends the band run http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodEMAIL US!Anything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's guests are true folk royalty....It's Rachel Unthank and Adrian McNally from The Unthanks.In their first attempt at a four way zoom conversation, Seb and Verity chat to Adrian and Rachel as - along with their band mates - they embark on writing and recording a new album and Adrian is starting to compose the score for the new series of Worzel Gummidge.They discuss working with BBC Concert Orchestra for the 2018 Folk Prom and The Brighouse and Rastrick band - Rachel was back on stage 4 weeks after giving birth......hardcore!Adrian talks about his palm-sweatingly stressful debut as the band's pianist at a day's notice supporting Ben Folds on his US tour. He also explains about the difficulties of juggling roles as performer, manager, composer and producer......a task that is made greater as the band are entirely self managed and keep everything in-house.Rachel and Adrian reminisce about learning their first album had been named Folk Album of the Year by Mojo in a car outside Co-op in Corbidge! They also cover clog dancing, deadlines, inspirations and their brilliant singing weekends - We totally want to go.....even just to sample Adrian's acclaimed sprout pasta dish.You can find out more about The Unthanks, including tour dates, album releases and videos at their website http://www.the-unthanks.com/Follow The Unthanks on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/TheUnthanks/ and Facebook https://m.facebook.com/TheUnthanks/Listen to The Unthanks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1luY92PbdGWRyBRY1ZR7o1?si=-V4ArnaORLWUEGsl9ktHpAThe Unthanks performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Folk Proms https://youtu.be/_FHF11A6E44A direct link to the singing weekends the band run http://www.the-unthanks.com/singing-weekends/As mentioned in this week's podcast, here is a link to the crowdfunding page for Ellie Spicer, helping raise funds for her vital treatment https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/elliespicerTHREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALSYou can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpodEMAIL US!Anything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.comSUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREONThis show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members' Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards.Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabarMEZZO PIANO PATRONSLeonie HirstAnita Philpott Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gary's first West End role was that of Bill Snibson in the award winning Musical ‘Me And My Girl' in 1989 (Adelphi Theatre).  A successful No.1 theatre tour of a new comedy, ‘Teething Troubles' followed, both productions to critical acclaim. With direction by Simon Callow, Gary's next role was that of Joe in the award winning ‘Carmen Jones' (Old Vic). Gary then starred in the first sell out national tour of ‘Me And My Girl' which earned him a best actor nomination.He then went on to star in the world premier of the Barry Manilow musical ‘Copacabana' at London's Prince of Wales Theatre after which, he received a special invitation to recreate his role in ‘Me And My Girl' for the final tour of this great show.That same year he recorded a one-hour TV special for the BBC – ‘Showstoppers' and was invited to record a further series of six TV spectaculars with the BBC Concert Orchestra and many national and international guest stars. He also starred in and directed a 160 date tour of ‘Showstoppers'.In 1997 he created the role of Elliot Garfield in ‘The Goodbye Girl' and in 1998 another successful characterisation of Fagin in the Cameron Mackintosh production of ‘Oliver', touring through spring and summer 1999.Gary spent a highly successful period at the Bristol Old Vic (and touring) in Willy Russell's play ‘One For The Road' and starred in the concert tour of ‘Music To Watch Girls By' singing, in his own inimitable style. A No 1 tour of Alan Ayckbourn's ‘Confusions', Bottom in The New Shakespeare Company to play  ‘A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream' (Open Air Theatre Regent's Park) and the Pirate King in ‘Pirates of Penzance' and a performance in the national tour of Giles Havergal's brilliant adaptation of the Graham Greene novel ‘Travels With My Aunt'.Gary spent most of 2003/4 at The London Palladium, starring in the record breaking ‘Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang' and ending the year with his own national concert tour ‘My-Kind_Of_Music'. In the summer, he was invited back to The Open Air Theatre to play Dauntless Dick Deadeye in ‘H.M.S_Pinafore' and then starring in ‘Santa Claus the Musical' at The Mayflower, Southampton in 2005. He was invited back to ‘Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang' and the 2006 Christmas season saw him starring in ‘Peter Pan' as Captain Hook.A successful national tour of ‘Half_a Sixpence' and the 2007 Christmas as the Scarecrow in ‘The Wizard of Oz' and then the Lion in The Festival Theatre's The Wizard of Oz in 2008, finally ending the year in Manchester as Smee in Peter Pan.In 2009 Gary starred in the national tour of ‘Chicago' in the role of Billy Flynn, the lawyer, ‘The Invisible Man', at Chocolate Factory, the national tour of Lord Arthur Saville's Crime as Septimus Podgers and as the lead comic role in the national tour of  ‘Radio Times'. In 2013, he played Dame for the first time at the Birmingham Hippodrome and then a run of westend shows including, The Pajama Game, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Wind in the Willows followed by another panto at the Palladium and a run of M

