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Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 10 feat. Chris Roe (documentary & film composer)Chris Roe joins us in our final episode of series one to chat about his life as a film, television and advertising composer. We also chat about what concerts we’ve been to and various things we’ve been up to as summer winds down (may include copious amounts of Mario Kart), as well as concluding with a rather juvenile weird gig. Thank you for your support throughout our first series, and please stay tuned for series two!
Mentioned in this episode:
Chris Roe’s website with showreel and #Friday50:
http://c...2018-08-2951 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 9 feat. Tine Thing Helseth (international trumpet soloist)Performing by memory, feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and sexy photos are all discussed in episode 9. Imogen chats to our guest for this week, trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, followed by a weird gig that leaves nothing to the imagination.
Mentioned in this episode:
SWAP’RA: https://www.swap-ra.org/
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers: http://www.susanjeffers.com/home/index.cfm
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Fear-Anyway-Indecision-Confidence/dp/0091907071
Teodore Currentzis: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/move-over-simon-rattle-teodor-currentzis-is-the-maestro-everyones-talking-about-ccgswrtzv
TenThing: http...2018-08-1759 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 8 feat. Simone Willis (PhD researcher in musicians' stress and well-being)Rogue polo balls, sweltering heat and discriminatory work messages feature in our eighth episode. Simone Willis is our special guest - she is a PhD researcher in musicians’ stress and wellbeing at Cardiff Metropolitan University and gives some useful tips and advice on how to manage performance anxiety and maintain musicians’ wellbeing. Finally, a rather comical weird gig set in Hyde Park precedes our personal recommendations for festivals to attend during the summer.
BBC Proms catch-up and Extra episodes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/b007v097
Charles Castronovo saves La Boheme performance at the R...2018-08-011h 00
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 7 feat. John Gilhooly (director of Wigmore Hall)Wimbledon, musicians’ weddings, and the word “klang” make for some worthy discussion in this episode. We also touch on the recent passing of the great British composer Oliver Knussen, and the start of this year’s BBC Proms. Our special guest is the Director of Wigmore Hall and Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society, John Gilhooly. John became the youngest director of any of the world’s concert halls at the age of 32. We pick his brains on what it takes to be successful in arts administration and performance. And of course, we conclude with a weird gig of mistaken id...2018-07-1948 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 6 feat. Septura brass septetLove Island, Wimbledon, and never seeing your other half feature in this week’s episode. We discuss the new music director of the RPO, a musical gift given to the New Zealand Prime Minister’s baby and a 103 year old pianist. Our special guests this week are Simon Cox and Matt Knight from brass septet Septura. We conclude with some upcoming concerts and a rather fishy weird gig of the week story.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Vasily Petrenko as new music director: https://www.rpo.co.uk/about/news-press/80-news/299-vasily-petrenko-looks-forward-to-becoming-the-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-s-music-director
Music and Sound Awards 2018: http...2018-07-0447 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 5 feat. Aaron Holloway-Nahum (composer & conductor)In this episode we discuss the hectic life of a freelancer with its highs and lows, as well as the latest classical music accolades, concert etiquette, and playing classical music to babies in utero. Our special guest is Aaron Holloway-Nahum, a champion of new music and one of the founding members of the Riot Ensemble. As usual, we dip into another weird gig of the week, followed by some upcoming concerts to check out.
Mentioned in this episode:
Phil Venables CD: https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8404445--philip-venables-below-the-belt
Jonny Greenwood on the A...2018-06-2055 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 4 feat. Roderick Williams (baritone & composer)As usual, we chat about what we’ve seen and been up to in the last fortnight, as well as classical music news, including the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra’s response to hate-mail, GDPR, the new RPS instrumentalist prize, and how the volume of classical music may affect your eating choices. Our guest this episode is baritone Roderick Williams, and we wrap things up with another weird gig submission.
Mentioned in this episode:
Hither Green chamber music series: https://www.facebook.com/HGChamberMusic/?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser
Stone Brewing Berlin’s Facebook page...2018-06-0637 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 3 feat. Amy Harman (bassoonist)In this episode we chat about what we’ve seen and done in the last fortnight, recent classical music news, including the RPS awards, BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Royal Wedding (including a bonus phone-in chat with Royal Harpist Anne Denholm) and some surprising research involving sharks. Sharing her incredible experiences and words of wisdom this week is our special guest, bassoonist Amy Harman. And as always, we conclude with a stomach-turning weird gig of the week.
Mentioned in this episode (in order):
BBC Young Musician Podcast with Jess Gillam: https://www.bbc.co...2018-05-2351 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 2 feat. Lisa Bucknell (freelance viola player)In this episode we chat about what we’ve been up to and seen over the last fortnight, and discuss recent classical music news, including the BBC's reporting of the MU’s “The Musician behind the moment” campaign, potential cuts to the East Sussex music service, the royal wedding, and the return of the classical Brits. Our special guest this week is freelance viola player Lisa Bucknell, where we chat about playing gigs for the Queen, freelancing in Australia vs the UK, strange wedding music requests and applying for visas to work in the UK. We also reveal this week’s w...2018-05-0937 min
Musicians’ WeekendEpisode 1 feat. Naomi Lewis (Royal Opera House)In our first episode we chat about our recent gigs, concerts we've seen and classical music news. We also interview our first very special guest: Naomi Lewis, who became the Chorus Manager of the Royal Opera House at the tender age of 27. We discuss the perception of chorus jobs, favourite operas and Placido Domingo. We also reveal our weirdest gigs... one of them may involve silent porn.
Special thanks to Chris Roe for composing our jingle.
Mentioned in this podcast:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/opinion/classical-music-insecurity.html
https://www.bbc.co.u...2018-04-2349 min