Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra and Bedford Sinfonia bring you the inside story of orchestral life, concerts and composers and why we love music! Tune in to meet members of the orchestra, our inspiring conductors and local professional musicians who have come through the Bedfordshire Music scene. Hear more about the incredible music we're playing, what our audience thinks and what really happens behind the scenes... For more info: www.bedfordsymphony.com
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Each year, young artists from around the country converge at The Clarice to form the National Festival Orchestra — one this region’s most anticipated and treasured summer musical events. Our podcast series will feature short Q&A interviews with composers, performers, and arts administrators who come through the festival. We'll sit down and ask them about the state of music today!
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Michael Rose: A Pillar of Music Education in Bedfordshire
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Send us a text Michael Rose is recognised both locally and nationally as having been a pillar in music education and music making in Bedford over the last half century. At over 90 years old, he can look back on a career that inspires many - and he has never truly retired, still teaching now and conducting up until a year ago. He has taught, support…
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"Commit with enthusiasm and passion": meet our guest conductor, John Beswick
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Send us a text Tune in to meet our Guest Conductor, John Beswick who joins us for our first BSO concert of the 2024-25 season, where we play Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 and the Elgar Violin Concert with Michael Foyle on the violin. John talks about how a delivery of a piano and listening to records at home as an eight year old changed the course of …
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What music brings to me: meet our outgoing Chair, Louise Radok
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Send us a text A wonderful conversation about a musical journey from childhood. Louise shares how her family instilled a love of music by taking her to concerts and her father sat beside her in her Saturday morning music school... Louise Radok is the outgoing Chair of the Bedfordshire Orchestral Society, after serving the orchestras through the aft…
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A sneak preview with guest conductor, Ian Smith: classical music for all
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Send us a text Ian Smith, our guest conductor of Bedford Sinfonia and conductor of Bedford Choral Society, gives us a sneak preview of what he has in store for us for the 6 concerts he is conducting. He gives us an introduction to the music with a fascinating insight into how he curated the programmes. It's not often that we get the opportunity to …
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NOI+F and Inscape Chamber Orchestra director Richard Scerbo discusses the festival
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Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016.Today I sat down with Richard Scerbo, the …
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Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams on community engagement, Muhammad Ali, and more
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Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016.Today I’m eager to share my conversation w…
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Talking about music today with Composer Samuel Carl Adams
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Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016.In the second part of my conversation with…
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Composer Samuel Carl Adams talks about his 2012 orchestral work Drift and Providence
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Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016.Today I got the chance to talk with compos…
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Former Philadelphia Orchestra CEO and President discusses the state of music in 2016
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Welcome to the National Orchestral Institute and Festival’s podcast series. Throughout this year’s edition of NOI we will be sitting down with visiting artists, administrators, composers, and participants in the festival for brief question and answer sessions to get their take on the state of music in 2016. Today I got the chance to talk to Jim Und…
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