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This month we're going through the bits of interviews we had to leave out of previous podcasts. This is all stuff that we simply couldn't fit into the relevant episodes, but it's too good to leave on the cutting room floor. We talk too much! VO Social Finland Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1864087334072036 Karen Webber runs ⁠Goodness Marketing⁠: coaching and training for small businesses with big hearts who want to do marketing that feels good, does good and gets good results. Emma Clarke is an award-winning voice actor and writer who works across multiple types of performance and media. She is also a PhD student at RNCM where she is researching how her background as a voice actor influences how she composes music. Paul Brown has been a VO for decades, despite which he has a nagging suspicion that he's been somehow ‘getting away with it' for 46 years. He doesn't know what SEO is, can't maintain a website, is hopeless at selling himself, thinks that computer games are still loaded from audio cassettes and is utterly baffled by the success of podcasts. Carin Gilfry is a voice actor, singer, conference owner, and the vice president & co-founder of The National Association of Voice Actors. Carin has worked in VO since 2012. Jamie Muffett is a British voice actor based in the Philadelphia region. In his 15 years in voiceover he has worked with some of the world's biggest companies, production studios, and games developers. Ray Dodd's coaching is all about Money Mindset without the BS. Her work gives you the tools to break free from oppressive social expectations that are holding you back from reaching your full money-making potential.Ray's very favourite place to be is infusing nuance and diversity into the conversation around money.  For more information about The Voiceover Social visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Voiceover Social Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠listen@thevosocial.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See which events are coming soon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your closest VO Social group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Find us online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠     Podcast sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B Double E⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Theme tune by Rob Bee. All audio production by Rob Bee.

This month we interview 2 veterans of the Voiceover Industry in the UK. Paul Brown and Emma Clarke have over 80 years of experience between them, and they join us to share their wisdom. Emma Clarke is an award-winning voice actor and writer who works across multiple types of performance and media. She can be heard in radio and TV commercials, corporate presentations, toys, games, apps, public transport and almost anything that needs a voice. Her clients include Astra Zeneca, BBC, Bauer Media, Chevrolet, Classic FM, Coca Cola Enterprises, Global Media Group, Google, L'Oréal, KIA, Transport for London, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Nike, Sky, Sony, Tesco, Toyota, Unilever, Virgin. She is best known as one of the Mind The Gap voices on London Underground, and played the part of the Starship Avalon in the Hollywood blockbuster movie 'Passengers' alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. She is also a PhD student at RNCM where she is researching how her background as a voice actor influences how she composes music. VO has been Paul's sole source of income for decades, despite which he has a nagging suspicion that he's been somehow ‘getting away with it' for 46 years. After all, how can anyone get paid just for reading aloud into a microphone for that long without someone smelling a rat? In that time the world of audio recording has changed out of all recognition, but Paul has remained doggedly the same. He even uses the same microphone. And the same underwear. He doesn't know what SEO is, can't maintain a website, is hopeless at selling himself, thinks that computer games are still loaded from audio cassettes and is utterly baffled by the success of podcasts. Let's find out how he's still alive. For more information about The Voiceover Social visit: ⁠⁠⁠The Voiceover Social Website⁠⁠⁠ Email us ⁠⁠⁠listen@thevosocial.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠See which events are coming soon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Find your closest VO Social group⁠⁠⁠   Find us online: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠     Podcast sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠B Double E⁠⁠⁠. Theme tune by Rob Bee. All audio production by Rob Bee. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevosocial/message

In this episode, we welcome Shari Alton, ADN RN, CHPN and Deb Bershad, BSN, RN, CHPN, to talk about Death Cafe in the Phoenix Chapter of HPNA. Deb and Shari speak on how Death Cafe encourages open discourse about death and dying for healthcare professionals and how to get involved.   About Shari: Shari Alton is an ADN RN, CHPN with 45 years of experience in the nursing field. Shari started as a CNA in 1978, then became an LPN and graduated from RN school in 1983. Her background includes inpatient Med-Surg, Ortho, Post-Partum and Nursery, Chemical Dependency and Adult Psychiatry and Endoscopy. For the last 20 years, Shari has worked at Hospice of the Valley, in Phoenix, Arizona, as an RNCM in Home Hospice. Currently, Shari is the President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. She is passionate about Death Café and has benefitted tremendously from it. About Deb: Deb Bershad is a nurse with diverse experience. She has worked most nursing positions available in the acute care hospital setting. She spent 17 years in the acute care setting, until burnout took its toll. She left the field and found her most rewarding and challenging work to date. For the next ten years, she worked as a teacher, facilitator, and Professional Development Coach. Personal tragedy prompted a 3-day retreat in which she re-clarified her goals and passion in life. This led to her return to nursing, where she found new pride, purpose, and meaning in her life as a nurse. Some of her most rewarding work has come in her latest role, as a Hospice nurse.  

As the Royal Northern College of Music celebrates its 50th anniversary, Tom Service talks to current students at the college and former alumni - including the pianist Alexandra Dariescu and conductor Alpesh Chauhan. He meets the RNCM's Principal, Linda Merrick, as well as the college's archivist, Geoff Thomason, to learn more about the college's past, the role it currently plays in the city's musical life, and its aspirations for the future. Formed of present and former students of the college, Tom catches-up with three members of an all-female genre-defying string quartet, Vulva Voce, to hear how their approach to repertoire and performance is winning over audiences. With Manchester's leading classical ensembles descending on Bridgewater Hall for a weekend-long festival celebrating the city's rich musical heritage, Tom Service meets the Director of the BBC Philharmonic, Beth Wells; Chief Executive of the Hallé Orchestra, David Butcher; Creative Director of the Manchester Camerata, Samantha McShane; and Artistic Director & Chief Executive of the Manchester Collective, Adam Szabo. And, Music Matters hears from the composer John Luther Adams, whose new work 'Prophecies of Stone' is set to premiere next month at the Manchester International Festival. We chat too to the biennial festival's Director of Music, Jane Beese, about the ambitions for Manchester's new cultural venue - Aviva Studios.

In Episode 99 it's 'bring your husband to work' day as violinist, journalist and long suffering spouse of Verity, Rob Simmons guest hosts. What a perfect opportunity to thrash out any domestic issues...just kidding, it's all very amicable.Their guest is THE go to man for all things electric violin Benedict Heaney. Ben has spent his career and studies recording, performing and researching the electric violin and has pushed the boundaries of what can be achieved with the instrument. He also runs the brilliant Music Health Service working with extremely poorly and vulnerable members of the community bringing top class music to them.Ben shows off his pride and joy, the only original Fender violin of it's kind - it is a thing to behold (see a link to a picture below). They chat about the resistance he faced in attempting to further his studies of the electric violin at music college and some, ermm...memorable performances at the RNCM!Ben describes the earliest forms of the electric instrument which leads to a possibly ill-advised/definitely harebrained scheme from Rob...watch this space.Check out this YouTube Fender violin playlist Ben has kindly compiled which highlights it's distinct sound;https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwc-fWp8VNoZ4-T28I5oz2C21cc9GFgEMYou can learn more about Ben Heaney and the incredible work he does with Music Health Service from his website;https://deltaviolin.com/More info about the Fender violin here; https://deltaviolin.com/leo-fenders-electric-violin-at-65/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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we talked about science and RE as subjects in schools, what questions students are asking in primary and secondary schools about the compatibility between science and faith, our speakers share some of their experiences growing up in or working in schools, among other topics. Are different disciplines talking to each to each other to make well-rounded students who are able to answer questions from different points of view? Could you be called to becoming a teacher? Our panel of speakers included Fr Chris Gorton and Matthew Dell and two students from the chaplaincy: Sona and Anthony. Biographies Fr Chris Gorton is a priest of Salford Diocese currently in a parish in Bolton. After studying music at Goldsmiths College, London University he trained for the priesthood at Ushaw College, Durham. Whilst there he had the opportunity to study for the theology degree at Durham with students from all different backgrounds. After ordination he was a university chaplain for four years in Manchester for MMU and the RNCM. He also studied for his PGCE at Newman college in Birmingham before working for four years as a team leader at Lancaster Diocese Youth centre and a year in the classroom at St Gabriel's, Bury. After chaplaincy he was twelve years in a parish in Pendle, East Lancashire and throughout his time in ministry has been involved in the primary and secondary schools in the parish and helped with training for teachers within the diocese, youth ministry and parish development within the department for formation in the diocese. Matthew Dell is a senior lecturer at St Mary's University (Twickenham, London), course lead for the MA Education.  Prior to taking up this post five years ago, he worked for twenty-five years as an RE teacher in three different schools.  Alongside vast experience of being Head of RE he has been heavily involved as an RE inspector within the Catholic sector.  In recent years he has been collaborating with colleagues to create a new professional association for those who teach RE in Catholic schools (Association of Teachers of Catholic RE – ACTRE). Sona is a 2nd Year Dentistry student. Anthony is doing a PhD in Biology (honey bees specifically!) https://radiomariaengland.uk/chaplaincy-chats-leeds-science-and-faith-season-4-ep3/ If you would like to get in touch, email: scienceandfaith@radiomariaengland.uk Facebook/Instagram: @radiomariaengland #RMESCIENCEANDFAITH We thank ECLAS for their generosity to make our tour to universities possible.

