Classical Music Today
A land without music?
In this episode of A land without music?, we’re focusing on classical music - it’s image, how it presents itself and how it relates to the modern world.
With guests Sally Beamish, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sadie Harrison, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Daniel Kidane, Nico Muhly, Simon Opher MP, John Pickard, Samir Savant and Jörg Widmann.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks.Produced by Sound World
Music
The Grace of Silence by Evelyn Glennie (performed by Harriet Riley and Paul Israel). Listen on Apple Music or Spotify
In The Steps of Apollo by Julian Leeks (performed by Zelkova String Quartet).Listen here.
Beehive by Julian Leeks (Note Performer demo version recorded for our sponsors)
For more info about Sound World visit sound-world.org
A land without music?
Is our musical culture facing an existential threat? With ever smaller numbers of young people learning instruments, the gradual erasing of music from state education and years of declining funding, things may be worse than you think. Sound World investigates the state of music today and looks at what we can do to safeguard it for future generations.
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