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2.3: Too Much Mozart: towards a truly diverse and inclusive classical repertoire.

Did you grow up hearing only dead white male composers? How much has that changed? What do you know about the music of Cécile Chaminade, William Grant Still, Chen Yi, Florence Price, Tania León, Mari Iijima, Galina Ustvolskaya, Ruth Gipps, Maria Szymanowska, Karen Tanaka or Anna Thorvaldsdottir? Elizabeth de Brito of The Daffodil Perspective talks about her radio show, tokenism and the wealth of female, black, Asian, and ethnically diverse composers who otherwise go overlooked and almost unheard, and why we need to radically rethink programming if we want classical music to become truly representative. https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/ www.thedaffodilperspective.com If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

MWM 1: Money mindset: five powerful tips to valuing yourself in the music industry.

Welcome to our new micro-podcast series helping musicians build their careers from a business mindset. Katie brings you five powerful tips to improve your personal business outlook & build an income appropriate to your skills from a better money mindset. If any of this resonates, Katie is offering a free 30-minute coaching taster call. Book here: https://polyphonyarts.com/strategic-career-coaching-for.../ If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

2.2 When live music stopped; how one singer turned performance into a doctorate.

"It’s like rewriting in my own head all these assumptions that I made…finding my own place, as a woman and as a performer. To share my experience with a new kind generation of other people and singers who are interested in contemporary classical music.” Soprano, Rebecca Hardwick, talks to Music Works about her interest in contemporary music and how, when Covid shut down live music, her explorations of Kurtag’s Kafka Fragments led her to take up a DMus in contemporary performance at The Guildhall. Here are links to some of the resources that are mentioned in the episode: www.rebeccahardwick.com https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/research/doctoral_research/ https://www.vocalconstructivists.com/ If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

2.1: Composers! Claiming your music royalties - a "how to" guide.

"We need to recognise the true value of music, and the work that goes into its creation and performance, whether that's to a live audience or online." In this episode, the first of the new season, we're off to a great start with Harriet Wybor of PRS for Music. We know the ins and outs of performing rights can seem a bit of a mystery. So if you're a composer, if music royalties matter to you, or if you're simply curious about how publishing and mechanical rights work, listen in as we walk you through everything you need to know about music royalties but never dared to ask. Here are links to some of the resources that are covered in the episode: www.prsformusic.com www.prsfoundation.com wwwprsmembersfund.com If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts.   Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.20: Christmas special - a festive review with guests from our first season.

The Polyphony Arts team brings our first season of Music Works to a close with a festive round up in which we bring you messages, thoughts and aspirations for 2021 from some of the wonderful and inspiring guests we have been privileged to bring to you in 2020. Tune in in the New Year for more exciting episodes as we launch Season Two! If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.19: Covid, creativity and a case for change

Raffaello Morales of the Fidelio Orchestra Cafe talks about the live performances he has produced under Covid and how we must seize this opportunity to reform the music industry to create a more sustainable, more equitable and more robust model for musicians and audiences alike. If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.18: Streaming, royalties, and the fight for a fair deal for musicians.

Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary of the Musicians' Union, and Julia Rowan, Policy Coordinator at The Ivors Academy, look into the complexities of the royalties artists receive from the streaming of their music, and discuss why the current spotlight being shone on this thorny topic before a parliamentary select committee could make a crucial difference in achieving a fair share for musicians in the "streaming economy." 
 If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.17: Being female - adaptability, flexibility and the challenges women face as musicians.

Composer Ella Jarman-Pinto and Katie tackle head on what it means to be female from periods to working with a nursing infant, and why the very thing that so often makes life difficult for women can and should be embraced as giving us unique skills and strategies. If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.16: Bringing opera to a community near you.

"Doing what you can, not what you can't." Rocket Opera Co-Founder, Austin Gunn, and Scholar, Lizzie Nicholson, talk about online opera karaoke and how bringing opera into communities can revitalise both those communities and the art form itself If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls

1.15B - Let's talk remedies! A singer tells all.

In this two part episode, soprano, Julia Kogan, raises a number of thorny issues: Is there a true meritocracy for artists? The challenge of programming new music, and how the current experience of the concert hall or the opera house can intimidate new audiences. In the second part “Let’s talk remedies” Julia and Katie go on to look at these vexed questions and discuss some solutions that would improve the classical music experience for performers and audiences alike. If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe, check out our other great episodes, and even better leave us a review. You can also follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list at www.polyphonyarts.com/mailing-list  for updates and news about Music Works and Polyphony Arts. Producer: Virtual Concert Halls