Best Monteverdi Choir Podcasts (2024)

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177: Ben Levy from Classics Explained 31:49

17d ago31:49

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How can recontextualising classical music help build a new audience for the genre? Classics Explained YouTube producer Ben Levy explores the opportunities he's discovered using animation to tell the story of some of classics most-loved works, and some of the pushback he's received doing so.

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Kristen Wile on Charlotte StrEATs

21d ago

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Each Spring the Charlotte Shout! Festival takes place in uptown Charlotte, and one important component of the festival is Charlotte StrEATs, which focuses on food. This week we talk to one of the producers of Charlotte StrEATs, Kristen Wile from Unpretentious Palate, a digital publication covering food and drink in our region. She gives us an overv…

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176: Cellist Tim Posner 24:07

1M ago24:07

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This episode spotlights a new release from cellist Tim Posner. Recorded weeks ago, this episode has I'm sorry to say been subject to all manner of technical challenges. Publication has been delayed as a result. But all good things come to those who wait. And this is GOOD. Tim Posner's debut album includes music by Bloch, Bruch and Dohnanyi is a cas…

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175: Monteverdi Choir's Israel in Egypt 28:57

1M ago28:57

28:57

Hailstones, frogs and sexy trills. Monteverdi Choir's director Peter Whelan joins Amy Wood and Nick Pritchard to introduce the detail and the colour in Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt.

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174: On Conducting and Learning to Conduct 18:40

2M ago18:40

18:40

LPO Principal Concductor Edward Gardner, and LPO Conducting Fellows Charlotte Politi and Luis Castillo-Briceño reflecting on their roles as conductors and the process of developing their conducting presence.

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Alan Black on Cellomania

3M ago

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Alan Black, Principal Cello Emeritus of the Charlotte Symphony, joins Rachel to talk about Bach's Cello Suites and why he loves playing them. Alan and fellow cellist Grace Anderson will perform all six suites on WDAV's upcoming "Cellomania" Tour to Bach's region of Germany. Learn more about the Bach Cellomania Tour…

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173: Reflections, Recommendations & Previews 45:36

4M ago45:36

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Lovely people from across the classical music industry share their reflections on the year gone by, and look forward to the year ahead. Hear thoughts and recommendations from violinist Fenella Humphreys, pianist Charles Owen, Roger Wright, London Chamber Orchestra's Jocelyn Lightfoot, Manchester Camerata's Bob Riley and Manchester Collective's Rakh…

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Laura Atkinson on Bach Christmas Oratorio

4M ago

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Bach wrote his Christmas Oratorio for the Christmas season of 1734. It consists of six cantatas, each intended for performance on a feast day during the Christmas season. In June 2023, Bach Akademie Charlotte's Bach festival centered around the Christmas Oratorio. Laura Atkinson, a singer and the Education Director of Bach Akademie Charlotte, talks…

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172: Thomas Guthrie and Barokksolistene 19:43

5M ago19:43

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Schubert's epic and much-revered song cycle Die Schoene Mullerin is given a folksy feel with a new recording released by Rubicon Classics featuring Barokksolistene and Thomas Guthrie (who you'll hear in this podcast episode). If you're pro-deference this one probably isn't for you, but if you're open, curious or in need of a fresh approach then com…

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171: Katharine Dain and Sam Armstrong introduce 'Forget This Night' 33:30

5M ago33:30

33:30

Soprano Katharine Dain and pianist Sam Armstrong reflect on the recording of their latest ravishing duo album Forget This Night, featuring the music of Lili Boulanger, Karol Szymanowski, and Grażyna Bacewicz.

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170: Ivors Award-Winners John Rutter & Tansy Davies 20:37

5M ago20:37

20:37

Hear the thoughts and reflections of two Ivor Award-Winning composers - John Rutter and Tansy Davies. Both doing the same thing - writing music. Both creating entirely different work. At the 2023 Awards at the British Film Institute in London, Tansy Davies received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Works Collection. John Rutter received the Aca…

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169: Making Callas - Paris, 1958 23:34

6M ago23:34

23:34

Producer and Director Tom Volf explores his fascination with soprano Maria Callas and the work involved restoring her 1958 Paris debut for cinema release.

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168: Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht 15:29

6M ago15:29

15:29

Violinist Victoria Mullova and cellist Matthew Barley explore Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht.

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167: Miloš Karadaglić introduces 'Baroque' 19:16

6M ago19:16

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Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić reflects on his work producing the new album 'Baroque' released October 2023.

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166: Pianist Cordelia Williams introduces Cascade 32:53

7M ago32:53

32:53

Cordelia Williams returns to the Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast to talk about her new album on SOMM 'Cascade', and to reflect on her experiences teaching in Kenya.