Here is a short overview of the 30th RNCM Day of Percussion, i have been lucky enough to have attended most of these days, i have witnessed some remarkable performances over the years and made lots of great friends along the way. The video features clips of performances by Paul Patrick (principle percussionts with the BBC Philarmonic) Plus a segment featuring some incredible talented RNCM Students. Pipe Band legend Jim Kilpatrick - MBE alongside the fabulous Rachel Thom. Dave Hassel, Chris Manis & Saxophonist Andy Scott. The incomporable Ash Soan. it also features interviews with Jim Kilpatrick, Rachel Thom, Matt Nolan (Matt Nolan Cymbals) and Bruce Parry from Sabian Cymbals. I really want to spread awareness about this great day as it is remarkably good value for money at £26.00 for the whole day and the evening concert. it is usually on the first Sunday in February, please check the RNCM website though before making the journey www.rncm.ac.ukThis will make more sense on my Youtube channel.the first clip is Paul Patrick and some RNCM studentsnext is Jim Kilpatrick and Rachel Thomnext two clips are Dave Hassell, Chris Manis and Andy Scottthe last 3 short clips are Ash Soan.

Rob Cope explores the incredible RNCM Saxophone Day 2022. We interview the tutors, musicians and fans who make the day one of the most special events on the saxophone calendar. Featuring interviews with Rob Buckland, Sarah Field, Andy Scott, John Helliwell, Eden Longson, Lauren Scott and lots more! Support the show

In this episode I announce the creation of a special website I have launched for my listeners.At the end of the episode I give away 5 free memberships to this new community. Listen to the episode to get the instructions!In this community you will be able to count on the following deliverables.Live Q&A following each episode (2nd and 4th Monday Night)Monthly recertification round table (zoom call to help you)Monthly work shops - First one opioid titration with deliverables Camaraderie with like-minded hospice nursesPrivate groups for each specialty (on-call, RNCM, Administrator, PRN)Weekly disease process discussion groupsWeekly prayer live streamingDaily hope, help and encouragement (keeping negativity at a minimum)Less than a dollar a day (2 week Free trial with launch party and give always on October 1st)Don't forget to call, text or email to leave feedback! I would love to hear from you!816-834-9191James@confessionsofahospicenurse.net

In Episode 62, Chris Hoban chats to Patrick about Folk Music in the curriculum, with some useful ideas and tips. There's an extract from a recent Music Teacher Monday webinar, in which Don Gillthorpe talks about ways to make KS4 Music more accessible.And Dr Jennie Henley, Director of Programmes at the RNCM, discusses recurrent barriers to music education.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying 

MTA CONFERENCE SPECIALAndy Stott, Head of Popular Music at the RNCM, introduces the RNCM's new Young Artists' programme; Michael Hamilton introduces the Real Music Video Company, and what they can do for music departmetns; And saxophonist YolanDa Brown chats about her keynote speech, and her approach to music education.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying 

Composer, conductor, orchestral arranger and session musician, Simon Dobson discusses hearing his trombone concerto Shift performed by the London Symphony Orchestra's principal trombonist, Peter Moore, and Tredegar Band at the 2022 RNCM Brass Band Festival in Manchester. He also reflects on his musical roots, from growing up in banding to his early thoughts about how music was constructed and how it made him feel. Twenty years on from winning the European Brass Band Composers' Competition, Simon, who's now 40, discusses the relationships he's enjoyed with bands all over Europe. He also lifts the lid on his diverse, multi-faceted musical career – and admits he wouldn't have it any other way. Subscribe to British Bandsman today!

There you have it, we have our last sixteen teams for the second round of University Challenge! Sad as it is to say goodby to the last specialist institution of this season with RNCM losing out to Emmanuel College, they put up an incredible fight and have left a lasting impression on the competition with their upbeat attitudes and radiant personalities.  Meanwhile, Emmanuel have shown that they have more to prove and we shall see them again soon enough!As mentioned in the episode, if you want to take part in the Fantasy University Challenge league this season, head on over to https://twitter.com/fantasy_UC?s=20 and put together a team!

We have our first conservatoire taking part in the competition with RNCM taking on Dundee University. Except for Courtauld's magnificent run two seasons ago, we haven't seen too many specialised institutions make it past the first round. However, RNCM excellent display despite Dundee's brilliant performance means that they could get a second chance.We also talk about Paxman's extra levels of shade, the nature of the British Royal Family, and how Harry Potter is older than you think it is...

Dane Lam grew up in sunny Brisbane, and recalls his grandmother playing piano at family gatherings, and started learning himself from a young age. With the support of his state high school, he was able to step onto the podium and try out conducting, and it suited him down to the ground. Going on to become part of a programme creating a new generation of Australian conductors, and from the age of just 17 he was gaining experience and mentorship that would stand him in good stead in the future.  From the University of Queensland, to Juilliard School and the RNCM in the UK, Dane chats openly about different training approaches, imposter syndrome, the significance of the ego and how the role of the conductor shifts in different continents.  Join us for a refreshingly honest insight into the journey of the internationally acclaimed conductor Dane Lam. Read more about Dane Lam on his website here Follow him on Instagram here & on Twitter

Today is all things Chineke!, Steiner education, mental health and branching out of classical music into other projects/genres!Hattie chats to violinist Raye Harvey about her life and education. Delving into the subtle ways in which subtle racial discrimination has been transformed by the work of the Chineke! Orchestra, Raye talks about becoming involved with Europe's majority-Black and ethnically diverse orchestra and how transformational that has been. Raye speaks openly about her mental health, expressing why few musicians emerge from conservatoire unscathed. She speaks about how she sought professional support, including CBT in the past few years and about her experience with seasonal affective disorder.More about Raye:Raye Harvey is a Manchester based violinist and singer-songwriter who completed her undergraduate degree at the RNCM and is currently finishing a PGCEi with Music Masters. Coming from a large Indian-Caribbean family, Raye loves travel, collaboration and working in many different genres. As well as teaching, she performs extensively as an orchestral and session musician, including with the Ignition Orchestra, on the Brand New Heavies newest album and internationally with the Chineke! Orchestra. Raye is passionate about making music accessible for all and increasing diversity in Classical music. She also recently released her debut self-titled EP “Lakshmi”, and was made BBC Introducing Hereford and Worcester's Artist of the Week.Follow Raye!TwitterRaye's personal instagramLakshmi's instagram

