Musical communication
Presented by Kate Molleson
Kate Molleson hears from the author, musician, and researcher Matt Brennan about his new book, βKick It: A Social History of the Drum Kitβ. We speak to the Scottish singer, songwriter, and composer, Karine Polwart, as she shares her ideas about musicβs power to communicate in todayβs world. As she embarks upon a project to share all thirty-six movements of Bachβs six Cello Suites during the coronavirus outbreak, Music Matters revisits a discussion with the cellist Alisia Weilerstein. And as artists the world over find new ways to continue communicating with their audiences, Kate speaks to the soprano Soraya Mafi, producer of CafΓ© Oto, Fielding Hope, and conductor Ilan Volkov about their creative responses to our current reality.
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- Sat 21 Mar 2020 11:45ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Mon 23 Mar 2020 22:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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