Finding the new in the old: BBC Concert Orchestra's Principal Cellist, Benjamin Hughes, stops by to speak about how he fell in love with the cello, Bach's second cello suite, and the many ways building a relationship with history and his practice deepens his love of music everyday.  Visit the APO Listening List on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TWmchbUilbMXtHG4vpHd3?si=4787b1f0422d4033  

Isobel Bizu Beardshaw(born 28 April 1994), better known as Izzy Bizu, is an English-Ethiopian singer-songwriter signed to Epic Records. Bizu has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac and Phil Taggart and BBC Radio 1Xtra's Trevor Nelson. She has supported Coldplay, Sam Smith, Rudimental, and Foxes on their latest UK tours. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award and longlisted for BBC's Sound of... 2016. She won the BBC Music Introducing Award at the 2016 ceremony. On 25 June 2016, Bizu performed on the Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. In January 2014, Bizu entered Glastonbury Festival's Emerging Talent Competition and made it to the final 8 of the competition, performing at the live finals of the event at Pilton Working Men's Club in April 2014. Bizu was named runner-up, winning £2,500 from the PRS Foundation and a slot at that year's Glastonbury Festival. In June 2014, Bizu was also selected by BBC Introducing to perform at the Glastonbury Festival. In July 2014, she signed to Epic Records UK. A year later, she released the first singles from her debut album, "Adam & Eve" and "Diamond", which enjoyed support from BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and 1Xtra, and performed at Glastonbury for the second time. In September 2015, following the release of her single "Give Me Love", she also made her TV debut on Later... with Jools Holland. Bizu supported both Rudimental and Foxes on their UK headline tours. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award. In January 2016 Bizu's song 'White Tiger' featured on the advert for National Citizen Service (NCS) and in March 2016 she performed at NCS Yes Live alongside Tinie Tempah and Jess Glynne. Her debut album, A Moment of Madness, was released on 2 September 2016. In April 2016, Bizu recorded (with the BBC Concert Orchestra) an uptempo, updated version of the Edith Piaf 1957 hit "La Foule" as the theme music for the BBC's coverage of the Euro 2016 Football Tournament. Instagram: @izzybuzi Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselves? Host Instagram: @jamienealejn Podcast Instagram: @360_yourself Music from Electric Fruit Produced by Tom Dalby Composed by Toby Wright

Chances are you won't have heard of Noel Langley.  But you will have heard Noel Langley.One of the world's leading and most talented jazz musicians, indeed one of the world's leading and most talented musicians of any genre, Noel has performed with Elton John, Radiohead, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Dionne Warwick, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Legend, Lionel Richie, Lou Reed, Art Blakey, Macy Gray, Billy Cobham, Mark Ronson, Diana Krall, Massive Attack, Georgie Fame Big Band, Robbie Williams, Sade, London Symphony Orchestra, Tom Jones, Harry Connick Jnr, Hermeto Pascoal, Adele, Humphrey Lyttleton, Burt Bacharach, James Taylor Quartet, Jamie Cullem, The Brand New Heavies, Loose Tubes, The Eurythmics, The Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Manic Street Preachers, Tony Bennet, The Monkees, The Pet Shop Boys, BBC Concert Orchestra and Stevie FUCKING Wonder...To name just a few.Desperately understated, shy even, Noel Langley is a mystic, a master in his own field and what you are about to listen to is nothing short of 1 hour and 42 minutes of pure, gentle, unassuming genius.I am honoured to know Noel and have him on the show.Prepare to have your mind blown.Musical credits:1) Make each Note A Prayer - Noel Langley2) Minami - Noel Langley3) Saint John The Evangelist - Noel Langley & Alcyona Mick4) The Sad Star - Noel Langley & Alcyona Mick5) Sau Paulo - Noel Langley6) Super Mario Part VII - Paulo Duarte and the Overground Collective7) The Turning House - Noel Langley & Ruth Wall8) Jerry's Theme9) For The Uncommon Man - Noel Langleyhttp://www.noellangley.co.uk/https://noellangley.bandcamp.com/album/edentidehttps://www.jazzviews.net/noel-langley-ndash-edentide.htmlhttps://twitter.com/noeltrumpet?lang=enhttps://eclipsetrumpets.us/ecl-artist-noel-langleyhttps://londonjazzorchestra.com/trumpet-sectionTitle track composed by Jerry Hyde and Nick Van Gelder, produced by Nick Van Gelder, keyboards by Kenny Dickenson, brass by Noel Langley, vocals by Sian O'Gorman.     Audio Engineering by Sam Williams at  Right Royal Audio  