Harpist Eira Lynn Jones joins us to chat about her work with the Juniper Project, a flute and harp duo that performs and records not only the most virtuosic repertoire, but also the approachable repertoire that they enjoy coaching. We speak about Eira's work as a composer of chamber music, as well as her connection to the Music in Hospitals program. Eira shares some of her background as someone who “did everything backwards”, having gone from a full-time orchestral position to a freelancer's career. Welsh harpist EIRA LYNN JONES is a versatile musician, who has a passion for creativity and originality. Her eclectic career ranges from orchestral work, recordings and commissions to chamber music collaborations. She is known equally for her committed, dynamic playing and her innovative, dedicated teaching. While a student at the Royal Northern College of Music, Eira won numerous awards, including a Guinness Foundation Scholarship and an I.S.M. Performer Award, resulting in her BBC Radio 3 debut on the ‘Young Musicians' series. Further studies with Kathleen Bride at the Manhattan School of Music in New York led to a Masters Degree. Invited to join the Manhattan Contemporary Music Ensemble, she premiered new works for harp, which ignited her interest in researching unusual and varied repertoire. She did indeed take her harp to the party; to Carnegie Hall, the Aspen Music Festival, Banff Centre of Performing Arts and Creativity, and even to the top of the Empire State Building! On returning to the UK she was appointed Principal Harp with Northern Ballet Theatre. She now regularly freelances with the UK's leading orchestras, including Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Opera North, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. As soloist, she has performed Debussy Danses with Manchester Camerata and Ravel's Introduction and Allegro with Northern Chamber Orchestra. Eira is also widely recognised as one of the UK's leading harp teachers. As Head of Harp at the RNCM she loves inspiring young musicians, receiving many invitations to run workshops worldwide, including USA, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Sweden and Iceland. She achieved notable success with her solo album ‘... from within', which is a mix of classical and folk pieces on both pedal harp and clarsach: "I love the album ... a diversity of music, a very accomplished technique, and your heart coming through" (Alan Stivell). From performing at the Hollywood Bowl to under the much loved “Dippy” dinosaur at the Natural History Museum; from appearing in Coronation Street to playing for HRH Prince of Wales in Spain; from recording with the heavy metal band “Venom” to accompanying Kiri te Kanawa; from directing the music of John Cage for 20 harps to leading the RNCM Young Harps Project, Eira approaches each project with passion, and is a true ambassador for this most magical of instruments. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about Eira Lynn Jones, please visit her website, Facebook, and Twitter.

This summer on the Mind Over Finger Podcast, I promise you a fantastic time with wonderful guests! Every month I'm having a live Q&A with amazing musicians in my Facebook group, the Mind Over Finger Tribe and, as to be expected, much wisdom is being shared! We start with pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski, we continue in May with violinist Callum Smart, in June you'll hear from trumpet player Christopher Still from Honesty Pill, July will bring violinist Esther Abrami, and we'll spend time with guitarist Brandon Jack Acker in August. I hope you can join us live for the upcoming sessions. All of the details are in the Mind Over Finger Tribe at facebook.com/groups/mindoverfingertribe.   If you're enjoying today's content, take a screenshot as you're listening, share on social and tag me and my guest so we can thank you for tuning in!     Frustrated with your playing?  Unsatisfied with you career?  Ready for a change? Whatever your challenge, you don't have to go at it alone, and I can help.  Visit www. https://www.mindoverfinger.com/workwithme to learn more and book your call and let's discuss how to get you from where you are to where you want to be.   THE MUSIC MASTERY EXPERIENCE will be back in June 2021.  This is my LIFE CHANGING, highly personalized group coaching program where I show you how to implement mindful & effective practice techniques, how to make them habits, and how to get RESULTS. Save your spot at http://www.mindoverfinger.com/mme and get access to some really cool bonuses.     MORE ABOUT CALLUM SMART: Website: https://www.callumsmart.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ecn1-p8BqHqeliOh-_weg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/callumsmartviolin/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callumsmartviolin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CallumLSmart Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32598434&fan_landing=true   “…the sincerity of Smart's singing line is cause for celebration, and the recital is quite outstanding in its unique sequence and profile of a superb young player.” Andrew Parker, International Record Review Callum Smart is quickly developing an international reputation as one of Britain's finest young violinists. Playing with ‘an inherent nobility that speaks to the heart' (International Record Review), he is celebrated for combining ‘brilliant technique with the confidence to take risks' (Bachtrack) and his ‘utterly convincing' interpretations (BBC Music Magazine). Recognised as a rising star since winning the BBC Young Musician strings category and being the top European prize-winner at the Menuhin Competition in 2010, Smart now enjoys concert appearances with the UK's leading orchestras, including re-invitations to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Philharmonia Orchestra. In 2020-21, Callum makes his debut with the Hallé Orchestra performing Korngold's Violin Concerto, and also a Boston debut with the Lexington Symphony Orchestra performing Elgar's Violin Concerto. Last season, he made his debut with the BBC Philharmonic performing Berg's Violin Concerto, and this season sees his return to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and debut with the Manchester Camerata. Previous season highlights include his North American debut with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as performances with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Sinfonia and Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, covering a range of concerto repertoire from Mozart and Beethoven to Glazunov, Britten, Prokofiev, Elgar, Weill, and Korngold. As a recitalist, Smart performs at some of the world's most prestigious venues including London's Wigmore Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin and the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, and at a number of European festivals including the Cheltenham Festival, Dvorak Festival in Prague, Menuhin Festival, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Malmo International String Festival. Smart's partnership with Richard Uttley continues this season with recitals across the UK; they are also joined by horn player Ben Goldscheider for a series of concerts as The Ashwell Trio. Continuing his advocacy for new music, Smart worked with composer George Benjamin to perform his Three Pieces for solo violin at both the Wigmore Hall and the Royal Northern College of Music. He also performed Kaija Saariaho's Nocturne for solo violin at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Now with two recital discs to his name, 2016 saw the release of Smart's second disc on the Orchid Classics Label with pianist Richard Uttley. ‘La Voix' – including works by Fauré, Poulenc and Ravel – featured as one of the Strad Magazine's recommended recordings of the month, and was accorded 4 star reviews both in the BBC Music Magazine and the Observer. Having returned to the UK following his Premier Young Artist scholarship at the Jacobs School of Music in the United States studying with Mauricio Fuks, Smart took up a place on the International Artist Diploma postgraduate course at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) studying with Ana Chumachenco and Noah Bendix-Bagley. Having made an immediate impact on his return, he was subsequently appointed as a violin tutor at the RNCM. Smart plays on a c.1730-35 violin by Carlo Bergonzi and is a Hattori Foundation Award Winner 2019.   Join the Mind Over Finger Tribe for access to my weekly live videos and to exchange with a community of like-minded musicians   Visit www.mindoverfinger.com and sign up for my newsletter to get your free guide to an exceptionally productive practice using the metronome.  This guide is the perfect entry point to help you bring more mindfulness and efficiency into your practice and it's filled with tips and tricks on how to use that wonderful tool to take your practicing and your playing to new heights.     THANK YOU: A HUGE thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly, who works really hard to make this podcast as pleasant to listen to as possible for you. Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show's musical theme.  Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson. Thank you to Susan Blackwell for the introduction.  You can find out more about Susan, her fantastic podcast The Spark File, and her work helping creatives of all backgrounds expand their impact by visiting https://www.susanblackwell.com/home.   MIND OVER FINGER: www.mindoverfinger.com https://www.facebook.com/mindoverfinger/ https://www.instagram.com/mindoverfinger/

Professor Lynne Dawson, Head of Vocal Studies and Opera, and soprano and 4th year undergraduate Charlotte Kennedy join the podcast this week to talk about how they and their fellow teachers and students at Royal Northern College of Music have been coping during the pandemic. They discuss online learning and vocal coaching, the challenges of practicing at home, and the importance of resilience. From the Producer's Office is a series of informal podcasts with Opera Holland Park’s Director of Opera, James Clutton. In conversation with creatives and collaborators across the industry, we explore the process of putting opera on stage, and how the artists involved approach their craft.

