Podcast appearances and mentions of Paul Mealor

Welsh composer Paul Mealor is our guest on this week's episode of Composing Myself, presented by Wise Music Group CEO and Creative Director Dave Holley and Gill Graham. Topics covered across this warm and inspiring conversation include:- a childhood discovery of Iron Maiden -“people were just singing from the heart; they didn't care about anything other than the music”- why boys get into heavy metal- the “visualness” of Debussy and Ravel- being “step friends” with Aled Jones- the benefits of daily composing in fending off writer's block - “you're not afraid of the blank manuscript”- Dylan Thomas' influence on Roald Dahl- how his Military Wives Choir number one single changed the rules of the UK charts- composing for the Royal FamilyAs ever - not to be missed!https://www.paulmealor.com/Paul Mealor's music has rapidly entered the repertoire of choirs and singers around the world; his music has been described as having, ‘serene beauty, fastidious craftsmanship and architectural assuredness… Music of deep spiritual searching that always asks questions, offers answers and fills the listener with hope…'. Mealor was catapulted to international attention when 2.5 billion people heard his motet, Ubi caritas, performed at the Royal Wedding Ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April 2011.Mealor studied composition privately from an early age with John Pickard, at the University of York with Nicola LeFanu (1994-2002) and in Copenhagen with Hans Abrahamsen (1998-99). Since 2003 he has taught at the University of Aberdeen, where he is currently Professor in Composition, and has held visiting professorships in composition at institutions in Scandinavia and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Join Dr. Jeremy Perigo in this special conversation with Prof. Paul Mealor, one of the world's most performed living composers. Paul's Motet, Ubi caritas, was performed in front of 2.5 billion viewers at the Royal Wedding Ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince William and Catherine Middleton (now TRH The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge) at Westminster Abbey. His compositions have topped classical and pop charts and are utilized in numerous worship contexts. Jeremy and Paul unpack numerous topics around composing for liturgical contexts and the integration of theology, music, and experience. Journey with them as they discuss highbrow v. lowbrow, music that preaches, transcendent experiences in music, and much more.

Ep 16: Sleep On. Composed by Paul Mealor for Prince George, and sung by New Zealand singer, Hayley Westenra in her album Hushabye, this is a most beautiful modern lullaby.

Paul Mealor has been described in the New York Times as, the most important person to emerge in Welsh music since William Mathias. He rose to global attention when his motet Ubi Caritas et Amor was performed at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011. That same year he became the first classical composer to hold both the classical and pop chart No 1’s at the same time while his single, ‘Wherever You Are’, a piece for The Military Wives Choir, reached UK Christmas No 1. Born in St Asaph, North Wales, Paul now splits his time between Anglesey and Aberdeen where he is Professor of Composition. Richard and Gideon caught up with Paul ahead of his US premier of Requiem at Carnegie Hall as part of the DCINY commemoration of The Great War. During the episode, the boys discuss Paul’s overnight fame, his pledge to defend the city of Aberdeen, and what it‘s like being the Warren Garland of classical music.

In this episode of Presto! , John Nowacki spoke with Welsh composer Paul Mealor who is one of the most popular choral composers today. His sacred motets, songs and cycles have been performed, broadcast and recorded by artists in the UK, USA and much further afield.

  Welcome tae Episode 47 o Scots Radio.  In this programme we hear aboot Showcase Scotland fae Lisa Whytock – Dr Margaret Bennett taks us intae the Bothy Ballad competition and Bothy Culture – renowned musician and composer Paul Mealor spiks aboot the Doric Messiah an Gordon Hay fa translated it intae Doric, gies us […]

Composer and conductor Paul Mealor chats about his favourite choral music.

Conductor James Jordan discusses choral music, composition and the power of music with Paul Mealor, hailed by The New York Times as “the most important composer to have emerged in Welsh choral music since William Mathias.” In 2011 his album A Tender Light topped the U.K. Classical Charts for six weeks. That same year he also broke records by being the first classical composer to hold the No. 1 place on both the Classical and Pop charts.

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Mark Lawson and Emily Bell preview the hit US television series Homeland, a political thriller which stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. The 81 year old Syrian poet Adonis is one of the Arabic-speaking world's most celebrated writers and one of the most provocative. He regularly crops up on the shortlists of major literary prizes and as a tribute to him opens in London he talks to Mark Lawson about about his long literary career. Restoration comedy is a distinctive style of British theatre. As a new production of William Congreve's famous play of money and morals opens, cast members Deborah Findlay, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, and Leo Bill talk about the art behind this 17th century dramatic form And with the news that composer Paul Mealor is on a quest to find a singer who can sing a note so low that it is thought never to have been sung before for his new work, bass baritone Stephen Richardson discusses the challenge of hitting those deep 'money' notes, from Purcell to Tavener. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

With Mark Lawson. Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay star in Trevor Nunn's new production of The Lion in Winter, taking the roles made famous by Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in the 1968 film, the tale of a dysfunctional family Christmas with the Plantaganets. Kathryn Hughes reviews. America Ferrera, the star of TV show Ugly Betty, discusses making her British stage debut as the alluring publicity-seeker Roxy Hart in the musical Chicago. She also reflects on her famous TV role, and how she prepared for it. Welsh composer Paul Mealor received an unexpected boost to his career when his choral piece Ubi Caritas was chosen to be performed at the Royal Wedding earlier this year. He discusses how Ubi Caritas started life as a secular rather than a sacred piece, and why he wasn't in Westminster Abbey on day itself, despite receiving a much-coveted invitation. Producer Jerome Weatherald.