In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) who told us about the story of buying and renovating the place. 

Part 1 starts with introductions of Kate and Simon and a small game of questions around Stretford. It then carries on with discussions around:

New parts and episodes are released every Monday at 8:00 (UK time).

In Part 2, the discussions are around renovating the hall and growing the organisation (Friends of Stretford Public Hall).

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra.

In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director).

In Part 4,  we discuss:

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Enjoy listening! Jake and Marc

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra.

In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director).

In Part 3, we talk about the venues of the organisation (The Bridgewater Hall, The Hallé St Michaels and The Hallé St Peters) and the development of their new home The Hallé St Peters.

Please like, share, and subscribe (and don’t forget to listen to parts 1, 2 and 4 - if you haven’t already!).

Enjoy listening! 

Jake and Marc

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra.

In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director).

In Part 2: we discuss:

Please like, share, and subscribe (and don’t forget to listen to part 1, 3 and 4 - if you haven’t already!).

Enjoy listening! 

Jake and Marc

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra.

In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director).

In Part 1, we discuss:

Please like, share, and subscribe (and don’t forget to listen to parts 2, 3 and 4 - if you haven’t already!).

Enjoy listening! 

Jake and Marc

You may know The Hallé orchestra based in Manchester (UK), but do you know Hallé Orchestra Society? it is the huge organisation behind the orchestra. 

For this episode, Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director) take you through:

The eposide is long, but it didn't feel like it during the recordings. We hope it is the case for you. 

Enjoy listening.

Jake and Marc 

Michelle Phillips is a super talented and multi-skilled senior lecturer at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). She is also Head of Enterprise.   

Is this episode, we go through many topics with Michelle including:  

Jo Yee Cheung and Greta Gasser are two super stars, based in Manchester (UK), who spend a lot of their time & energy promoting music education for children, especially those who can't afford it. 

In this episode, Jo tells us how she got to create the Olympias Music Foundation (www.olympiasmusicfoundation.com) and developped all the amazing projects that focused around learning & practicing music at no cost. She also spoke to us about the research undertaken during her PhD on the role of parents in children's musical development.

Greta, founder of Gasser Music Studio (www.gassermusicstudio.com), spoke to us about her approach to teaching piano and her contributions to the Olympias Music Foundation. We also discussed performance anxiety, that she has suffered from and is far more common than we think amongst musicians. 

Welcome to High point, the podcast that talks about public places, performing arts venues, acoustics, instruments, and music in general.

For the first episode, we welcome Zac Booth, of ZDB Guitars, a luthier based in Leicestershire, specialising in steel strung acoustic and electric guitars to talk about his craft and his process.

The transcript is available on our website www.ateliercrescendo.ac