5 September 2014

Commissioning fees, Addicts' Symphony & Melos Sinfonia

Three composers - Joe Bates, Lauren Redhead and Gidon Fineman - discuss the implications of Sound and Music's recent survey of composers' commission fees. Sound and Music's Chief Executive Susanna Eastburn, said most composers were paid 'shockingly low' fees, but can anything be done about this?

 Marco Martinez participated in Channel 4's Addicts' Symphony, a programme which saw 10 musicians suffering with addiction problems face their fears of performing to join the LSO in concert. Marco tells us how his own stage fright as a child led him to alcholism, and stopped him from playing the violin for over 30 years.

 The Melos Sinfonia are performing Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Eight Songs for a Mad King in the week of the composer's eightieth birthday. We join them in rehearsals.


 If you would like some advice or support in coping with addiction, here are some links suggested by Marco himself:
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Music credits:
Yentas Five Spike Orchestra/Nikki Franklin (titles)
Pistachio Ashil Mistry
Seconds Told Josh Spear
(performed by the Fidelio Trio)
Plea Marco Martinez
Farewell to Stromness Peter Maxwell Davies
(performed by Katherine Durran, Label: Divine Art Recordings Group, Metier division, MSVCD92025)
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14 June 2014

Series 2, Episode 6

This week, we travel abroad: to Qatar, with the British Paraorchestra, and Sri Lanka, with Music Off Canvas. Steph West, a harpist and singer from the Paraorchestra, joins Lloyd to discuss the group's visit to the Middle East, and they perform together in the studio. Hannah Grayson outlines Music Off Canvas's community outreach work in Sri Lanka, which involved music and movement.



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7 June 2014

Series 2, Episode 5

The brilliant Total Brass perform Tom Harrold's Locked Horns, and Alexander Binns demonstrates the newly installed organ at the Royal Academy of Music. Presented by Lloyd Coleman.



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31 May 2014

Series 2, Episode 4

Lloyd Coleman meets Finlay Shakespeare, who plays a track from his new album Definite Complex released on July 14. Samuel Bordoli previews his piece for skateboarders and choir, commissioned as part of the 2014 New Music Biennial. 



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24 May 2014

Series 2, Episode 3

Notus Winds is one of the country's leading young wind quintets. Recently, they won the Royal Academy of Music Patrons' Award, and will subsequently be making their evening recital debut at the Wigmore Hall on June 2. They talk to Lloyd Coleman about their music making, and perform Piazzolla's Libertango live in the studio. We also join the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales in concert with acclaimed young conductor Ben Gernon.



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17 May 2014

Series 2, Episode 2

The first of six episodes from our new home in Ravensbourne, North Greenwich. Greek-born violinist Dora Chatzigeorgiou joins us to talk about the European Union Youth Orchestra, who recently performed in her home country, and cellist and experienced teacher Laura Hammonds has some useful advice for those wanting to teach music.



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EUYO | Laura Hammonds
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10 May 2014

Series 2, Episode 1

We kick off the new series in style with a piano special from the Steinway Hall in London. Jason Bae joins us to perform Balakirev's Islamey op.18, and Zubin Kanga demonstrates an ear-bending array of contemporary piano playing techniques.



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Jason Bae | Zubin Kanga | Steinway and Sons UK | Royal Academy of Music
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5 May 2014

Series 2: Coming soon

The start of the new series is now just a matter of days away, and regular visitors will have noticed our website has had an overhaul in time for the seven brilliant episodes we'll be bringing you right here from Saturday May 10.

Until then, we have just one thing to ask of you - please can you 'like' and 'share' our Facebook page? That's the main social media hub through which we will be interacting with our viewers, and promoting new episodes coming up. Your help will enable Taking Notes to reach the widest audience possible.

I look forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Lloyd x
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18 February 2014

Series 1: Episode 9

Gary Carpenter | composer & Iain Ballamy | saxophonist

 This Friday 21 February, the BBC Philharmonic will give the world premiere performance of Gary Carpenter's SET, Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and orchestra, with renowned soloist Iain Ballamy. They discuss how the piece came into being, and how - unusually for a concerto - it allows Iain to improvise freely whilst keeping the overall form in place. To finish, we hear Gary's charming orchestral piece, Fred and Ginger. 

