Talking Classical Podcast

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It was a delight to talk to the celebrated British baritone and composer Roderick Williams earlier this week about his musical training at school, university and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, thought processes when singing and performing, technical aspects of singing, and his methods in front of a live audience. Special thanks to: Roddy for additional arrangements and taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk to me. Francesco Bastanzetti at Groves Artists for practical arrangements. Helen Beardsley at English National Opera for organising a room to record at short notice. Published on 18th January 2019. Conversation recorded at the Ellis Room, English National Opera, London on 15th January 2019. Roderick Williams is one of the most sought after baritones of his generation with a wide repertoire spanning baroque to contemporary music in the opera house and on the concert platform and is also in demand as a recitalist worldwide. He enjoys relationships with all the major UK opera houses and has sung opera world premières by David Sawer, Sally Beamish, Michel van der Aa, Robert Saxton and Alexander Knaifel. He performs regularly with leading conductors and orchestras throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, and his many festival appearances include the BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Cheltenham, Aldeburgh and Melbourne. As a composer he has had works premièred at Wigmore Hall, the Barbican, the Purcell Room and on national radio. In December 2016 he won the prize for Best Choral Composition at the British Composer Awards. Roderick Williams was awarded an OBE in June 2017 and was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in the 2018 Olivier Awards for his performance in the title role of the Royal Opera House production of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria. A photo of the Ellis Room, which Roddy describes towards the end of the podcast. https://www.venuescanner.com/london/london-coliseum/ellis-room This episode is the second in a two-part series on being a singer today. Listen to the first instalment with Professor Richard Wistreich - in Episode 4 of the Talking Classical Podcast. SoundCloud – @talkingclassicalpodcast Twitter – @tc_podcasts Facebook – bit.ly/2CvJ7rD Blog – talkingclassicalpodcast.wordpress.com

Ep. 5 Preview w/ Roderick Williams 

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Happy New Year everyone! We're starting 2019 with a two-part series on singing in the 21st century. In this episode, we're exploring vocality from pedagogical, philosophical and physiological perspectives. and what some of the implications are for singing today such as amplification in opera houses and the way one places the voice to create different sonorities. To help us understand this most mysterious of art forms, I'm talking to Professor Richard Wistreich, who is currently the Director of Research at the world-famous Royal College of Music in London. Professor Wistreich is a scholar and teacher, who enjoyed great success as a professional singer, particularly, within the early music movement and in contemporary music. He now maintains an illustrious academic career, having held teaching and directorial positions at some of the world's leading universities and conservatoires. Interview recorded on 18 December 2018 at the Royal College of Music, London. SoundCloud - @talkingclassicalpodcast Twitter - twitter.com/tc_podcasts Facebook - bit.ly/2CvJ7rD Blog - talkingclassicalpodcast.wordpress.com

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In this episode, we're exploring the fascinating area of classical music marketing and PR with Dr Marius Carboni. He was formerly the Press and Promotions Manager at EMI Classics and the Press Manager at Decca Classics, and now runs his own independent PR and marketing consultancy Carboni Classical Media. He has worked with a number of leading artists and organisations, including Bernard Haitink, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Proms. He was awarded a PhD in 2010 from the University of Hertfordshire, examining the changes in business models and marketing techniques in the classical music industry over twenty years from 1989. He currently leads a course in Music Business at the University of Hertfordshire, and teaches at City University London. Originally published on 22 December 2018. Conversation recorded on 18 December 2018 at 11 Bedford Square (the Central London base for Royal Holloway, University of London). 

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A fascinating conversation with professional flautist, teacher and early music specialist Elizabeth Walker. We talked about her experiences and the precautions of teaching young musicians, and what it was like being involved in the early stages of the historical performance movement at this exciting and vibrant time. She also brought up some of the realities of being a professional musician but reminds us that one needs to have a reawakening to realise how special the music they play is. Originally published on 1 December 2018. Conversation recorded on 31 November 2018.

Links 

Elizabeth's bio: http://www.lizwalker.co.uk/bio/.

Ian Bostridge sings the role of the Shepherd on a recording of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde with the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Antonio Pappano: https://open.spotify.com/album/07s7zp3Ww37RKMNd1apIRU. 

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