This first episode of YPAW for the year of 2021 is the second part of my interview with Daniel Bonaventure Lim! If you have not listened to the first part of this interview you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bwPVgnKeBdBmb7Y1wy0sj?si=JQFldVaqS6Cf-Pddtew3KADaniel and I spent 3 years living in Manchester in close vicinity as students of the RNCM. Since returning to Singapore, Daniel has kept himself involved and active in various music activities and organizations, he brings along a refreshing take on the music industry. On this episode, we spoke about how has 2020 been for himself, his thoughts on digital concerts and engaging music communities as well as his musical journey.We begin this episode from where we left off from the previous. On this episode, we discuss the idea of sunk cost, building up a resume/CV, his entrepreneurial ventures in college and the challenges of self-publishing.

Currently working as a Management Consultant, I am joined by Daniel Bonaventure Lim on the first part of a two part episode that brings us into the new year! Daniel and I spent 3 years living in Manchester in close vicinity as students of the RNCM. Since returning to Singapore, Daniel has kept himself involved and active in various music activities and organizations, he brings along a refreshing take on the music industry. On this episode, we spoke about how has 2020 been for himself, his thoughts on digital concerts and engaging music communities as well as his musical journey.The fact that he composed a euphonium quartet my for me might or might not have played a part in me asking him to come on the podcast....

Back when I was studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, I was in a Euphonium Quartet (I am also wondering how is this a thing...). We were called The Brass Compass Euphonium Quartet, the name came about as the quartet is made up of members of different nationality, Australia (South), Latvia (North), UK (West), Singapore (East). The quartet started out because of a compulsory chamber music module for all second year, but things escalated quickly. Fast forward a couple of months, we were 1st Place in the Chamber Music Category at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference held in Tennessee, USA. That year, we won everything we took part in except for the overall chamber music price at the RNCM, where we came in with an honourable mention behind a piano trio (of course). The group is now inactive, in fact it has been inactive since my final year of study if not for my chamber music assessment, we would have folded even earlier.So you might ask what made it all fall apart if the group was successful? The answer is simple, different priority, different commitment level. Since then, I had seen the sustainability of a chamber group differently. The most important thing, all members of the group need to strive towards the same goal and to want to achieve the same outcome. And if you happen to all get along with each other, that would make life a little more enjoyable. Since returning back to Singapore, I am fortunate to be in a quartet with some colleagues and friends that I hold in high regard. Out of the 3 of them, I had knew Michellina for the shortest amount of time, but what is evident is her is the positivity and dedication to her craft that is a source of inspiration!Find out more about Michellina with the links below:Website click hereYouTube click hereThank you so much for tuning in to this episode of the podcast! You can get in touch with me through https://www.youplayawhat.com . Subscribe and share this podcast with your friends if you enjoyed the episode. Feel free to leave a rating and review on which ever platform you choose to listen to your podcast!

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 tuba soloist and teacher Les Neish chats about his career. He tells us how he had a ropy start on the trumpet but truly found his instrument with the tuba, about his extended relationship with the RNCM and about playing with Sting! 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/

This is Draw The Line Radio Show with Jacki-e, featuring my mix in the 1st hr of music made by women and then, for the 2nd hr, I hand the decks over to a female DJ. Helping me Draw The Line this week it's Medusa who’s from Sheffield in the UK. In her teens she learnt to play the double bass and studied music performance at the RNCM in Manchester. She is learning to produce her own music by attending an Ableton course run by Equalize and in 2019 she purchased Traktor so she could record her own mixes. She has been doing some live streaming and has her first gig coming up as soon as conditions allow. Links for Medusa:- Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/medusa_uk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/medusa_dj Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DJMedusa In my mix in the first hour I’m playing tracks by Dasha Rush, Gudrun Gut, Donna Maya, Nadine Fehn, Nastia Reigel and lots more. It's time to say NO to gender imbalance in dance music. It's time to Draw The Line!! Track list 1st hour mixed by Jacki-E 1. Gudrun Gut – Baby I Can Drive My Car (Dasha Rush remix) Bandcamp release https://gudrungut.bandcamp.com/album/moment-remixes 2. Ann Clue = State of Mind (original mix) Fckng Serious 3. Maxine Garman – No Sleep ft Marcella Woods (original mix) Red Alert. 4. Nakadia – Tale of Khonburi (original mix) Ballroom Records. 5. Black Chapel, Ntsha – Stargate 7 (MXV remix) Krafted Underground promo to be released 10th August 2020. 6. Lady Blackttronika – Love Room (original mix) Meda Fury. 7. Sara Simonit – Destruction (original mix) Codex. 8. Nadine Fehn – Fine Selection (original mix) DeepDownDirty promo to be released 25th August 2020. 9. Juana – Pocket (original mix) Vanity Press. 10. Tina V – Unami (original mix) Night Light Records 11. Esther Dujin – Translucent Thoughts (original mix) KitchenSync Records. 12. Melissa Nikita – Chroma (original mix) Funk'n Deep Records. 13. Nadine Fehn – Balter Fritze (original mix) DeepDownDirty promo to be released 25th August 2020. 14. Nastia Reigel – Trasformed (original mix) Enemy Records. 15. Gudrun Gut – Baby I Can Drive My Car (Donna Maya remix) Bandcamp release https://gudrungut.bandcamp.com/album/moment-remixes 16. Charlottte de Witte – Return to Nowhere (original mix) KNTXT. 2nd hour Medusa - An Exclusive Guest Mix for Draw The Line Radio Show. 1. Makornik- Revenge (original mix) 2. Perc - Look What Your Love Has Done To Me (VIP mix) 3. Makornik - Hiding from Pain (original mix) 4. Makornik - We Have Lost Our Way (Paramod & HAEDES remix) 5. I Hate Models - Spreading Plague (original mix) 6. Makornik - Tuca Means Fight (original mix) 7. HAEDES - Cyber Punk (original mix) 8. Brecc – Graves (original mix) 9. Makornik - On Your Knees (original mix) 10. Paramod, HAEDES & Axel Picodot - Civil Disobedience (original mix) 11. WNDRLST - Ritual of Katharsis (original mix) 12. HAEDES - Extinction (original mix) 13. Kozlov - Coronavirus (Antidote) (original mix) Draw The Line Radio Show is produced for radio by Sergio Erridge and is A Darker Wave production.

"Piccolo playing is a piece of cake providing you have the diaphragm control, technique and ability to control your embouchure.." In 'Talking Flutes' this week, Clare talks via Skype from her home in Hove, Sussex to Janet Richardson, Principal Piccolo of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Janet has worked with orchestras throughout the country including BBC Symphony Orchestra, RPO, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, CBSO, RLPO, BBCSSO, SCO, BSO, Scottish Opera. Her performances have included regular appearances on television, Radio 3, Classic FM and multiple CD recordings with RSNO and multiple concerto performances such as Vivaldi piccolo concerto with RSNO in 2005, Bach Brandenburg 4 in 2004 and Mozart flute and harp with Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra 1990. In addition to teaching on degree courses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland since 1992 Janet Richardson has delivered masterclasses around the UK and also in Europe. With an upbringing in Oldham, close to Manchester, Janet began her flute studies with Trevor Wye while reading for her degree at University of Lancaster. Postgraduate study at RNCM led to piccolo tuition from Pat Morris which rapidly led to invitations from orchestras in the North West of England, Scotland and London. From this point her performing emphasis shifted to piccolo and to the post of Principal Piccolo with Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 1984.  'Talking Flutes' and 'Talking Flutes Extra' are podcast productions by the TJ flute company.  For more information www.trevorjamesflutes.com  

David Thornton is rapidly becoming one of the most influential figures in the development of the brass band and its young musicians.  Frank got him on the business side of a Brasspass.tv microphone between their rehearsal and concert in Stoller Hall as they were preparing for that afternoon’s performance of a favourite piece of both soloist and conductor.  As conductor of Brighouse and Rastrick, Head of Brass Band Studies at RNCM,  brass teacher at Chet’s plus a flourishing solo career, David has his finger firmly on the brass band pulse.  This is a conversation not to be missed and the performance of the Horovitz Euphonium Concerto is available to download from our website!