In this special podcast episode, we celebrate International Women's Day (8 March 2021).  An episode not only celebrating the achievements of women in music, but also music itself, and all of those who are engaged with it and making the effort to take it out of any one particular box. In this lively conversation, we are excited to be joined by three knowledgeable and passionate panellists: Dobrinka Tabakova – a multi-award-winning composer born in Bulgaria who has lived in the UK for over 25 years.  As well as writing extensively for the concert hall she has also composed for film and dance projects – and amongst her commissioners are the Royal Philharmonic Society, BBC Radio 3 and the European Broadcasting Union. Her music is performed worldwide – and her debut profile album String Paths, on ECM Records, was nominated for a Grammy in 2014. In 2017 she was appointed composer-in-residence with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sarah Alexander – Chief Executive and Artistic Director, National Youth Orchestra of Great  Britain, named Orchestra Manager of the Year in the 2015 Association of British Orchestras/Rhinegold Awards and awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year's Honours list. When accepting that award Sarah spoke of the NYO being unique.  Through the groundbreaking initiatives brought in under Sarah's stewardship, its teenage musicians have continued to share their knowledge and love of orchestral music with thousands of other teenagers, both encouraging others musically and bringing musical inspiration directly into the lives of many who may never have heard a live orchestra before. James Murphy – Chief Executive, Royal Philharmonic Society – before that he was Managing Director of Southbank Sinfonia, and previously Communications Director at NYO.  He made Southbank Sinfonia the first UK orchestra to hire an equal number of male and female guest conductors and substantially raised the proportion of music is performed by women. His advocacy for gender equality continues at the RPS whose Women Conductors programme has given over 500 women the chance to try their hand and further their skills at conducting.  This episode is hosted by HP's Lydia Connolly, Director and Head of Artist Management at HarrisonParrott. Useful links and resources Connect with Dobrinka: Website: dobrinka.com Instagram: instagram.com/dobrinka_tabakova Facebook: facebook.com/DobrinkaTabakovaComposer Connect with Sarah: Website: nyo.org.uk Ode to Joy project: nyo.org.uk/ode-to-joy Instagram: instagram.com/nyo_gb Twitter: twitter.com/NYO_GB Facebook: facebook.com/NYOGB Connect with James: Website: philharmonicsociety.uk Twitter: twitter.com/RoyalPhilSoc James Recommends: Daffodil Perspective: thedaffodilperspective.com Donne UK: donne-uk.org This is the second episode in our ​‘Under the Spotlight' podcast mini-series where we shine a light on ​‘challenging' topics in the arts, and focus on guests living these experiences and who are working to create change in the sector. The Culture Bar is a podcast series created by HarrisonParrott focussing on conversations in culture and the arts. #theculturebar  A special thank you to Robert Cochrane as the composer of the theme tune music, and Merlyn Thomas our editor. Use #theculturebar or follow us on Twitter @_TheCultureBar to keep up with our latest releases

