Moving Notes

Send us Fan Mail A special seventh edition of Moving Notes, as Jenn and Ben chat about how music brings us together and the emotion generated from all kinds of musical reinvention.  The pair explore Joanna Forbes L’Estrange’s work, A Season to Sing (a choral reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons). Joanna chat’s with Jenn about life in music and this work that's taking the world by storm,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a real feast of topics… from setting an improvisation challenge for comedians Paul Merton and Suki Webster, to talking together about showing emotion, and about how music can support you through sadness.  Jenna catches up with conductor. composer, founder of The Gesualdo Six, and incredible musician, Owain Park. Owain is soon to become Chief Conductor of the BBC Si...

Send us Fan Mail Happiness, humour fun, laughter... it weaves its way through our music. We probably all have funny stories we associate with the music we love and undoubtedly, music brings us joy.  In this episode, Jenn and Ben explore the emotion of happiness in music as we chat about the humour in classical music, Ben shares some funny stories from his own career in music, and we hear amusing m...

Send us Fan Mail In this fabulously festive episode of Moving Notes, Jenna and Ben catch up with film director, writer, lyricist, and creator of the Nativity! films, the brilliant Debbie Isitt.  We chat about how the first Nativity! film was made, improvisation in acting, the children's performances, and of course, the wonderful music and the emotion packed into it. We also explore how Debbie...

Send us Fan Mail There is so much good stuff to get stuck in to in episode three!  Jenna and Ben welcome incredible installation artist Luke Jerram to the pod, for a fascinating conversation about Luke's artworks and the soundtracks that are integral to them. From his idea to put pianos in public places all across the world, to bringing music to children's homes on bicycles... and let&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Jenna and Ben conclude their conversation with folk legends, Peter Knight and John Spiers, as they talk touring (and touring with people you're not that keen on!), advice for young musicians wanting to improvise, and 'Secret's Out' begins, with Peter and John sharing some of their secrets so we can get to know them even better... these may, or may not, involve...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode, Jenna and Ben welcome folk icons Peter Knight and Squeezy John Spiers to the pod, to chat about everything from creating music through improvisation to real connection with a live audience. We also hear some highlights from their album, Both in a Tune.  Ben shares what it was like when emotions ran high conducting a Choir of the Earth concert at Esterhazy Pa...