Retirement

04/11/24 • 33 min

YolanDa Brown sits down with three former LPO members - violinist Geoff Lynn, bassoonist Gareth Newman, and oboist Joan Graham - to explore retirement.

When they retire, some musicians sell their instruments and never play a note again. Others reduce the amount of performing they’re doing to make more time for teaching. The former LPO members chatting to YolanDa today all approached retirement in very different ways.

Geoff, Gareth and Joan tell YolanDa what they miss about their orchestral years, share the pits and troughs of their careers, and share hints and tips for anyone who might be thinking about their retirement whether it’s decades away or fast approaching.

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YolanDa Brown sits down with three former LPO members - violinist Geoff Lynn, bassoonist Gareth Newman, and oboist Joan Graham - to explore retirement.

Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

#OffstagePod

X: @LPOrchestra

Instagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestra

Facebook: @londonphilharmonicorchestra

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Previous Episode

Holst’s The Planets Revisited

YolanDa Brown joins composer Colin Matthews, Principal Conductor of the LPO Edward Gardner and flautist Juliette Bausor to revisit Gustav Holst’s most famous work, The Planets.

Faber recently published a new facsimile edition of Holst’s The Planets, edited by Colin Matthews, and today’s episode explores its significance and the unique insights that the original handwritten manuscript can give us.

Colin, Ed and Juliette also talk to YolanDa about their favourite and least favourite movements, their thoughts on the speed you should play the big tune in ‘Jupiter’, and tips on how best to achieve the famous choral fade at the end of Neptune.

Plus, what happened musically when Pluto lost its status as a planet...

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Next Episode

Best of LPO Offstage: Series 7

YolanDa Brown takes us through some of the best bits of Series 7. Why do trumpets transpose, and do they enjoy it? How has recording film music changed over the years? And what does retirement look like for orchestral musicians?

Plus, singer Brindley Sherratt shares his top tips on preparing to sing an operatic role.

With trombonist Mark Templeton, violinist Minn Majoe, horn player Mark Vines, tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis, double bass player Simon Carrington, trumpeter Anne McAneney, bass Brindley Sherratt, clarinettist Thomas Watmough, conductor Ed Gardner, composer Colin Matthews, violinist Geoffrey Lynn, oboist Joan Graham, and bassoonist Gareth Newman.

That’s it for now from LPO Offstage. Thanks for joining us along the way and stay tuned as we’ll be back soon with a brand new podcast.

Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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