Pianist, Lana Bode, and soprano, Samantha Crawford discuss their exciting new project examining how women and their lived experience are portrayed in music, and describe how their innovative approach to programming brings a new song cycle to this year’s Oxford Lieder Festival in a world premiere exploring mentorship, discrimination, and female ambition.

To find out more about the dream.risk.sing concert at Oxford Lieder go to www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

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This week Katie looks at how to make composing a financially and musically rewarding career.

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William Saunders, Director of Media and Creatives at Mediatracks, talks about the vision he and his father share for the company and its artists, and offers us a tantalising glimpse into his life as a professional organist.

You can find information about William and Mediatracks at william-saunders.info and mediatracks.co.uk

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This week Katie talks about competitive music making, focussing on the difficulty artists face in striving to shine within tightly defined parameters.

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Co-artistic directors and international pianists, Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen, share their thinking behind another action-packed weekend celebrating the diverse world of the classical piano, drawing on film, poetry and the rarefied world of mathematics.

Find more information at: londonpianofestival.com katyaapekisheva.com and charlesowen.net

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Today Katie casts a critical eye over the range of work that is considered integral to classical music, and presents her ideas on how and why, as individual musicians, we can expand our repertoire to include hitherto marginalised composers.

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Violin virtouso, Matthew Trusler, describes the inner journey that eventually brought him to lay down his beloved instrument to focus full time on his record label: Orchid Classics.

You can find information about Matthew and Orchid Classics at orchidclassics.com

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Katie continues the Music Works business and mindset microcast with a look at where we are as an industry as we begin to emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic and live music is opening again up for musicians and audiences alike.

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Soprano and singing consultant, Elenor Bowers-Jolley, on the importance of proper preparation for those vital auditions and how to perfectly showcase yourself and your skills.

You can find more information about Ellie at elenorbowers-jolley.com and about the Come and Sing Company at comeandsingcompany.co.uk

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Top stage and events manager, Sophia Tuffin, shares her thoughts and advice on training in this highly specialist field as well as her experiences as a trans woman in the classical music industry.

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