Dr John Rigby studied orchestral conducting at the University of Huddersfield and the Royal Northern College of Music. He gained his PhD from King's College London having researched the cultural resonances of Franz Lehár's ‘Berlin' operettas during the Weimar Republic. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Arts from Edge Hill University in recognition of his work in musical theatre and conducting.As a musical supervisor his credits include: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Palladium); SCHOOL OF ROCK (London, US Tour, Australia, Korea); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (25th Anniversary UK and US Tours); JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (World Arena Tour & DVD); LES MISERABLES (Korea); MISS SAIGON (London, cinema release & DVD); THE PRODUCERS (UK Tour) and THE KING AND I (UK Tour). As a musical director his West End credits include: Christopher Wheeldon's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Dominion & cinema release) BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (Lyric); THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Novello); THE KING AND I (Palladium); THE LAST EMPRESS (Apollo, Hammersmith); MARGUERITE (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); LES MISÉRABLES (Palace & Queens); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Her Majesty's); PETER PAN (Savoy); THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Savoy); THE PRODUCERS (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and SINATRA (Palladium). Additionally, he was musical director for the German productions of MISS SAIGON (Stuttgart) and STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Bochum). He also recently conducted and supervised the workshops for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2018 reworking of STARLIGHT EXPRESS at The Other Palace, London.His opera credits include: Judith Weir's THE BLACK SPIDER(Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival); CARMEN JONES (Royal Festival Hall); CAROUSEL (Opera North); DIE FLEDERMAUS (Opera Holland Park); MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Lyric Opera, Dublin); and most recently CHESS (English National Opera).John is extremely active on the concert platform as both a conductor and presenter and the numerous orchestras he has worked with include: the Berliner Symphoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, CBSO, Dublin Concert Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, RSNO, Scottish Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Symphony Orchestra and the orchestras of both Welsh National Opera and Opera North. He has appeared as a conductor of BBC Radio 2's FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT and is also conductor of the famous CLASSICAL SPECTAUCULAR concerts for Raymond Gubbay. He recently conducted the sell-out concerts of 2 CELLOS at the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S 70th BIRTHDAY CONCERT with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.Future plans include supervising the Russian premiere of CHESS in Moscow in October 2020, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, CINDERELLA, which will open in London in spring 2021, and the return of JOSEPH to the London Palladium in summer 2021.He has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts from Edge Hill University in recognition of his work in musical theatre and conducting.

Gareth is a Welsh composer, arranger, conductor and musical director. He has worked extensively in London's West End on musical productions and also conducted orchestras worldwide including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pasdeloup orchestra, RPO Concert Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ENB Sinfonia, Orchestre de chambre de Paris and many others. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, London, he studied with Sir Peter Pears at Aldeburgh. As Musical Supervisor his theatre credits include:  Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre; Crazy For You, Open Air Theatre and the Novello Theatre; INTO THE WOODS, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (captured by Digital Theatre); End of the Rainbow, Royal & Derngate, Trafalgar Studios; Strictly Gershwin, ENB, Albert Hall and the Coliseum; Sondheim At 80 Concerts – Merrily We Roll Along and Company at the Donmar Warehouse; The King and I, Royal Albert Hall; Wicked, Apollo Victoria; Acorn Antiques, Haymarket Theatre and UK Tour; Porgy & Bess, Savoy; Sinatra, London Palladium; Aladdin, The Old Vic; Children Will Listen, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Musicality, Channel 4; Anything Goes, RNT and Drury Lane; My One & Only, Piccadilly. As Musical Director his credits include: Kiss Me Kate, Victoria Palace; Merrily We Roll Along, Donmar; Chicago, Adelphi London, Madrid, Gottenburg, Moscow and Japan; Damn Yankees, Adelphi; Nine, Donmar; Camelot, Covent Garden; Company, Donmar; Kiss of the Spider Woman, Shaftesbury; Miss Saigon, Drury Lane; The Baker's Wife, Phoenix; Cats, New London; Closer Than Ever, Vaudeville; Kiss Me Kate, RSC; Cabaret, Aldwych; 42nd Street, Drury Lane.

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Ron Walters Jr is a keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer, and conductor.  This Chicago native began his musical journey at an early age singing and playing drums in church.  Heavily influenced by the music of Walter Hawkins, Andrae Crouch, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Ron fell in love with the piano and never looked back.  He went on to study with Chicago jazz piano legend Eddie Baker and composer/arranger William Russo.   Ron graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Composition and a minor in Conducting. In 2004, Barry Manilow took Ron "under his wing" as his new music director.  Ron moved to Los Angeles and has served as Barry's conductor/MD/keyboardist ever since. With Mr. Manilow, Ron has performed on stages and TV shows all over the world. His most memorable experiences so far have been conducting and performing for the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2010, and conducting both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and BBC Concert Orchestra in 2019. His conducting and playing earned him an Emmy nomination for Best Music Direction for the PBS special: "Barry Manilow Sings Songs of The 70's".  Ron’s new Christmas EP "Incredible Love” is currently available on all music outlets.https://ronwaltersjrmusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/ronwaltersjr/https://www.instagram.com/official_ron_walters_jr/