Student Pulse London | digital app

 Nico Köpke, founder and managing director of Kodime Ltd, joins Lloyd to explain the concept behind Student Pulse London, an app that has become increasingly popular with students. Kodime has worked with 11 London orchestras and venues to deliver discounted student tickets for the best concerts, all in one place. Users can collect points for each event they attend, and are rewarded when they reach milestones in the total number of points they have accumulated. These range from a voucher for iTunes or Spotify, right up to an iPad mini! 
Photo by Dave McKean

 Show outline
01.53   Interview with Gary and Iain
18.59   Fred and Ginger by Gary Carpenter
23.55   Interview with Nico Köpke, about Student Pulse London

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Title Music 'Yentas Five' from A Proper Grown Up, by the Spike Orchestra

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14 February 2014

Series 1: Episode 8

Dame Evelyn Glennie | percussionist

This week, Lloyd meets the first person in the world to have developed a career as a solo percussionist - Dame Evelyn Glennie. In her extraordinary career spanning nearly 30 years, Evelyn has worked with most of the world's leading orchestras, and helped to create the vast repertoire that now exists for solo percussion by commissioning and performing over 170 new works. Lloyd went to meet Evelyn at her offices, where they spoke at length about her career and her vast collection of instruments. 

Interview outline
01.37   Work routine
03.06   Working with composers
05.44   Early years at the Academy/early commissioning projects
09.13   Evelyn's own composing for TV and film
10.42   Her experiences of deafness and the public's perception of it
15.06   The Art of Listening
18.04   Her involvement in the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
21.00   Evelyn's own view on her career

Instrument demonstrations
23.28   Aluphone
27.02   Cymbals
32.00   Exhaust pipes
34.01   Amadinda
35.33   Zube Tube!

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Title Music 'Yentas Five' from A Proper Grown Up, by the Spike Orchestra

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7 February 2014

Series 1: Episode 7

The Hermes Experiment | Héloïse Werner, Oliver Pashley & Anne Denholm

Three of the four members of this very exciting new music group join Lloyd to discuss the progress they have made so far. The Hermes Experiment was recently named as the joint winner of Nonclassical's Battle of the Band competition, and they have plans for future concerts in London and a tour to France in September. Next week, they will perform Lloyd's new work, composed collaboratively with the group, at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge. More info on that here. 

Murray Richmond | SU President, Royal Academy of Music

 Student-led concerts have become increasingly popular in our music colleges recently. On Friday 7 February, the RAM SU orchestra present A Night At the Movies with conductor James Murray, in aid of charity. As the title suggests, the evening will feature a wide selection of film scores, from classics like Gone With the Wind right up to the modern-day blockbusters such as Lord of the Rings. Organiser Murray Richmond previews the concert with Lloyd and they also talk about West End theatre, in which he can often be found playing in the pit band! More info and tickets available here.

Photo by Ben Daniel-Greep

Show outline
01.16   Interview with The Hermes Experiment
18.51   Performance of Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango, arranged by Oliver Pashley for the group
24.30   Interview with Murray Richmond

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Title Music 'Yentas Five' from A Proper Grown Up, by the Spike Orchestra

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27 January 2014

Series 1: Episode 6

Lady Panufnik | widow of Andrzej Panufnik
Oliver Zeffman | conductor
& Bartholemew LaFollette | cellist

 2014 marks the Centenary of Sir Andrzej Panufnik, and on Friday 31 January the Melos Sinfonia will perform his Cello Concerto with conductor Oliver Zeffman and cellist Bartholemew LaFollette. Last week, Lloyd spoke to Oli and Bart at Riverside House in Twickenham, where Panufnik lived for many years with his wife Camilla, who still lives there today. Topics that came under discussion included the Cello Concerto and Panufnik's life and music more generally. To finish, we hear a recording of Wagner's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, performed by the Melos Sinfonia and Cara McHardy. Buy tickets for the concert at LSO St Luke's here.

 Alison Beskin | flautist

 Alison is a flautist who hails from Atlanta, USA. She completes her Master's degree at the Royal Academy this year and recently she sat down with Lloyd to look ahead to some of the concerts and events they are most excited about in the coming months.

Show outline
02.00   Lady Panufnik, Oliver Zeffman and Bartholemew LaFolette discuss Panufnik
23.25   Wagner: Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Melos Sinfonia, Oliver Zeffman & Cara McHardy
29.38   Alison Beskin previews London music in early 2014

 Taking Notes is produced by Danny Holland

Title Music 'Yentas Five' from A Proper Grown Up, by the Spike Orchestra

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