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165: Pianist Lucy Parham 37:00

7M ago37:00

37:00

Lucy Parham introduces selected piano works by Sergei Rachmaninoff ahead of her London Piano Festival appearance with actor Tim McInnery. For more information and tickets visit: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/london-piano-festival/

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164: Composer Joseph Phibbs 33:01

7M ago33:01

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Composer Joseph Phibbs returns to the podcast to introduce two new pieces premiered at Hatfield Chamber Music Festival and Wigmore Hall on 29th October and 7th October.

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163: Composer Matthew Taylor 21:13

8M ago21:13

21:13

Ahead of the world premiere of Matthew Taylor's second horn concerto, Jon Jacob speaks to the composer about his work, his inspiration and the life force of Beethoven.

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162: Benedetti's Call To Action 6:32

8M ago6:32

6:32

Nicola Benedetti announces the new Benedetti Baroque Sessions, a competition to participate in her Baroque orchestra, plus she pops up on Radio 4's Today to talk about what music education needs now.

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161: Lost Voices with Prof Leah Broad and Violinist Fenella Humphreys 36:48

9M ago36:48

36:48

Dr Leah Broad's book Quartet tells the story of four women composers who have received little or no attention by the classical music world. The lives of Ethyl Smyth, Dorothy Howell, Rebecca Clarke and Doreen Carwithen span the 20th century and yet their music was, until a few years ago, relatively unheard of. Quartet - a substantial history of four…

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160: Horn player Felix Klieser 25:41

9M ago25:41

25:41

Klieser plays the horn with his feet. This seemingly monumental achievement is of comparatively little consequence to Felix who sees himself not as a differently abled artist but as a musician who wants to make the audience happy. At a point in time when identity, representation and opportunity are words that rightly weigh heavily in our present-da…

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Clive Driskill-Smith on Bach

11M ago

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Internationally acclaimed organist Clive Driskill-Smith chats about the importance of Bach to organists.By WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Guy Fishman on Local Classical Music Organizations (and Breakfast)

11M ago

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Guy Fishman, principal cellist of both the Handel & Haydn Society and the Bach Akademie Charlotte Orchestra, talks about the excitement of helping build one of the Charlotte region's newest classical music organizations. He also describes his most enjoyable breakfast scenario.By WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Robert Quinney on the Choir of New College Oxford

1y ago

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Robert Quinney, Director of the Choir of New College Oxford, talks about leading one of the most respected choral ensembles in the world. The choir has been in existence since 1379 and is the oldest of its kind in Oxford and Cambridge. Quinney describes the typical routine of the young adults and boy trebles in the choir who perform almost every da…

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Scott Allen Jarrett on Claudio Monteverdi

1y ago

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Scott Allen Jarrett, artistic director of Bach Akademie Charlotte, gives background on Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi whose music is featured in Bach Akademie's Venetian Vespers concert. Learn more about Bach Akademie's Venetian Vespers ConcertBy WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Mark O’Connor on His Classical Journey

1y ago

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Composer Mark O'Connor talks about his journey through classical music as someone who began his career in folk and country music. You'll also find out about his favorite healthy breakfast concoction. Pictured: Mark O'Connor; photo by Mitch Weiss.By WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Dr. Jeremy Mims on Inspirar

1+ y ago

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Dr. Jeremy Mims, artistic director of the choir Inspirar, has studied manuscripts from the Renaissance and Baroque eras found in Puebla, Mexico. He joins us to talk about his research and the Mexican selections that will be on the program of Inspirar's upcoming concert, "Cantos de Mexico." Pictured: Dr. Jeremy Mims; photo courtesy of Dr. Jeremy Mim…

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Kenney Potter on Bach‘s Mass in B Minor

1+ y ago

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Charlotte Master Chorale artistic director Kenney Potter joins us to talk about Bach‘s Mass in B Minor. The Chorale launches its new season with performances of the great masterwork. Kenney will share a few of his favorite sections of the work.By WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Emily Epley on Mush, Music and Mutts Festival

1+ y ago

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Emily Epley, Travel and Tourism Director for Cleveland County, talks about the Mush, Music and Mutts Festival in Shelby, NC. The festival celebrates livermush, a food peculiar to North Carolina that is also known as the poor man's pate. Find out about its history and ingredients.By WDAV Classical Public Radio

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Gerard Schwarz on the Eastern Music Festival

2y ago

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Gerard Schwarz, music director of the Eastern Music Festival (EMF) in Greensboro, talks about the educational experiences of EMF students. He'll also tell us why his parents called him "Chickie" when he was a boy. Pictured: Gerard Schwarz; photo by Ben VanHoutenBy WDAV Classical Public Radio

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159: The Endz with Flame, Prince and the Multi-Story Orchestra 21:17

2y ago21:17

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The Endz is a production mounted by school children in South London, supported by the Multi Story Orchestra, a radical performance group well-known in the industry for mounting live performances in a former multi story car park (now known as Bold Tendencies) in Peckham. Since its Proms appearances in 2016 and 2017, the team behind the orchestra led…

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