A nosy trombonist (Melissa Brown) chats to other brass professionals about their careers, how they got there and what music they'd happily put in the bin. In this episode principal trombone of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Matt Lewis, tells us about his playing career so far, what he loves about educating brass players and about some of the exotic places he's travelled to. All episodes recorded during COVID-19 lockdown via video call programmes. There are occasional technical glitches - please bear with us! Facebook: Bold as Brass Podcast Instagram: @boldasbrasspodcast Show artwork: Stuart Crane Music credit: Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're on our tenth episode! Blimey that's flown. To celebrate, out big guest chat of the ep is with the award winning Australian-British conductor Jessica Cottis who has, among others, performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the BBC Concert Orchestra, and has been described as “cool, contained, super-articulate and engaging” - given that the first three at least are the opposite of us, she seemed like the perfect guest.The early morning recording (read 11:30am) also sent us somewhat giddy, so expect our most consistently lewd recommendations chat yet, complete with inappropriate underwear and EE Cummings - don't worry though, we're not quite as randy as Bernadine Evaristo. If that's not ringing any bells, well you'll just have to listen to the show, won't you?Links:E. E. Cummings poem - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/fieldnotesandfootnotes.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/e-e-cummings-being-cheeky/amp/Bernardine Evaristo: ‘How often do I have sex? Eight times a day’ - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/25/bernardine-evaristo-how-often-have-sex-eight-times-a-dayAngie Wickenden ceramics - https://instagram.com/angiewickenden?igshid=7aawybicnsztSarah Cooper Twitter - https://twitter.com/sarahcpr?s=21Outlander - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/outlanderJurassic Park Updates - https://twitter.com/JurassicPark2go?s=21Will Hislop Twitter - https://twitter.com/WillDHislop?s=21Marie-Claire Alain - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/04/marie-claire-alainStrauss: Der Rosenkavalier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D7abQTy71I Vladimir Ashkenazy - http://www.vladimirashkenazy.com/ Sir Colin Davis - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/14/sir-colin-davis-obituary Peacock butterflies - https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/peacock Vladimir Nabokov, Butterfly Illustrator - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/vladimir-nabokov-butterfly-illustrator#:~:text=A%20drawing%20by%20Vladimir%20Nabokov,at%20the%20age%20of%20seven.&text=Petersburg%20for%20Crimea%2C%20where%20he,seven%20species%20of%20Crimean%20butterflies. Irkanda 1 by Peter Sculthorpe - https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/sculthorpe-peter-irkanda-i/2207 The Monstrous Child - https://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-monstrous-child-by-timothy-sheader#:~:text=Background,her%20own%20darkly%20humorous%20novel. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra do David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision' -https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=otTiodsb-sUAs always, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch via email at calmdowndearpodcast@gmail.com, or by following us on Twitter and Facebook @calmdowndearpod, and Instagram @calmdowndearpodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Locked Down With Simon WhitesideDue to the Covid-19 crisis, we can't get together so me and Simon Whiteside talk over zoom about all things film, jazz and music! Simon Whiteside: Simon Whiteside has worked in the music industry since Graduating from the UK‘s National Film and Television School (NFTS) in 1995. His lists of credits as orchestrator include Harry Potter and the order of the Pheonix, Brighton Rock, Over the Hedge and Harry Brown. He has worked on many TV series from Love in a Cold Climate, Persuasion and other Jane Austen Adaptations, Little Dorrit and other Dickens and more recently on Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge.  He has also arranged and plays in many Jazz bands which lead him to be on set Music supervisor for Jazz on Downton and Mr Selfridge. He also played a monthly gig at London's Ronnie Scotts club with the Jive band Kai's Cats for 7 years. In recent years Simon has been involved in many Live orchestra and Film projects including Wallace and Grommit and Brassed Off at the Royal Albert Hall and The Italian Job which premiered at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.  Simon has also worked on concert hall music, particularly in the Jazz Crossover area for artists such as Gwilym Simcock and Trish Clowes with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Caro Emerald and the Metropole Orkest and BBC Proms with Jamie Cullum, The Heritage Orchestra and Metropole Orkest.http://simonwhitesidemusic.com/ 

