Portals (Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson, Amble Skuse) | Ep.4
Release Date: 11/06/2020
Climate: Activism (Blythe Pepino, Rocky Dawuni, Emily Hall) | Ep.11
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Composers Blythe Pepino, Rocky Dawuni and Emily Hall share their music and thoughts exploring activism in the climate crisis. What is the place of music in climate activism, and how do composers take action in their music?
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Climate: Place (Hanna Tuulikki, Colin Riley, Dai Fujikura) | Ep.10
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Composers Hanna Tuulikki, Colin Riley and Dai Fujikura share their music and thoughts exploring the importance of place in music. How does the more-than-human manifest itself in the composers’ music, and what does it mean to be composing music in times of the climate crisis?
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Climate: Emergency (Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang, Evelien van den Broek) | Ep.9
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Composers Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang and Evelien van den Broek share their music and thoughts exploring the climate emergency in music. What does it mean to be a composer in times of a climate crisis? How does our awareness of the crisis enter our work, and how do we find meaning in our work in these times?
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Queerness (Reeta Loi, Michael Wolters, Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser) | Ep.8
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Composers Reeta Loi, Michael Wolters and Maya-Leigh Rosenwasser share their music and thoughts exploring queerness in music. What does it mean to be a queer composer today, and is there such a thing as queer music?
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Distractions (Neil Luck, India Jordan, David Austin Grey) | Ep.7
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Composers Neil Luck, India Jordan and David Austin Grey join Susanna Eastburn MBE and Will Eaves to share their music and thoughts exploring the place of distractions in the creative process.
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Offerings (Errollyn Wallen, Richard Ayres, Hannah Catherine Jones) | Ep.6
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Composers Richard Ayres, Hannah Catherine Jones and Errollyn Wallen join Susanna Eastburn MBE and Des Oliver to share their music and thoughts exploring the gift of making music with and for other people.
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Invitations (Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard, Oliver Leith) | Ep.5
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Composers Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard and Oliver Leith share their music and thoughts exploring the nature of the human relationships which shape the music they make.
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Portals (Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson, Amble Skuse) | Ep.4
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Composers Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson and Amble Skuse share their music and thoughts on what music might mean beyond just sounds, and how we connect to each other and the world around us through the act of making music.
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Taste (Gerald Barry, Matthew Shlomowitz, Joanna Ward) | Ep.3
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Composers Gerald Barry, Matthew Shlomowitz, and Joanna Ward share their music and thoughts exploring the theme of Taste.
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Inspiration (Richard Rijnvos, Cassandra Miller, Supriya Nagarajan) | Ep.2
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Composers Richard Rijnvos, Cassandra Miller, and Supriya Nagarajan share their music and thoughts exploring the theme of Inspiration.
info_outlineComposers Anthony R. Green, Nathan Riki Thomson and Amble Skuse share their music and thoughts on what music might mean beyond just sounds, and how we connect to each other and the world around us through the act of making music.
We listen to the sounds of an augmented double bass, hear the inner workings of a digital opera, and dive into a social justice piano concerto. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and composer Des Oliver for a unique insight into composing.
This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with our theme tune composed by Rob Bentall. Our recommendation at the end is for the charity Castle of our Skins.
In this episode, you listen to the following music and sounds:
Anthony R Green
- Collide-oscope V (2019) for mixed quintet, performed by Sound of Late.
- Piano Concerto: Solution (2019) for piano and percussion orchestra, commissioned by Robert McCormick for the McCormick Percussion Group and soloist Eunmi Ko (piano).
- Collide-oscope II (2016) for string trio, performed by Desdemona.
Nathan Riki Thomson
- Seeds (2019), for solo augmented bass and electronics from the album Resonance, released by Siba Records / NAXOS.
- Ode to Nana (2019), duo with Nathan Riki Thomson and percussionist Adriano Adewale from the same album.
Amble Skuse
- We Ask These Questions of Everybody (2019), a digital opera by Amble Skuse and Toria Banks performed by an all-disabled ensemble; commissioned by Sound Festival and supported by Help Musicians, Mahogany Opera Group, Ignite Ticket Fund and Creative Scotland.
- Normalised Interfacing Karlsruhe (2017), a soundwalk of Karlsruhe commissioned by Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe (ZKM)
Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast.