This week Declassify has invited a familiar voice from ABC Classic FM onto the episode – Stephen Adams. Stephen is a beloved voice on the radio waves having worked with ABC Classic FM since 2004. He has been instrumental in programming, commissioning and broadcasting Australian music and new music. He is also an inexhaustible composer and performer with a recently released album, who aside from all this work, also runs his own podcast ‘New Waves,’ This episode’s conversation revolves around the nuances of media and institutional responsibilities relating to programming. How can statistically gradual progress in broadening programming choices – from radio production through to concert halls – chance what audiences wish to or would like to engage with? Is there room for and a desire for more diverse voices and new music on a wider platform within the classical music industry? 

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Stephen Adams

https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/adams-stephen

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/stephen-adams/8168144 

The New Waves Podcast: https://www.abc.net.au/classic/programs/new-waves/#:~:text=with%20Stephen%20Adams&text=For%20listeners%20interested%20in%20Australian,RSS%20and%20other%20podcast%20apps.

Adams, Stephens. 2020. Sunset inside the listening room. Harrigans Lane Collective. The album can be purchased at this link:

https://harriganslanecollective.bandcamp.com/album/sunset-inside-the-listening-room