John Rigby is one of the country's leading conductors, musical directors and musical supervisors.As a conductor he is extremely active on the concert platform, working with orchestras like: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia - and the Orchestras of both Welsh National and Opera North.He also conducts the Classical Spectacular concerts for Raymond Gubbay and conducted Andrew Lloyd Webber's 70th birthday concert.In musical theatre his long list of credits include: the UK Tour of The Producers with Peter Kay and Joe Pasquale, Cameron Mackintosh's 25th Anniversary Tour of The Phantom of the Opera in both the UK and the USA, the arena world tour of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Tim Minchin and Melanie C. - and the 2019 London Palladium production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Sheridan Smith.He has also supervised or directed the music for Les Misérables, Chess and Miss Saigon.John talks to me about:How working with amateur dramatics societies was invaluable for his career and taught him many of the skills he still uses today.What musical inspired him to become a MD.How he got his first opportunity - by asking for it!Doing whatever you can, wherever you can to develop your conducting experience.The difference between a conductor, musical director and musical supervisor.How they cast the School of Rock - turning cellists into bass guitar players!What makes someone stand out at a Les Misérables audition and how musical theatre vocal styles have changed over the last 30 years.What makes a great show great?Why conducting Chess at the ENO was so special.What makes a stand-out audition performance.Which Les Mis character he thinks a prequel musical could be made about (hypothetical only)!The view from the other side of the room - his top tips for young performer auditions.And why 'we all have a Joseph story'...JOHN'S LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE!Actually, it's more of a lockdown opportunity...To watch him conduct a performance and meet him backstage, please send him a message saying why you want to meet him - and why it should be you!Send your email to: spotlightvideos2020@gmail.com(Please note: recorded remotely because of lockdown restrictions, so sound quality varies!)THANK YOU JOHN!

We listened to a lot of music in 2019. This is the best of it, and why.Show NoteThe Specials: Dawning of a New EraThe Hourchive's Best Music of 2019 data visualizationBest Music of 2019 Spotify PlaylistTracklist:Taran Eggerton - I'm Still StandingCharlie Halloran and the Tropicales - Doudou Pas Pleure Lil Nas X (Ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) – Old Town RoadThe Avalanches – Because I'm Me Hospital Job - Already See My Past Nicolette Larson - Lotta LoveKamai Washington - Street Fighter MasCoffee Project - Still Life of the PartyTiggs Da Author – GeorgiaShowoff - I Don't Hate You YetDIIV - HorseheadVenus Infers – Goodbye HorsesChali 2na (feat. Krafty Kuts, Lyrics Born and Gift of Gab) - Guard the FortLizzo – Truth HurtsGenerationals - I Turned My Back on the Written Word Dan Vapid and the Cheats - BittersweetDynamic Three - You Said Yeah Jean Grae, Quelle Chris, Dane - Gold Purple Orange Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Count On UsBillie Eilish - You Should See Me in a Crown Stevie Wonder – We Can Work it Out Estelle - Stronger Than You Stiff Richards - Dig Hot Sugar - Back from the Hospital Robot Bachelor - Up All Night Lord Kitchener - Panorama NightTeddy, Teddy Geiger - Get Me HighArtist Unknown - Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ThemeThe Menzingers - Anna A Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love SongKepi Ghoulie and the Copyrights - School Is Out Freddie Redd - Who Killed Cock Robin England Dan, John Ford Coley – I'd Really Love to See You TonightMcGruff the Crime Dog - Marijuana The Interrupters – She's KeroseneSpooky Mansion - I'm the Moon The Copyrights - Maine or Oregon Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Love's RefrainMGMT – In the Afternoon The Specials - Too Much Too Young Golden Daze - Blue Bell Miike Snow – Genghis KhanDaniel Pemberton - Into the Spider-Verse/Only One Spider-Man Producer Ocean Ft. Justin Kuritzkes - Potion Seller Soundtrack The Alchemist - Arrival Goofy - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (0:00) This is from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse albumTimes New Viking - Devo & Wine Cut Chemist, Laura Darlington - Home Away from Home Potty Mouth - 22Aunt Cynthia's Cabin - Black Watermelon Sun Mild Orange - Some Feeling Drew Tarver - Song from Prestige Drama about Assisted Suicide Thomas Arne, Della Jones, Royal Choral Society, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth - Rule BritanniaThe Aquabats - DON'T STOP!

