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Daniel Kidane

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Clarice Assad

Composers Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang and Evelien van den Broek share their music and thoughts exploring the climate emergency in music. What does it mean to be a composer in times of a climate crisis? How does our awareness of the crisis enter our work, and how do we find meaning in our work in these times?  From exploring cultural belonging and understanding our place on this planet through myth to the imperative of artists to be good storytellers, we listen to field recordings of extinct species and vanishing rainforests and music that reflects and inspires. Join our CEO Susanna Eastburn MBE and composer Des Oliver for a unique insight into composing.  This episode features a reading of John Agard’s poem Inheritance (© John Agard 2015 and reproduced by kind permission of John Agard c/o Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency Ltd) Our recommendation at the end is for Music Declares Emergency (https://musicdeclares.net/)   In this episode, you listened to the following music and sounds:  Daniel Kidane   Ruin (2020), the second movement from Song of the Prophets, a commission and collaboration between Christian Aid UK and Chineke! Orchestra   Clarice Assad    Lemuria (2018), commissioned and performed by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble as part of The Sound of Nature (2018-19 season)   Lei Liang    Lake (1999/2013), performed by The Awea Duo and available on Bridge Records    A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams (2018), performed by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and available on BMOP/sound. Published by Schott Music, and winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 2020   Evelien van den Broek    Endlings (2020), the album version of Biophonica, a stage work exploring biodiversity loss with Mark Nieuwenhuis, available on Bandcamp     Ecognosis (2021), created for an installation by BetweenTwoHands   This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (Resonance FM) and mixed by Chris Bartholomew, with the theme tune composed by Rob Bentall.   Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast. 

Composers <a href="https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/daniel-kidane" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Kidane</a>, <a href="https://clariceassad.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Clarice Assad</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/leiliangcomposer2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lei Liang</a> and <a href="https://evelienvandenbroek.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Evelien van den Broek</a> share their music and thoughts exploring the climate emergency in music. What does it mean to be a composer in times of a climate crisis? How does our awareness of the crisis enter our work, and how do we find meaning in our work in these times?  From exploring cultural belonging and understanding our place on this planet through myth to the imperative of artists to be good storytellers, we listen to field recordings of extinct species and vanishing rainforests and music that reflects and inspires. Join our CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/susannaeastburn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Susanna Eastburn MBE</a> and composer <a href="https://desoliver.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Des Oliver</a> for a unique insight into composing.  This episode features a reading of John Agard’s poem <a href="https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/events/climate-change-poetry-anthology.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Inheritance</a> (© John Agard 2015 and reproduced by kind permission of John Agard c/o Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency Ltd) Our recommendation at the end is for Music Declares Emergency (<a href="https://musicdeclares.net/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://musicdeclares.net/</a>)   In this episode, you listened to the following music and sounds:  Daniel Kidane  <ul> <li>Ruin (2020), the second movement from Song of the Prophets, a <a href="https://www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved/events/song-prophets-event-page" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">commission and collaboration</a> between <a href="https://www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved/events/song-prophets-event-page" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Aid UK</a> and <a href="https://www.chineke.org/chineke-orchestra" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chineke! Orchestra</a> </li> </ul> Clarice Assad  <ul> <li> <a href="https://clariceassad.com/lemuria/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lemuria</a> (2018), commissioned and performed by <a href="https://www.leftcoastensemble.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Left Coast Chamber Ensemble</a> as part of The Sound of Nature (2018-19 season) </li> </ul> Lei Liang  <ul> <li> Lake (1999/2013), performed by <a href="https://www.awea-duo.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Awea Duo</a> and available on <a href="https://bridgerecords.com/products/9425" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bridge Records</a> </li> <li> A Thousand Mountains, A Million Streams (2018), performed by <a href="https://www.bmop.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Boston Modern Orchestra Project</a> and available on <a href="https://www.bmop.org/audio-recordings/lei-liang-thousand-mountains-million-streams" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BMOP/sound</a>. Published by <a href="https://en.schott-music.com/shop/a-thousand-mountains-a-million-streams-no359063.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Schott Music</a>, and winner of the <a href="http://grawemeyer.org/music-composition/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition</a> in 2020 </li> </ul> Evelien van den Broek  <ul> <li> Endlings (2020), the album version of <a href="https://evelienvandenbroek.com/biophonica/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Biophonica</a>, a stage work exploring biodiversity loss with Mark Nieuwenhuis, available on <a href="https://evelienvandenbroek.bandcamp.com/album/endlings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Ecognosis (2021), created for an <a href="https://vimeo.com/536804700" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">installation</a> by <a href="https://betweentwohands.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BetweenTwoHands</a> </li> </ul> This podcast was produced by Michael Umney (<a href="https://www.resonancefm.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Resonance FM</a>) and mixed by <a href="https://bartholomusic.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Bartholomew</a>, with the theme tune composed by <a href="https://robbentall.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Bentall</a>.   Our heartfelt thanks to the record labels, performers, composers and organisations who allowed us to include excerpts of these recordings on the podcast.

Climate: Emergency (Daniel Kidane, Clarice Assad, Lei Liang, Evelien van den Broek) | Ep.9

Jamie Barton

John Wilson presents Front Row from the BBC Proms, with the American mezzo soprano Jamie Barton, about to perform as the soloist at the Last Night of the Proms, singing Verdi, Bizet, Saint-Saens and paying tribute to Judy Garland with Over the Rainbow. Composer Daniel Kidane talks about his new piece, commissioned to open the Last Night of the Proms this Saturday, which is called Woke. How will Brexit impact Classical Music? John is joined by the Association of British Orchestras director Mark Pemberton, opera impresario Wasfi Kani from Grange Park Opera and Claire Fox, The Brexit Party MEP who is on the Culture Committee of the European Parliament. They discuss whether classical musicians will be particularly affected by Brexit, deal or no deal. Violinist Daniel Pioro performs Biber's Passacaglia in G minor live. Presenter: John WilsonProducers: Rebecca Armstrong and Tim Prosser

John Wilson presents Front Row from the BBC Proms, with the American mezzo soprano Jamie Barton, about to perform as the soloist at the Last Night of the Proms, singing Verdi, Bizet, Saint-Saens and paying tribute to Judy Garland with Over the Rainbow. Composer Daniel Kidane talks about his new piece, commissioned to open the Last Night of the Proms this Saturday, which is called Woke. How will Brexit impact Classical Music? John is joined by the Association of British Orchestras director Mark Pemberton, opera impresario Wasfi Kani from Grange Park Opera and Claire Fox, The Brexit Party MEP who is on the Culture Committee of the European Parliament. They discuss whether classical musicians will be particularly affected by Brexit, deal or no deal. Violinist Daniel Pioro performs Biber's Passacaglia in G minor live. Presenter: John Wilson Producers: Rebecca Armstrong and Tim Prosser

Front Row at the Proms - Jamie Barton, Daniel Kidane, impact of Brexit on classical music

Donald is in conversation with Composer Daniel Kidane .