Musical Roots Matilda Lloyd
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Welcome to Musical Roots: a classical music podcast hosted by international trumpet soloist Matilda Lloyd. Hear from guests from every corner of the industry about their musical journeys, from successes to challenges, and discover how they got to where they are today.Follow Musical Roots on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicalrootspodcastMusical Roots podcast website: https://www.musicalroots.co.uk/
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Episode 22: Brass for Africa
In this episode, learn all about the work of music charity Brass for Africa through a series of interviews that Matilda conducted during her trip to Uganda in February 2024! As an Ambassador for the charity, Matilda visited many of the different programs in and around Kampala, learning about how Brass for Africa provides Music and Life Skills education for around 2000 disadvantaged youths across Sub-Saharan Africa.Find out more about Brass for Africa here: https://www.brassforafrica.org/...
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Ep 21: Owain Park, Choral Music
In this conversation, Matilda interviews Owain Park: conductor, composer, organist, singer and the founder of the Gesualdo Six vocal consort. They discuss the group's formation, the challenges of singing one to a part and the importance of maintaining a mailing list to directly communicate with their audience. Owain shares his first introduction to classical music and how he became an organ scholar. They discuss the educational work and outreach that the Gesualdo Six does, as well as the impo...
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Episode 20: Rakhi Singh, Violinist & Manchester Collective
Meet Rakhi Singh, co-founder of the Manchester Collective, violinist, composer and more! In this week's episode we chat to the extremely creative Rakhi, who explores her identity through music in many ways, including composing, performing as a solo violinist (on her new album Purnima) and touring the country with her ensemble. She delves deep into the realities of being a touring musician: rest and recuperation, performance preparation, adrenaline, finding the balance, and also shares with us...
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Episode 19: Duncan Ward, Conductor
This week's guest is British conductor Duncan Ward, who makes his Barbican debut with the London Symphony Orchestra later this month - more details below! Alongside touring the world guest conducting top orchestras, Duncan is Chief Conductor of the South Netherlands Philharmonic and Music Director of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra. In this chat, find out why he is so passionate about working with youth orchestras, the craziness of jump-ins, the unconventional path of being a conductor and ...
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Episode 18: Vick Bain, Gender Diversity & Leadership
Everyone working in the music industry (in any capacity) needs to hear this awesome episode with Vick Bain, Past President of the ISM. We discuss all of the challenges of being a woman in the industry, especially in a leadership role, including being looked over for promotions, imposter syndrome, her experience at Henley Business School and more. We also delve deep into all of Vick's important research, including Counting the Music Industry: The Gender Gap, the ISM's Dignity at Work 2022 repo...
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Episode 17: Miloš, Guitar
Our guest this week is star guitarist Miloš! In our conversation with Miloš, we track his incredible journey from Montenegro to arriving at the Royal Academy of Music in London aged 17. He shares with us the challenges that came with this (including awful British canteen food!) and other barriers that he faced early on in his career as a guitar soloist. Having recovered from a debilitating hand injury, Miloš has now signed with Sony Classical and his first album with them, BAROQUE, will be re...