Bedfordshire Orchestral Society Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Mark Phillips is formerly Her Majesty's Inspector, Senior HMI in the London region and Ofsted's National Lead for MUsic, where he inspected maintained and independent schools, led on inspector training and induction, linked with local authorities and the music education sector, and liaised with the Department for Education. Now he works with leaders across the country to bring about sustainable improvement in music education. At the Bedfordshire Orchestral Society, we a...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Bjorn Bantock, our guest conductor for our BSO May concert onto the podcast. As a young musician, Bjorn followed his dream to be a cellist, studying across the world with renowned teachers, only to have a serious accident that meant he couldn't continue to play. Determined to stay in the music profession, he tried other instruments, but it wasn't until he found conducting that he really started a new chapter. In this episode, he talks about his...

Send us Fan Mail Ian Smith, our guest conductor of Bedford Sinfonia, and Paul Harris, our clarinet soloist, join together in this special podcast where we talk about the May 3rd programme, Malcolm Arnold and music education - something that they are both passionate about. Paul is well known to clarinet teachers and students alike as he is not only a performer, but also a composer of their key books for learning the clarinet, which he started composing whilst still studying music. Many y...

Send us Fan Mail Carolyn Sampson is a soprano at the top of her game, both here in the UK but also internationally. This last year has seen her release her 100th album, called "But I like to sing!" However, that's not all! She's also been named Gramophone Artist of the Year, was awarded an OBE in the King's New Year's Honours List for her services to music and named Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music. She is also from Bedford and came through the Bedfordshi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Lucy Walker, a writer, researcher and speaker on classical music and cultural heritage, is our guest. What a privilege to have her on the show! Lucy is a renowned expert on Benjamin Britten and spent many years working at The Red House in Aldeburgh, his former home. She has spent years researching, writing, presenting, curating exhibitions and speaking about Benjamin Britten and his work. She is a much sought after podcast guest, so we are delight...