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Matt Davies-Adams and Michael Cox wax lyrical about Liverpool’s draw with Chelsea and mull over Mou’s self-sabotage. Plus, Champions League, WSL, the artists formerly known as Videoton 
RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Chelsea 1 - 1 Liverpool (02m 00s) • PART 1b: City, Spurs, Arsenal and mistaken identities (10m 50s) • PART 2a: West Ham 3 - 1 Man United and Mou’s dirty protest (15m 30s)   • PART 2b: Can Valencia do a Sevilla? - with Alvaro Romeo (25m 00s)
 • PART 2c: Totally Live in Manchester and classic football shirt chat (29m 00s) 
• PART 3a: Champions League previews and the artists formerly known as Videoton (32m 40s)
 • PART 3b: European round-up and WSL news (37m 00s)
 • PART 4: The rest of the weekend’s action and the new Lewandowski (45m 20s) 
• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (53m 30s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes and a word on Jurassic Park (55m 40s)  LIVE NEWS: • [**Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October** at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) - and [**we're giving away £150 of clobber from classicfootballshirts.co.uk**](www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Michael Cox and Tom Williams in the studio and Rory Smith on the line to discuss Man United’s odd couple, Mourinho and Pogba. Plus: Liverpool and Chelsea tango again, the greatest banger of 2003, and rethinking Jurassic Park 
RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Derby defeat United (03m 20s) • PART 1b: The odd couple, Mou and Pog - with Rory Smith (09m 50s) • PART 1c: West Ham v United preview (13m 00s) • PART 2: Liverpool v Chelsea I and II (19m 40s)   • PART 3: Phil Foden, Harvey Ellliott and more EFL Cup stories (25m 10s)
 • PART 4a: Euro round-up (30m 20s)
 • PART 4b: Arsenal v Watford and more PL previews (38m 20s)
 • PART 4c: The only Everton v Fulham stat you need to know and the least super Super Sunday ever (43m 50s)
 • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (49m 20s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes and a word on Jurassic Park (51m 20s)  LIVE NEWS: • [**Totally Football Live in Manchester** happens on Friday 5 October at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [**Head to the Calm Zone**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo, Rafa Honigstein, Melissa Reddy, Michael Cox and Adam Bate talk Liverpool, Chelsea (and Liverpool v Chelsea), the Bundesliga in flux and Watford being worthy of the hype 
RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Liverpool 3 - 0 Saints (02m 40s) • PART 1b: West Ham 0 - 0 Chelsea (08m 40s) • PART 2: United 1 - 1 Wolves (13m 30s) • PART 3a: Scottish and German news (22m 00s)   • PART 3b: Burnley - the great entertainers (31m 20s)
 • PART 3c: Cardiff 0 - 5 City (32m 50s) 
• PART 4: Some splendid volleys, Serie A, and Grant Holt’s Royal Rumble (36m 30s)
 • PART 5a: Arsenal 2 - 0 Everton (44m 40s) 
• PART 5b: Brighton 1 - 2 Spurs - Milton Keynes ahoy! (49m 00s)
 • PART 5c: Fulham 1 - 1 Watford, our favourite grounds and the rest of the PL weekend (51m 00s) 
• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (59m 00s) • PART 7: Exeunt omnes (60m 40s)  LIVE NEWS: • [**Totally Football Live will be live in Manchester** on Friday 5 October at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide 
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Jimbo is flanked by James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Duncan Alexander as they muse on the mixed Champions League openers for Liverpool, Spurs and City.  Plus, West Ham on the up, and more reasons to love N’Golo Kante (and Glenn Murray) RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Liverpool 3-2 PSG (03m 00s) • PART 1b: City 1 - 2 Lyon (09m 30s) • PART 1c: Inter 2 - 1 Spurs - what’s gone wrong at Tottenham? (14m 30s) • PART 2a: “Killing skill in this country” (22m 00s)   • PART 2b: Juve, Man U, Barcelona and more CL (25m 00s) 
• PART 3a: West Ham v Chelsea preview - with Benji Lanyado (32m 30s) 
• PART 3b: Arsenal v Everton, Brighton v Spurs and Liverpool v Southampton previews (38m 00s) 
• PART 4a: Second assists and what to look out for around Europe (42m 30s) • PART 4b: Man U v Wolves and the rest of the PL weekend 48m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (53m 30s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes (55m 00s)  LIVE NEWS: • It's your final call if you want to join [Jimbo, James Horncastle, Michael Cox and Duncan Alexander for **Totally Football Live in London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall**](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018) • and [**Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October** at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle (again)](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Ian Irving for company as they talk Premier League, Champions League, Young Boys and old ladies 
RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Chelsea’s title challenge (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Tottenham 1 - 2 Liverpool; PSG head to Anfield and Spurs at San Siro (07m 00s) • PART 2: Hammer time! Everton 1 - 3 West Ham (17m 00s) • PART 3a: Man U head to the Vicarage before a meeting with Young Boys (25m 50s)   • PART 3b: Ronaldo breaks his Juve duck and Douglas Costa goes postal (34m 00s) • PART 3c: Man C 3 - 0 Fulham and two special old ladies (36m 00s) • PART 4a: ‘It stinks of Zlatan’ (40m 50s)
 • PART 4b: Arsenal, Bournemouth, Palace, Burnley et al (46m 10s) • PART 4c: A salute to Kevin Beattie (54m 30s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (56m 10s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes (58m 10s)  • Join [Jimbo, James Horncastle, Michael Cox and Duncan Alexander for **Totally Football Live in London on Mon 24 September** at the Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018)  • and [**Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October** at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle (again)](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [**Head to the Calm Zone**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo is partnered by Jack Lang, James Horncastle and Dr Tom Markham to wrap up the international break and look ahead to Liverpool v Spurs, Watford v Man U and the return of the Premier League. Plus, George Weah and son; Maradona’s latest gig; and the best songs about footballers committed to record 
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: International round-up, with England, Spain, Scotland, Italy (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Irish troubles on and off the pitch - with Joe’s Dion Fanning from Joe (07m 30s) • PART 1c: More international news, with the Weahs, the Hagis, Richardson, Maradona and JT (14m 10s) • PART 2a: Previews of Liverpool v Spurs, Chelsea v Cardiff and City v Fulham (21m 40s) • PART 2b: The secret of Watford’s success - with Emma Saunders (32m 00s) 
• PART 2c: Everton v West Ham, Newcastle v Arsenal and the rest of the PL weekend (39m 50s)
 • PART 3: Your footballing tunes (51m 20s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (55m 30s) 
• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (57m 40s) LIVE SHOWS: • Join [Jimbo, James Horncastle, Michael Cox and Duncan Alexander for **Totally Football Live in London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall**](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018) • and [**Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October at the RNCM** will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle (again)](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [**Head to the Calm Zone**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo, Michael Cox, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams give a thumbs up to the start of the Nations League. Plus, John Terry heads to Moscow and a crash course in Comoros  
RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: All hail the Nations League (01m 00s) • PART 2a: England 1 - 2 Spain (06m 30s) • PART 2b: Switzerland up next for England - with Oliver Zesiger (15m 00s) • PART 3: Welsh highs and lows; Ireland out of time; and Scotland on the rocks (18m 50s)  
 • PART 4a: France, Vegedream and more (26m 30s) 
• PART 4b: John Terry signs for Spartak - with Sasha Goryunov (32m50s)
 • PART 4c: Your questions and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (37m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (45m 40s) 
• PART 6: Exeunt ones (50m 20s) LIVE NEWS: • Join Jimbo, James Horncastle, Michael Cox and Duncan Alexander for **[Totally Football Live in London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018)** **•** and [**Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) at the RNCM will feature Jimbo, Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle (again) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and James Horncastle look ahead to the opening games in the the Nations League. Plus, Danish YouTubers, an MLS update and has (that) Ronaldo bitten off more than even he can chew?
 
