Legendary trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis chats to me about his incredible career

What a wonderful ending to Series 4! Wynton reminisced about how being challenged at basketball by a flautist, spurred him on to start practising trumpet in earnest and applying to Julliard!! An incredible musician with an incredible story to tell so Let's get Listening... Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP30 - Wynton Marsalis

Composer, James MacMillan chats to me about his work

Composer, James MacMillan, chats to me about his inspiration, methods and legacy... Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP32 - James MacMillan

Composer Clarice Assad chats to me about her work

Composer Clarice Assad chats to me about her musical upbringing, her inspirations, her diverse range of skills and her approach to composing a percussion concerto... Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP31 - Clarice Assad

Norwegian trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth chats to me about her musical journey

Tine Thing Helseth and I chatted about the precarious situations you can find yourself in as a musician such as standing playing on tall buildings in a gale! Besides being one of the world's best trumpeters, Tine's creativity also extends to knitting and building Lego structures! We laughed throughout this episode so enjoy and Let's Get Listening! Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP29 - Tine Thing Helseth

Principal percussionist of the LSO, Neil Percy chats to me about all things percussion

Neil Percy is the Principal Percussionist of the LSO and Head of Percussion at The Royal Academy of Music so he has plenty of tales to tell about everything related to percussion. It was wonderful to finally have the chance to have a good chat and gossip with him which I have to confess ran way over time so we had to cut this episode down a bit because we could have talked all day so Let's get Listening! Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP28 - Neil Percy

Legendary journalist, Jon Snow, chats to me about some amazing moments in his career

Legendary journalist, Jon Snow, chats to me about his early days as a chorister, some incredibly poignant and momentous moments in his career and of his best friend - his bicycle! Let's get listening!Produced by Cheryl Davis

EP27 Jon Snow

Classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić charmed me with his tales of music in his Montenegro home...

Classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić charmed me with his tales of music in his Montenegro home, his inspiring grandmother and the battered old classical guitar that started everything and is still in the family. So let's get listening!Produced by Cheryl Davis

 EP26 - MILOŠ

Olympic Gold athlete, Sally Gunnell chatted to me about her incredible career and we compared notes about growing up on a farm!

I'm not an Olympic Gold medallist like my guest today, Sally Gunnell, but we do have one thing in common - we both grew up on a farm. We chatted about the sense of responsibility this gave us and motivation to get up every day and keep trying to succeed along our different paths. It was a true honour to talk to someone so successful yet so grounded about when to step up and when to step back. Let's get listening!Produced by Cheryl Davis

Sally Gunnell

Sound of Metal actor, Riz Ahmed chats to me about his experience of engaging with the deaf community and becoming a drummer...

My guest today, Sound of Metal actor, Riz Ahmed shares his extraordinary experience of learning American Sign Language, becoming a drummer and putting his body through rigorous work-outs all in the space of a few months. To absorb himself in the role of 'Ruben', Riz tells me how engaging with the deaf community truly taught him how to listen. It feels entirely appropriate therefore to say 'Let's get Listening!'Produced by Cheryl Davis

Ep24 - Riz Ahmed

Let's get listening!

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to listen better, then you’ve found the right podcast! Dame Evelyn Glennie is the world’s first solo percussionist to sustain a full-time career despite being profoundly deaf since the age of 12, and she’s a better listener than many who can hear! Displayed in her TED Talk, Evelyn illustrates how listening involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums. Each episode, Evelyn invites special guests to discuss their idea of listening and interpretation of sound. So let's get listening!

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