Award-winning podcaster and spoken word artist George the Poet comes to the BBC’s own Radio Theatre for a one-off live show exploring what rap can teach us about education. For George, rap was always a vehicle for knowledge. But it isn’t always taken seriously by an establishment that often sees it as unconstructive. Rap was an essential part of George’s own development as a poet, and studying Sociology at Cambridge University allowed him to look more closely at what rap can do for marginalised communities. This show charts George’s own story of education – his evolution from Grime MC to Cambridge student to spoken word artist – and pays homage to the rap music that shaped him and his peers. George brings a number of friends to the stage to explore what rap can teach us about education. DJ Target is a 1Xtra DJ and a founding member of UK Grime collective Roll Deep. In his book Grime Kids he charts the creation of the groundbreaking music genre that gave voice to a generation. Neuroscientist Dr Becky Inkster and psychiatrist Dr Akeem Sule are co-founders of Hip Hop Psych. Hip Hop Psych dissects hip hop lyrics to analyse the mechanisms of mental health problems, signals which are sometimes overlooked because of their mode of communication. Temi Mwale has been committed to the fight against youth violence since her childhood friend Marvin Henry was murdered. At 17, Temi founded the 4Front Project, a grassroots organisation based in the estate she grew up in, which delivers specialist programmes that support personal development, legal empowerment and social action across vulnerable communities. Holly Branson joined the Virgin Group as an active member of the Leadership team in 2008, after achieving medical and physiology degrees from University College London and realising her dream of working as a doctor. She is Chair of Virgin Unite, a Founder and trustee of education charity Big Change and Co-Chair of WE Day UK. In 2018, Holly published her first book, co-authored with Marc and Craig Kielburger: WEconomy: You can find meaning, make a living, and change the world. Sonita Alleyne OBE is the new Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. She is the first woman to be the Master of Jesus College and the first black person to lead any Oxbridge college. Sonita is the co-founder and former CEO of media production company Somethin’ Else. Alleyne’s board roles have included the National Employment Panel and the London Skills and Employment Board, chair of the Radio Sector Skills Council and non-executive director of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Featuring an exclusive poem from Chapter Two of the podcast with music written by Benbrick. With performances from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Maverick Sabre. An extended version of this programme is available as a podcast on BBC Sounds, and on iPlayer. Produced by Anne Isger

Collins arranged and composed many major works and lighter pieces, which include the still-popular Vanity Fair. This work and numerous other miniatures and suites by Collins are to be found on a 2005 CD, featuring John Wilson conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra. Collins also edited the Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action from sketches left by Michael Heming, a young composer killed in World War II. His Elegy for Edward Elgar has been recorded, including a theme from the third movement of Elgar's third symphony.

“Michael Bublé isn’t the only person keeping the Sinatra Flame alive” so said the London Times of Gary Williams, star of the West End’s “Rat Pack” and soloist with leading big bands and concert orchestras including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Melbourne Symphony, the BBC Big Band, Ireland’s RTE and the Lahti Sinfonia Finland. Other work includes performing for The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, ‘That’s Entertainment’ a tribute to the MGM musicals with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, performing at Sinatra’s Palm Springs home for the LA Jazz Institute, Radio 2 with the BBC Concert Orchestra, ‘Winter Wonderland’ at the Royal Albert Hall, ‘A Swingin’ Session’ with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra in Los Angeles, ‘Big Band Wonderland’ at Ronnie Scott’s, ‘The Legend of Sinatra’ (UK tour), a tribute to the music of Fred Astaire presented by his daughter Ava, BBC Pebble Mill, Gloria Hunniford’s ‘Open House’ (with Donny Osmond and Burt Bacharach), the soundtrack for the Warner Bros’ motion picture ‘Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution’ and BBC1’s ‘Doctor Who Christmas Special’. As a headline act on the world’s luxury cruise liners he has visited over 60 countries. His latest two albums, a tribute to Sinatra and a “best of” his Abbey Road recordings, were recently released, prompting Oscar winning lyricist Don Black to say “In a world of Pop Idol mediocrity Gary Williams shines like a dazzling beacon.”Support the show (http://patreon.com/IanRutter)