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The Nations League explained…sort of (01m 00s) • PART 2: England v Spain preview (05m 00s) • PART 3a: Denmark’s futsal team (11m 40s) • PART 3b: Germany v France preview (19m 00s)  
• PART 4a: MLS update with George Qureshi (24m 20s) 
• PART 4b: Your questions: away goals, extraterrestrial life and more (29m 50s) • PART 5: Ronaldo’s €30m stake in Valladolid (41m 00s) 
• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (48m 50s) 
• PART 7: Exeunt ones (50m 20s) LIVE SHOWS: • Join **Jimbo**, **James Horncastle**, **Michael Cox** and **Duncan Alexander** for **[Totally Football Live in London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018)**  • and **[Totally Football Live in Manchester on Friday 5 October at the RNCM](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live)** will feature **Jimbo**, **Rory Smith**, **Daniel Storey** and **James Horncastle** (again) CHARITIES: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo, Michael Cox, Daniel Storey and David Preece discuss the Premier League's entertainers (accidental and otherwise), winning runs and goalkeeping blunders

 RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Watford 2 - 1 Spurs (02m 20s) • PART 1b: Chelsea and Liverpool still unbeaten - and Alisson Blunderland (09m 40s) • PART 2a: Champions League draw recap (21m 00s) • PART 2b: Europa League draw recap and a word on the Old Firm/Farm derbies (27m 20s) 
• PART 3a: Arsenal - the accidental entertainers (30m 40s)
 • PART 3b: Burnley 2 - 0 United and the rest of the PL weekend (38m 40s)
 • PART 3c: West Ham woes (40m 50s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (49m 00s) 
• PART 5: Exeunt ones (51m 10s) LIVE NEWS • we're in **London on** **[Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018)** • and we’re in **[Manchester on Friday 5 October at the RNCM](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live)** CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.  [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo, Opta's Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and James Horncastle talk big bouncy wins, respect, and rethinking possession stats. Plus, Fortnite, the Old Firm, and a farewell to Deuce RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man U 0 - 3 Spurs, meltdowns and shifting sands (0m 40s) • PART 1b: Watford v Spurs preview (11m 20s) • PART 1c: Leicester v Liverpool and Chelsea v Bournemouth previews (15m 00s) • PART 2a: Ligue 1 and Serie A updates (21m 40s) • PART 2b: Old Firm derby preview - with Andrew Slaven from the Totally Scottish Football Show (29m 50s) • PART 3a: Man C v Newcastle preview - and more on possession stats (33m 00s) 
• PART 3b: Palace and Saints, Fulham and beats, (40m 00s) • PART 3c: West Ham, Cardiff and Huddersfield chat (43m 20s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (51m 20s) 
• PART 5: Exeunt ones (53m 50s) LIVE NEWS • Join Jimbo, James Horncastle, Duncan Alexander and Michael Cox in [**London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall**](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018). • and our lineup in **[Manchester on Friday 5 October at the RNCM](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live)** is Jimbo, Horncastle, Rory Smith and Daniel Storey CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM,** the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the [Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) 
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Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Matt Davies-Adams and Harriet Drugde to discuss Watford’s flying start, Ozil’s cold, and crisps on the pitch. Plus, Liverpool hit top spot, more of the same from Arsenal, and a record-breaking weekend for the women’s game RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Wolves 1 - 1 Man City, going into the Matrix (2m 50s) • PART 1b: Liverpool 1 - 0 Brighton (08m 00s) • PART 2a: Fulham 4 - 2 Burnley and Watford’s 100% start (10m 00s) • PART 2b: Newcastle 1 - 2 Chelsea 2, rethinking possession stats 18m 00s) • PART 2c: Arsenal 3 -1 West Ham, Ozil in or Ozil out (25m 00s) 
 • PART 4a: Japan, Europe and Championship news (31m 50s)
 • PART 4b: Bournemouth 2- 2 Everton (40m 00s) • PART 4c: Nil and niller between Huddersfield and Cardiff (44m 10s)
 • PART 4d: Women’s football news (46m 30s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (50m 40s)
 • PART 6: Exeunt ones (52m 40s) LIVE NEWS: • [we're in **London on Mon 24 Sept at the Queen Elizabeth Hall**](https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/128635-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2018) • and we’re in [**Manchester on Friday 5 October at the RNCM**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) for more information 
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Jimbo, David Preece, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens look ahead to everything in the Premier League this weekend. Plus, an apology to Crystal Palace, Thierry Henry heads to Bordeaux and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s big break RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: No Retreat, No Surrender 1986 (0m 40s) • PART 1b: City v Wolves preview (03m 30s) • PART 2a: Liverpool v Brighton preview (11m 40s) • PART 2b: Man U v Spurs preview - with added Woodward v Mou v Pogba; De Gea regression and Luke Shaw’s limits (18m 30s) • PART 3: Arsenal v West Ham preview - an early 6 pointer (29m 30s) 
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Jimbo has Michael Cox, Carl Anka and Sasha Goryunov for company to analyse United's collapse at Brighton. Plus, condiments and tales from the German Cup RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Brighton, buzzcuts and bandanas - Man U’s horror show (02m 00s) • PART 2a: City terrifying against the Terriers (11m 50s) • PART 2b: Chelsea 3 - 2 Arsenal (20m 30s) • PART 3a: The West Ham jambalaya (28m 40s) 
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  More about Nocturnes Leon Bosch, Sung-Suk Kang "Nocturne" (mp3) from "Virtuoso Double Bass" (Meridian Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album   The working relationship between Sung-Suk Kang and the distinguished double bass player Leon Bosch goes back to 1982, when both were students at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Sung-Suk accompanied Leon during lessons and at scholarship auditions. 'At the end of our courses of study,' Leon remembers, 'the RNCM principal, Sir John Manduell, invited us to play two pieces together in one of the so-called principal's concerts. These were showcase events in which his ‘prize students’ were afforded a platform to perform in front of an audience of many distinguished invited guests, as well as the public. Sung-Suk and I performed two pieces by the great double bass player Bottesini, the Capriccio di Bravura and Fantasy Sonnambula. 'I'll remember that 1984 concert forever, for Sung-Suk’s magical playing throughout. There was one extended piano tutti in Sonnambula which was particular memorable for its unique delicacy and scintillating effervescence.' Sung-Suk picks up the story. 'After we left the RNCM, Leon and I lost contact with each other for twenty years. Then in the autumn of 2006, all of a sudden I received an SMS message from Leon on my mobile.....out of the blue. I called him back and discovered that at short notice he wanted me to play for him on a CD of pieces by Bottesini. After exchanging a few emails, I agreed.’ So what had inspired Leon to make the move? 'After Sung-Suk and I parted company back in 1984 I always thought of her whenever I played Sonnambula. I often wondered what had happened to her. I have a tape recording of that principal's concert and played it often over the years to reassure myself that it was indeed real and not just a grossly exaggerated and romanticised memory! 'Then when I was scheduled to record my first Bottesini disc, my pianist had to withdraw. After much thought, I resolved to try and find Sung-Suk, since she was the only person I felt I'd really be happy to work with. I put her name into Google and found her referred to on the website of the conductor, Nayden Todorov. With that lead, I traced her to Vienna.’ 'We began to rehearse as soon as I arrived in London!' Sung-Suk recalls. 'There wasn`t enough time to work on each piece in detail.... and we only had one and a half days to record all the repertoire for the CD. 'Playing with Leon wasn`t easy at first - he has a unique way of phrasing and his rubato is never predictable. And of course my ears had to concentrate so much on picking up the thick, deep lower register of the double bass sound. But during the recording sessions everything clicked and became completely natural. 'We tried to create a new atmosphere for each piece and then find the inspiration for a special interpretation at the end of the process. This was always different from what we'd prepared....music-making with Leon is always spontaneous! I love the full sound he makes, all the different colours he creates to express varied emotions in depth.’ As for Nocturne, it allows the piano to anticipate the main theme in the opening section but then gives it no share of the melodic line so expressively introduced and sustained by the double bass. It is, however, the piano which towards the end initiates the change from minor to major harmonies, just before double-bass harmonics magically project the melody into the soprano register. If Bottesini expected to be remembered by future generations he no doubt felt that it would be through his operas and sacred music. In fact, while they are forgotten, his posthumous reputation derives from an instrumental artistry which, though it died with him, survives in the hands of those few bassists who can do his compositions full justice.   Nikolai Lugansky "Nocturne, Op. 55 No. 1" (mp3) from "Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Fantasie-impromptu, Prélude, Nocturne, et al." (Onyx Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album   Nikolai Lugansky's first recording for ONYX. The Daily Telegraph commenting on Lugansky, said 'He can thrill in taxing pianism through his iron will and fingers of steel, but there is an assuaging velvet quality to his tone, a natural feel for lyrical line' Gramophone praised his 'pianism of immense skill, fluency and innate musical quality' Nikolai Lugansky was born in Moscow in 1972. He studied at Moscow Central Music School (under Tatiana Kestner) and then at the Moscow Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Tatiana Nikolayeva, who described him as ‘the next one’ in a line of great Russian pianists. Following Nikolayeva’s untimely death in 1993, Lugansky continued his studies under Sergei Dorensky. A laureate of the International Bach Competition in Leipzig, the Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow and the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Lugansky has a repertoire of over 50 concertos with orchestra as well as a wide range of solo and chamber works. He has worked with many distinguished orchestras and conductors including Christoph Eschenbach, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Raymond Leppard, Yoel Levi, Mikhail Pletnev, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir Spivakov, Evgeny Svetlanov, Yuri Temirkanov, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly and others. His chamber music partners have included Vadim Repin, Alexander Kniazev, Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos and Anna Netrebko among others. Lugansky has recorded 23 CDs. His solo recordings on Warner Classics — Chopin Études, Rachmaninov Préludes and Moments musicaux and Chopin Préludes — were each awarded a Diapason d’Or. His PentaTone Classics SACD of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no.1, with the Russian National Orchestra under Kent Nagano, was cited as ‘Editor’s Choice’ in Gramophone. His Prokofiev CD was one of the ‘CDs of the Year’ (2004) featured in The Daily Telegraph. Lugansky’s recordings of the complete piano concertos of Rachmaninov, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo, received Choc du Monde de la Musique, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik and the 2005 ECHO Klassik Award. His last recording (Chopin’s and Rachmaninov’s cello sonatas) with the cellist Alexander Kniazev won the 2007 ECHO Klassik Award. As well as performing and recording, Lugansky teaches at the Moscow Conservatory as an assistant of Prof. Sergei Dorensky.   Anthony Goldstone "Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 8" (mp3) from "Russian Piano Music, Vol. 4: Sergei Lyapunov" (Divine Art) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Now almost forgotten in the West, Lyapunov was one of the truly great composers of the Romantic era in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His Sonata is a phenomenal work and his mastery of pianistic composition is also finely demonstrated by the other works on this album masterfully interpreted by Anthony Goldstone. Anyone who loves Chopin or Liszt should get to know this music.   Fuzjko Hemming "Nocturne No. 20 In C-Sharp Minor" (mp3) from "Fuzjko Hemming - Collector's Edition" (Fuzjko Label) Buy at iTunes Music Store Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Having wowed much of the Eastern Hemisphere for years, classical pianist Fuzjko Hemming is preparing for her introduction to the United States. Having been born into humble circumstances, child of a Japanese mother and Swedish father, she has felt rootless, too Asian in appearance for Sweden, and in Japan constricted by the society's stratified and class-oriented way of life. Then, as she was starting to gain traction as a professional musician, her promising career was cut short. - Fuzjko lost all hearing in her left ear after battling a serious cold. At 16, she already lost her hearing in her right ear due to illness. Completely deaf for 2 years, she eventually had 40% of her hearing restored in her left ear. After living in poverty in Europe for many years before returning to Japan and gaining acclaim for her music - critics hailed her as being "born to play Chopin and Liszt " In 1999, Japan's NHK Television aired a documentary of her life and she released her debut album, La Campanella, which sold more than two million copies, a rare accomplishment for any classical artist She also has won an unprecedented four Classical Album of the Year Awards at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, another extraordinary achievement for any artist, let alone a classical artist She remains the only four-time Gold Disc Award winner. Since that time she has recorded numerous successful albums - invigorating collections of classical interpretations, five of which are being released for the first time in the U.S. on her label Domo Records: Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live at Carnegie Hall. On the new album, Fuzjko, the artist performs largely romantic repertoire ranging from Beethoven's "The Tempest" sonata to works by Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti and Debussy. In each piece, whether performing Chopin's Nocturnes or Liszt's bravura pieces "La Campanella" and "Grand Etudes D'Apres Paganini No. 6", Fuzjko infuses poetry to these timeless compositions, and always in her own eminently attractive style. The warmth of Fuzjko's sound can also be heard in Scarlatti's Sonata K.162 and Debussy's "Claire De Lune". Although much of the repertoire is familiar, Fuzjko also dips into lesser known works like Liszt's transcription of Schumann's "Fruhlinghsnacht", and Chopin's "Trois Nouvelles Etudes No.3, and always played with her celebrated musicality much in evidence. The celebrated virtuoso blends the classicality of her influences such as Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin with the sophisticated approach of her mentors (Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan) to create an emotional delivery of exquisite craftsmanship. She's been known to bring some fans to tears with her moving immersion in her music. With her strikingly unorthodox playing style and intricate ethnic roots, it's evident that Fuzjko's true home is at the piano, where she reveals herself as a true artist of the world.   Carly Comando "Bear" (mp3) from "One Take" (Deep Elm) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album   Chilling. Stirring. Powerful. Contemplative. These are some of the words most frequently used to describe the achingly beautiful piano instrumentals of Carly Comando. Her debut album "One Take" features ten delicately woven songs (including her single "Everday") that are the direct emotional output of her innermost thoughts. "The album means the world to me. It's complete, in-the-moment sincerity translated into moody solo piano music. I used an improv technique, recording in just one take, so I could capture the essence of pure emotion" says Carly. From the rises and falls to the shrinks and swells, these songs will leave an indellible impression on your mind. It's music that stays with you forever. "One Take" was recorded in Carly's home studio in Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by Phil Douglas (Latterman, Small Arms Dealer, Iron Chic). The album includes the "Everyday" which was originally released in December 2006. Deep Elm Records is simultaneously releasing an EP titled "Cordelia" featuring four additional piano instrumentals. Carly also plays keyboards / sings in the band Slingshot Dakota and composes custom works upon request. And yes, that was the name given to her at birth. "This is music that changes lives, opens minds, broadens horizons. Carly is an amazing pianist." - ANA "Beautiful and soothing, she will evoke emotion and ease any scattered mind. A talented composer." - SweetieJo "Emotional and inspiring, it grabs your soul and moves you. Highly recommended." - The Rez

