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Elizabeth Llewellyn treats Sam to a kazoo recital

Elizabeth Llewellyn treats Sam to a kazoo recital

This week Sam and Tim explain why Sheku Kanneh-Mason is better than Harry potter, get the leading lady of the ENO, Elizabeth Llewellyn, to play a kazoo, talk to Bernard Hughes about his new disc Not Now, Bernard and Other Stories, AND unpick Don MacDonald’s magical ‘When the Earth Stands Still’.

Michael Hann explains in detail the impact Brexit is likely to have on the UK music industry:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/03/brexit-effects-on-british-pop-classical-music

Music Credits:
‘Tim and Sam’s Podcast’, written and performed by Harry Sever
Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, performed by Kobe Bryant and the Loring String Quartet
Don MacDonald’s ‘When the Earth Stands Still’, written and performed by the composer
Elgar’s Nimrod, arr. Simon Parkin, performed by Sheku-Kanneh Mason, Ben Davies, Hannah Roberts, Josephine Knight, Caroline Dearnley and Ashok Klouda for Decca
‘Not Now, Bernard’ by Bernard Hughes, performed by the Orchestra of the Swan and Alexander Armstrong under Tom Hammond for Orchid Classics
Jean Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, arranged and performed by Timmy Fisher

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The Boys are Back in Town

This week Jurassic Park squeezes into some Schoenberg analysis, Tim talks to Tim Carleston of The Queen’s Six about their upcoming album, and Sam is very excited about David Bruce’s chamber music.

Music Credits:
Thin Lizzy, ‘The Boys are Back in Town’ performed by Timmy Fisher
Arnold Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No.1, performed by the Omega Ensemble 
John Williams, Jurassic Park Main Theme performed by Timmy Fisher
Maurice Ravel, ‘Bolero’, performed by Timmy Fisher
David Bruce, ’Noon’ from Cymbeline performed by Avi Avital and Camerata Pacifica
Trad., ‘The Last Rose of Summer’, arr. Alexander L’Estrange, performed by The Queen’s Six
Trad., ‘Suo gân', arr. Ruairi Bowen, performed by The Queen’s Six
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5, Mov. 3 performed by Timmy Fisher

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EP6: Bach's Birthday Bash

Tune in with Sam and Tim on J. S. Bach’s birthday as they discuss his St John Passion, Brexit protest at the Royal Albert Hall and possibly the best ever Welsh composer. We also chat to Oskar McCarthy of Festival Voices about their upcoming gig at the Bussey Building.

Music Credits:
‘Happy Birthday Fugue’ by Giovanni Dettori, performed by Katarzyna Preisner
‘Maria’ from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, performed by Timmy Fisher
‘Ach, mein Sinn, wo willt du endlich hin’ from J. S. Bach’s St John Passion, performed by Colin Baldy and Collegium Novum under Edward Higginbottom
‘Rocket Man’ by performed by William Shatner, broadcast by Classic Chicago Television
‘I. Poco adagio - Allegro con brio - Poco adagio’ from Grace Williams’ Sextet for Oboe, Trumpet & Piano Quartet, performed by Madeleine Mitchell and the London Chamber Ensemble
‘Dixit Dominus’ by George Frideric Handel, arranged by Festival Voices
Sibelius 5th Symphony Mov. 1, arranged by Timmy Fisher

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The Edinburgh International Festival’s lineup this summer:
https://www.eif.co.uk/festival-guide

Festival Voices:
https://www.festivalvoices.com/

And their crowdfunding page:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/festivalvoices