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What are the dangers posed by AI and what opportunities does it bring?
What does it mean for music and for how we value, understand and experience creativity?
Leading AI researcher Prof. Peter Flach and psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr. Iain McGilchrist shed light on this complex and hugely consequential subject.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks
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Today’s episode is one of the bonus episodes featuring full length versions of the interviews recorded the main strand of A land without music?
Our guest is a Bristol based Burnley born composer John Pickard. John’s works includes six symphonies, two concertos, songs, chamber pieces and six string quartets.
His orchestral piece The Flight of Icarus was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…a contender for the most exciting première of the year” and The Times commented that “his orchestral mastery is total”.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks.
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In episode nine of A land without music? our guests discuss the practical issues of teaching music including timetable pressure, the allocation of scarce resources and the multiplicity of genres competing for our attention.
With guests Hilary Dunford, Peter Flach, Daniel Kidane, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Guy Guerrini, Sadie Harrison, Ingrid McLean, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason & John Pickard.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks.
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Today’s episode is the third of our bonus episodes featuring the full length interviews that we recorded for the main strand of A land without music?
Our guest, Nico Muhly, is an American composer whose wide ranging work includes orchestral and chamber music, operas, songs and music for film and TV. Since his early days as an archivist for Philip Glass he has worked with many of the worlds major orchestras and opera companies as well as musicians such as Sofjan Steven’s, Bryce Dessner and Björk.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks
Produced by Sound World
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Episode six is a special short episode made in response to emails we’ve received asking about the motivating factors behind the making of A land without music?
Those who have heard earlier episodes will be aware that we believe music in the UK is in poor and declining health. In this episode we look at the evidence that led us to have these concerns.
Please send comments or suggestions to info@sound-world.org or post to our Facebook page SoundWorldUK.
A land without music? is written and presented by Julian Leeks
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In episode four of A land without music? our guests talk about what music education brings to children. Musicians will instinctively understand the huge social and developmental benefits of music; how it helps confidence and well-being; how it promotes engagement with the outside world and improves communication skills. Crucially, we hear how music can be an antidote to the stresses and pressures of the modern world.
But it’s not just musicians…
Prof Daisy Fancourt has been at the forefront of research in this area for over a decade and we hear from her how this isn’t just a matter of perception or anecdotal evidence, it’s verifiable scientific fact.
With guests Sally Beamish, Daisy Fancourt, Peter Flach, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Guy Guerrini, Sadie Harrison, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason & Ingrid McLean.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks.
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A concert and reception at Bristol University’s Victoria Rooms today celebrated John Pickard’s 30 years in the Music Dept.
A programme of contrasts included the tragic and moving The Gardener of Aleppo, the playful 3 Chicken Studies and the riveting Verlaine Songs – brilliantly realised by soprano Emma Tring and the Bristol Ensemble.
John is one of the UK’s finest composers and we’re delighted to have him as one of Sound World’s patrons.
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Sound World Young Composers’ Prize is Jasper Eaglesfield. The shortlist of 3 pieces was performed by the Bristol Ensemble under John Pickard at Sunday’s Beyond The Menagerie… concert at St. George’s, Bristol.
Julian Leeks, Sound World Director said, “All of the shortlisted pieces were great and the feedback from the audience about them has been absolutely fantastic. But Jasper’s piece was really quite special and he’s a worthy winner of the competition.”
“I’m sure he’ll go on to do great things and we’ll all follow his progress with interest.”
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We are pleased to announce that Amazon users can now support Sound World, at no cost, when shopping at Amazon.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.co.uk. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organisation of your choice.
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