Offerings (Errollyn Wallen, Richard Ayres, Hannah Catherine Jones) | Ep.6

01/26/21 • 31 min

Composers Errollyn Wallen, Richard Ayres and Hannah Catherine Jones join Susanna Eastburn MBE and Des Oliver to share their music and thoughts exploring the gift of making music with and for other people.

We listen to music written for billions of listeners and music written for a community orchestra, the gift it is to write music and the gift it is to rehearse it. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and composer Des Oliver for a unique insight into composing.

This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with our theme tune composed by Rob Bentall. Our recommendation at the end is for Hannah Catherine Jones’ PhD research which is published by NTS Radio - tune in to Part 1 and Part 2 for an exploration of decolonisation through sound.

In this episode, you listen to the following music and sounds:

Richard Ayres

- No.42 (In The Alps), performed and released Nederlands Blazers Ensemble in 2010 and released on their own label

- No. 50 (The Garden), performed by ASKO | Schönberg with Joshua Bloom (bass) and Martha Colburn (video artist); broadcast on NTR / NPO 4 (2018)

Errollyn Wallen

- Spirit in Motion (2012), commissioned for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, performed by Denise Leigh and the LSO

- Cello Concerto (2008), performed by Matthew Sharp and Ensemble X, from the album Photography by NMC records

Rose Dagul

- Part 2: The All Around from Ode To The Old Kent Hellraisers (2014), composed by Rose Dagul and performed by Peckham Chamber Orchestra

In this episode, you listen to the following music and sounds:

Richard Ayres

- No.42 (In The Alps), performed and released Nederlands Blazers Ensemble in 2010 and released on their own label

- No. 50 (The Garden), performed by ASKO | Schönberg with Joshua Bloom (bass) and Martha Colburn (video artist); broadcast on NTR / NPO 4 (2018)

Errollyn Wallen

- Spirit in Motion (2012), commissioned for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, performed by Denise Leigh and the LSO

- Cello Concerto (2008), performed by Matthew Sharp and Ensemble X, from the album Photography by NMC records

Rose Dagul

- Part 2: The All Around from Ode To The Old Kent Hellraisers (2014), composed by Rose Dagul and performed by Peckham Chamber Orchestra

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Invitations (Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard, Oliver Leith) | Ep.5

Composers Shabaka Hutchings, Alwynne Pritchard and Oliver Leith share their music and thoughts exploring the nature of the human relationships which shape the music they make.

We listen to compositions rooted in friendship, explore attempts to decolonialise music, and intimate performances recorded in a toilet during lockdown. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and composer Des Oliver for a unique insight into composing.

This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with the theme tune composed by Rob Bentall. Our recommendation at the end is for Alwynne Pritchard’s #RecordedDelivery project.

In this episode, you listen to the following music and sounds:

Shabaka Hutchings

- Circadian Clocks (2015), performed by Cara Stacey and Shabaka Hutchings from Things that Grow by Cara Stacey, released by Kit Records

Beasts Too Spoke of Suffering (2020), by Shabaka and the Ancestors, from We Are Sent Here by History released by impulse! Records

Alwynne Pritchard

- Stamp Club Report 1980 (2018), commissioned by Kammerkoret GNEIS and performed by vocalists Signe Bjorvatn, Lisa Braathen, Alexander Fiske Fosse, Jung-Jae Kim, Jone Kuven, Bendik Savstad, Tanja Silvestrini, Joar Simarud Stabell, Ørjan Hammar Vollvik and Emilie Wright. Recorded at The Grieg Academy (Bergen) by Cem Arapkirlioglu, mixed by Alwynne Pritchard

- Recorded Delivery (2020), a lockdown project inviting people to send fragments, to which Alwynne responded with a video postcard. We heard extracts from Recorded Delivery No.3 (Peter de Moncey-Conegliano) and No.6 (Bernd Bleffert)

- Heart of Glass (2019), performed by Zubin Kanga at the London Contemporary Music Festival (2019), recorded and edited by Reuben Penny

Oliver Leith

- Honey Siren (2020), recorded by 12 Ensemble in the album Death and the Maiden, released by PIAS / Sancho Panza Recordings

- good day good day bad day bad day (2018), written for and recorded by GBSR duo, released by another timbre

Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast.

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Distractions (Neil Luck, India Jordan, David Austin Grey) | Ep.7

Composers Neil Luck, India Jordan and David Austin Grey share their music and thoughts on the place of distractions in the process of creating music – are distractions bad or are they necessary? We listen to the sounds of a dream, hear the power of music to heal, and dive into what it means to create music during lockdown. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and writer Will Eaves for a unique insight into composing.

Our recommendation at the end is the album Watch Out! by India Jordan.

In this episode, you listened to the following music and sounds:

Neil Luck

Phantasy (2020), by Chihiro Ono and Neil Luck
Severed Heads (2021) from the album Downturn Fantasies released by Entr’acte.

India Jordan

Dear Nan King and Emotional Melodical (2020) from the album For You released by Local Action Records
And Groove and Feierabend (2021) from the album Watch Out! released by Ninjatune in May 2021

David Austin Grey

Over Seas and Out of Reach (2020), a commission by Stoney Lane Records, performed by David Austin Grey (piano, electronics), Mike Fletcher (clarinet, flute) and David Duffy (double bass, electric bass)
A Dark Place to Nest (2019), a work developed at Snape Maltings

Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast.

This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with our theme tune composed by Rob Bentall.