The incredible musician Dwight Pile-Gray: a professional conductor, horn player, academician, and musical director of two orchestras, joins Alex at home in London for a chat about his pioneering work in the classical music industry, and the medals he has been awarded for his service to the Corps of Army Music.

Listen in, as Alex and Dwight discuss his musical childhood as a Guyanese child brought up in Croydon in the 60’s, his work to increase representation and diversity in classical music, and the power and importance of camaraderie in military jewellery.

You can follow Dwight on Twitter @PileGray

To listen to Dwight’s podcast, ‘The Black Maestro’, go to https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMDc2NTAzLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjwi4vV85juAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en-GB

Visit Black Classical music www.blackclassicalmusic.uk

Further information on making a will www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/free-cheap-wills/

Or www.gov.uk/make-will

Further reading on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Coleridge-Taylor

More information on the Chineke Foundation www.chineke.org

About Florence Price www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-florence-price-symphony-no1/z48rscw

Illustration by Connie Bella Monroe

Edited by Emily Sandford

Music by Daniel Patrick Cohen

Please note, that this podcast was recorded during one of the less strict periods of the coronavirus pandemic, with all the necessary safety measures in place.

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