Music Works

Music Works

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Music Works episodes

  • 5.5:  Making your mark as a media composer with Helen Lyon

    A decision to enter the specialist field of freelance media composing helped music educator Helen Lyon transform her personal and professional life.

    You can find information about Helen at https://www.helentlyon.co.uk/

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    33 min
  • MWM 32: Dealing with your inner procrastinator

    Katie tackles one of the biggest stumbling blocks to reaching our goals and looks at how to get started and keep going.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and, even better, leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    7 min
  • 5.4: Vibrance & diversity – how Cape Town Opera is firing up South Africa’s music scene

    Magdalene Minnaar, the new Artistic Director of Cape Town Opera, has declared her mission to reinvent classical music in South Africa. Here she shares her vision for one of Africa’s major opera houses.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    32 min
  • MWM 31: Setting goals that keep you motivated

    Katie Beardsworth explores how we can frame our goals to ourselves to help us stay motivated and secure the optimum chance of achieving what we want.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    7 min
  • 5.3: The Donne project - celebrating Women in Music

    Gabriella di Laccio tells Music Works how she began the Donne project to celebrate, advance, and amplify women in music so they can leave a legacy of inspiration for future generations.

    You can find information about Gabriella and Donne at http://www.gabrielladilaccio.com and https://donne-uk.org

     If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    32 min
  • MWM 30: Making resolutions and why they may hold you back

    Katie starts 2022 looking at why we make resolutions and why we shouldn’t overstress ourselves in striving to attain our goals.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    8 min
  • 5.2:  Building a career in music and why diversity matters with Samir Savant

    Samir Savant, the new Chief Executive at St George’s, Bristol, on why a portfolio career in music is increasingly the model today, his work promoting diversity in classical music, and why he is optimistic about the future of the industry.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    39 min
  • 5.1: Why we need women in leadership roles

    We start Season 5 ( and 2022) in conversation with three ground breaking women from the music industry on why everyone benefits from diversity in leadership:

    Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary of the Musicians Union, now campaigning to become its first female General Secretary;

    Olga FitzRoy, Executive Director of the Music Producers Guild and founder of Parental Pay Equality; and

    Nadia Khan: Founder of Women in CTRL, campaigner for diversity, equity, gender parity and representation.

    You can find information about Naomi, Olga and Nadia at

    https://completemusicupdate.com/article/naomi-pohl-to-run-for-general-secretary-of-the-musicians-union/

    http://www.olgafitzroy.com/

    https://www.womeninctrl.com/

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    30 min
  • 4.13: Christmas special 2021 - An evening at the Ivors

    Recorded live at the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards for Composers on Wednesday 8 December, our last episode for 2021 brings you a wonderful selection of interviews with some of this year’s inspirational winners.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at https://polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    36 min
  • MWM 29: Concert going with the next generation – a parent’s perspective

    Katie reflects on the experience of taking her 5 year-old son to his first "grown-up" concert and shares her tips on how to make a musical outing with your child as positive and stress-free as possible.

    If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.

    Music Works is generously supported by Allianz Musical Insurance, the UK’s No. 1 musical instrument insurer.

    13 min

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Music Works is a podcast for the classical music industry looking at how it works today, and exploring how it can work better in the future both for those of us who work in the music sector and the audiences who support us.