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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Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
A land without music?
In the first episode of A land without music? we look into how we value music today, what it means to us as individuals, to society as a whole and to those in power.
Written and presented by Julian Leeks. With guests Sally Beamish, Daisy Fancourt, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sadie Harrison, Iain McGilchrist, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Nico Muhly, John Pickard and Jörg Widmann.
Produced by Sound World
MusicThe Grace of Silence by Evelyn Glennie (performed by Harriet Riley and Paul Israel). Listen on Apple Music or SpotifyIn The Steps of Apollo by Julian Leeks (performed by Zelkova String Quartet - planned release 2025)Beehive by Julian Leeks
For more info about Sound World visit sound-world.org
Written and presented by Julian Leeks
With guests including Sally Beamish, Daisy Fancourt, Peter Flach, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sadie Harrison, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Daniel Kidane, Iain McGilchrist, Nico Muhly, John Pickard and Jörg Widmann.
Produced by Sound World
Series 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 - planned release 2025)
Trombone Phrases by Nico Muhly. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify
Beehive by Julian Leeks
For more info on Sound World visit sound-world.org