As It Comes Podcast: Life from a Musician's Point of View

Episode 22: Fiona Gibbs "Be as creative as possible"


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It’s Mental Health Awareness week, so this episode begins with a few thoughts about mental health.

 

My guest for episode 22 is Fiona Gibbs, a violinist, researcher, lecturer and founder of Orchestra Vitae.  This is the last of my chats recorded face-to-face back in March and we talked about setting up your own ensemble so that you get to play Brahms, how the death of a loved one can affect the way you go to concerts leading Fiona to come up with her initiative “Concert Chums”.  We also talk about our favourite bits of repertoire, as well as choosing what news to engage with, being cynical and what we can learn from Barry Manilow.

 

Don’t miss this week’s Music College Didn’t Prepare Me segment illustrating a musician working from home in a new job due to Coronavirus.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

Facebook: @OrchestraVitae     

Instagram: @orchestravitae

Twitter: @OrchestraVitae  

Website: http://www.orchestravitae.co.uk/

Fiona’s website: https://www.musicpeopleplaces.com/

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As It Comes Podcast: Life from a Musician's Point of ViewBy Davina Shum