We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The British Double Bass on this week’s episode of the podcast. About Jeff Turner: Principal Bass Jeffrey Turner joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1987. He served as Principal Bass of the New American Chamber Orchestra from 1984 to 1986 and became a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1986. Mr. Turner, a native of South Carolina, holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. His teachers include James VanDemark, Lawrence Hurst and Robert Gladstone. Mr. Turner serves on the faculties of Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University. He is the Artistic Director of the City Music Center’s Young Bassist Program, and gives annual seminars and master classes at universities and conservatories throughout the world. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the Eastman School of Music and Lecturer at the University of Maryland. Mr. Turner has been a resident artist for many annual festivals including the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the Korsholm Festival in Finland. He has been featured as a presenter at the conventions of The International Society of Bassists, and has served on the faculty of The Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong) under the direction of Lord Yehudi Menuhin. Mr. Turner is a faculty member of the National Orchestral Institute. As winner of the Y Music Society’s Passamaneck Award, Jeffrey Turner appeared in a critically acclaimed recital at Carnegie Music Hall in 1989. He was also a winner of the 1990 Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Artist Award. About Leon Bosch: Leon had to overcome many difficult circumstances in the early years of his career. He was arrested by members of the Cape Town special branch when he was just 15 years old for demonstrating against the Apartheid government outside of parliament. He faced a month’s detention and torture, only to be found not guilty on all charges. This experience fired up his ambition to become a lawyer, but this field of study was forbidden to him by the regime at the time. He then chose to study a subject that would be the least likely to mark him out as subversive – music. Had Bosch been able to pursue his prime aspiration to become a lawyer, the cello/double bass debate might never have occurred. Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1961, Bosch was forbidden by the repressive regime of the time to study law, so applied to the University’s music faculty instead `as a light-hearted prank.’ The `prank’ soon turned more serious. Once enrolled at the University, Bosch studied with Zoltan Kovats, principal double bassist of the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra at that time. A single year into his studies, the young student was invited to play in the Symphony Orchestra’s bass section alongside his mentor. Only another 12 months passed before he was giving his first solo performance of Dittersdorf ’s concerto in E major. Completing his Batchelor of Music Performance degree at the University, he received the highest mark ever awarded there in a performance examination. Post-university, Bosch quickly realised that he would have to study abroad if he really wanted to further his performance career, but was thwarted once again by the apartheid laws which decreed that overseas scholarships could only be given to white performers. However, Bosch was undeterred. `I had a passionate commitment to the double bass and never enter- tained the idea that I would fail in my pursuit’, he asserts. Fortunately, a number of private individuals came forward to sponsor his travel to England where he was heard playing by Rodney Slatford, the former Head of School of Strings at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), who offered to teach him. Bosch enrolled at the RNCM following a successful interview with Eleanor Warren to study with Slatford and Duncan McTier. He describes his time at RNCM as `extremely fruitful’. Bosch’s prestigious record of achievements also continued there, as he received the College’s PPRNCM (Professional Performer of the RNCM) with distinction, the first such award to a double bassist in the College’s history. Studies completed, Bosch embarked on the varied professional orchestral and chamber career that continues to this day. His first assignment was with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, moving onto The Manchester Camerata as principal in 1985. His playing career has also taken in the BBC Philharmonic, Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Opera North and Scottish Chamber orchestras, plus the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Brodsky Quartet and Goldberg Ensemble as a freelance performer, a career path that he chose to `give me greater variety in my playing.’ A decade after his first principal appointment, Bosch began his current association with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, touring with the orchestra’s founder, Sir Neville Marriner. `Chamber music represents the most enjoyable part of my musical life,’ he enthuses, explaining why he has focused on this area through most of his professional career – which has taken in almost all of the major chamber orchestras in the UK.

Born in Aleppo, Syria into a musical family of six boys and three girls, François discovered the double bass at the age of thirteen when one of his brothers brought an instrument home and allowed him to experiment with it. When the family moved to Beirut, Lebanon he found an old copy of Edouard Nanny's Contrabass Method in a tailor shop and with some difficulty, since he read neither music nor French, began to teach himself. After nine years of work in Beirut, François saved enough money to move to Paris for a year. He was eager to go to the Paris Conservatory, meet with Monsieur Nanny and show him what he was able to do with the bass. When he applied at the Conservatory he was disappointed to learn that Nanny had died in 1947. He was also told that auditions were to be held in three days and that he would never have enough time to learn the required pieces. He asked for the music anyway and returned three days later to finish first among the applicants. However, his stay at the Conservatory was a brief one, since it didn't take very long to see that he was not only far ahead of the other students but of the professors as well! François Rabbath's uniqueness stems from his refusal to accept any traditional limitations. Whether performing his own fascinating compositions, the music of others or the classical repertoire, one is always moved by his profound musicianship and dazzling virtuosity. You quickly discover that he brings you such a sense of security that the most difficult passages sound effortless. The importance of François Rabbath to the development of double bass playing can be compared with that of Paganini to the violin. Since the early 1800s when Nicole Paganini established the violin as a virtuoso instrument, solo violinists have practiced the most brilliant of instrumental art. Meanwhile, the development of double bass playing had been seriously neglected. The great and popular 19th century composers did not consider the bass worth their attention and in turn the bass repertoire did not attract potential virtuoso performers with enough genius to change the situation. It demanded an artist with the unique qualities of François Rabbath to break this impasse. http://www.liben.com/FRBio.html Musical Guest - Leon Bosch You will be hearing the Bottesini Elegy and the Bottesini Gavotta from Leon Bosch’s recent solo album called Virtuoso Double Bass, which is available from Meridian Records. Leon’s website: http://www.leonbosch.co.uk Album information for Virtuoso Double Bass: http://www.leonbosch.co.uk/music.php Click here to order this great album from Leon Bosch: http://www.meridian-records.co.uk/acatalog/CDE84544a.html Meridian Records website: http://www.meridian-records.co.uk/ About Leon Bosch: (Visit his website for more information about this great artist’s career and the challenges he had to overcome during his early years in Apartheid South Africa.) From liner notes to his recent release as well as an interview with Lawrence Milner – published in the Summer 2003 edition of Double Bassist magazine: Leon had to overcome many difficult circumstances in the early years of his career. He was arrested by members of the Cape Town special branch when he was just 15 years old for demonstrating against the Apartheid government outside of parliament. He faced a month’s detention and torture, only to be found not guilty on all charges. This experience fired up his ambition to become a lawyer, but this field of study was forbidden to him by the regime at the time. He then chose to study a subject that would be the least likely to mark him out as subversive—music. Had Bosch been able to pursue his prime aspiration to become a lawyer, the cello/double bass debate might never have occurred. Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1961, Bosch was forbidden by the repressive regime of the time to study law, so applied to the University's music faculty instead `as a light-hearted prank.' The `prank' soon turned more serious. Once enrolled at the University, Bosch studied with Zoltan Kovats, principal double bassist of the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra at that time. A single year into his studies, the young student was invited to play in the Symphony Orchestra's bass section alongside his mentor. Only another 12 months passed before he was giving his first solo performance of Dittersdorf 's concerto in E major. Completing his Batchelor of Music Performance degree at the University, he received the highest mark ever awarded there in a performance examination. Post-university, Bosch quickly realised that he would have to study abroad if he really wanted to further his performance career, but was thwarted once again by the apartheid laws which decreed that overseas scholarships could only be given to white performers. However, Bosch was undeterred. `I had a passionate commitment to the double bass and never enter- tained the idea that I would fail in my pursuit', he asserts. Fortunately, a number of private individuals came forward to sponsor his travel to England where he was heard playing by Rodney Slatford, the former Head of School of Strings at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), who offered to teach him. Bosch enrolled at the RNCM following a successful interview with Eleanor Warren to study with Slatford and Duncan McTier. He describes his time at RNCM as `extremely fruitful'. Bosch's prestigious record of achievements also continued there, as he received the College's PPRNCM (Professional Performer of the RNCM) with distinction, the first such award to a double bassist in the College's history. Studies completed, Bosch embarked on the varied professional orchestral and chamber career that continues to this day. His first assignment was with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, moving onto The Manchester Camerata as principal in 1985. His playing career has also taken in the BBC Philharmonic, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Opera North and Scottish Chamber orchestras, plus the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Brodsky Quartet and Goldberg Ensemble as a freelance performer, a career path that he chose to `give me greater variety in my playing.' A decade after his first principal appointment, Bosch began his current association with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, touring with the orchestra's founder, Sir Neville Marriner. `Chamber music represents the most enjoyable part of my musical life,' he enthuses, explaining why he has focused on this area through most of his professional career ¬ which has taken in almost all of the major chamber orchestras in the UK.