Episode 6: Conductor Rosemary Thomson and the story of Beethoven and Bridgetower

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In 1803 a virtuoso violinist came to visit Vienna and Beethoven wrote a new Sonata to play with him that would change music history; so why doesn’t it have Bridgetower’s name on it? The great musical partnership that wasn’t. I also speak with Rosemary Thomson about all of the things conductors have to keep in balance, and the importance of having a personal relationship with her audience as music director of the Okanagan Symphony. NPR Obit of Lou Ottens: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/10/975598869/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-has-died British Library Webpage about the Beethoven/Bridgetower tuning fork: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beethovens-tuning-fork British Library Webpage about George Bridgetower: https://www.bl.uk/people/george-bridgetower Rosemary Thomson is music director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra: https://okanagansymphony.com Rosemary Thomson photo by Glenna Turnbull https://www.glennaturnbull.ca Bramwell Tovey, former music director, Winnipeg Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Opera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramwell_Tovey Hans Graf, former music director of the Calgary Philharmonic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Graf Non-Profit Quarterly article about the CPO turnaround: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/phoenix-in-calgary-how-the-calgary-philharmonic-survived-bankruptcy-and-flourished/ Composer Jocelyn Morlock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocelyn_Morlock Orchestral Album featuring Morlock’s Music Apple:https://music.apple.com/ca/album/jocelyn-morlock-cobalt/830562463 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ct3kGzOF5upOu4dhvu2EQ?si=N9h0vaGrS-6PIE5h84eZeg Composer R Murray Schafer https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/r-murray-schafer-emc Composer Emily Doolitte article about Schafer’s “Wolf Project” http://emilydoolittle.com/wolfpaper.pdf Composer Dinuk Wijeratne Dinuk Wijeratne - Dinuk Wijeratne Composer Chistos Hatzis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christos_Hatzis Album featuring Hatzis’ music Apple:https://music.apple.com/ca/album/christos-hatzis-lamento-ecstasy/1493802947 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3B1rWPvxCXSaSdfzdLvCXP?si=AMBZD-8HR4uOr17RD5MaEg Composer Allan Bell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Gordon_Bell Beethoven music provided by Musopen.com Released March 2021 CultureMonster.ca