SIMM-podcast

During this episode of the SIMM-podcast we focus on the role composers may play within participatory social and community music projects. You will during this episode hear 3 composers, who have different perspectives and ideas about the questions we ask them. They are practitioners within social music projects, as well as scholars developing research on this practice: Cathy Milliken from Australia...

During the 19th SIMM-podcast episode we assist to a conversation between biologist Olivier Hamant (Institut Michel Serre) and musician Jean-Luc Plouvier (Ictus Ensemble) on ideas and experiences they share with each other from their work on the natural world and the world of music-making. SIMM-founder Lukas Pairon interviews them. Referenced during this podcast-episode: Philippe Boesmans , John Ca...

The 18th SIMM-podcast episode is focussing on research on the practice of participatory projects of opera and music theatre.  SIMM-founder Lukas Pairon interviews Graça Mota (0'30->15'53), François Matarasso (15'55->31'22) and Imogen Flower (31'30->41'25). Referenced during this podcast-episode: Gata Perduda (Liceu) , Paul Griffiths , Guildhall School of Musi...

This 17th SIMM-podcast episode is focussing on the practice of participatory projects of opera and music theatre.  SIMM-founder Lukas Pairon interviews three wonderful practitioners , who are developing projects in this field: Paulo Lameiro (01'05->25'30), Sarah Théry (26'20->54'30), and Claire Pasquier (54'55->70'10). This is a somewhat longer episode, but w...

The 16th episode of the SIMM -podcast presents the 5th edition of the Compendium of Music as a Global Resource, which you can read online here .  SIMM-director Lukas Pairon interviews the 2 co-editors Barbara Hesser and Brydie-Leigh Bartleet. Barbara Hesser has been editor of all 5 editions of the Compendium.  She is professor at and head of the Steinhardt New York University music therapy trainin...

This 15th episode of the SIMM -podcast is a reflective one.  The main guest in this episode is sociologist Hartmut Rosa (16'30->45'54).  Lukas Pairon interviews him on his book ‘Resonance – A Sociology of Our Relationship to the World’, but we also hear interviews with musicians Tom Pauwels (2'33->6'50), Chrissy Dimitriou (6'56->8'40), Michael Schmidt (8&apos...

This 14th SIMM -podcast episode is presenting interviews with British musician-scholar-trainer Jonathan Vaughan (00:22->19:35), American musician-trainer Louise Zeitlin (20:10->33:05), Belgian  organist, composer, conductor and opera director Bernard Foccroulle (33:34->45:53) and conductor, ethnomusicologist, music educator, writer, and human rights activist André de Quadros (45:56->60...

This 13th SIMM -podcast episode is presenting interviews with Canadian composer-musician-scholar Fiona Evison (00:57-><16:58), Belgian musician Bart Maris (17:25->36:00), Cypriot composer-musician-scholar Georgia Nicolaou (36:40->43:30) and Canadian  conductor-composer Patrick Murray (43:53->47:51). We hear Lukas Pairon interview them about which music is being proposed, played, cre...

This 12th SIMM -podcast episode is presenting interviews with Australian composer-musician-scholar Cathy Milliken (00:51->26:50), German musician-scholar Sean Prieske (26:52->46:42) and American teacher-musician-scholar Frank Heuser (46:45->63:57).  We hear Lukas Pairon interview them about the impact of the groups of participants in social and community music programmes often being   plu...

This 11th SIMM -podcast episode is presenting the French social music programme DEMOS, an initiative launched by the Philharmonie de Paris in 2010. We hear Lukas Pairon interview co-founder and director Gilles Delebarre (03:11->18:38) as well as research coordinator Indiana Wollman (18:40->31:06). The Philharmonie de Paris and its social music programme DEMOS will be hosting the 6th internat...

In this 10th SIMM -podcast episode Lukas Pairon interviews Inês Lamela (01:54->13:33) and Graça Mota (13:35->28:29) from Portugal, Aine Mangaoang (28:31->43:09) from Ireland who is now living and working in Norway, and Ailbhe Kenny (43:11->54:23) from Ireland. We discuss with them about research on music programmes in detention . One previous episode of the SIMM-podcast already treated...

In this 9th SIMM -podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview musicians Inês Lamela (01:05-30:23), Dirk Proost (30:25-38:24), Filip Verneert (38:25-48:27) and Sarah Thery (48:30-74:58) about what motivates them to want to engage themselves in social and community music projects , and also about how they prepare themselves for this type of work.  These musicians are 4 very different personalitie...

In this 8th SIMM -podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview 3 scholars from the Southern hemisphere: Juan Sebastian Rojas  (01:31->14:27) and Natalia Puerta Gordillo  (14:28->23:33) from Colombia, and Tinashe Mutero  (23:35->32:12) from Zimbabwe. They discuss about research on social and community music projects in the Global South, research developed by local scholars as well as by...

In this 7th SIMM -podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon discuss with Maria Majno from Italy (00:42->15:58) and Gillian Howell from Australia (16:01->31:30) about the practice of - and research on - social and community music projects in the Global South. This is one of several podcast episodes introducing a major theme during the ongoing 5th annual SIMM-posium. The 5th SIMM-posium is presenti...

In this 6th SIMM -podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon discuss with Brazilian Samuel Araujo about the practice of - and research on - social and community music projects in his country and in Latin America. This is one of several podcast episodes introducing a major theme during the ongoing 5th annual SIMM-posium: SIMM-practice and research in the Global South. The 5th SIMM-posium is presenting re...

In this 5th SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon discuss with Graça Mota from Portugal (00:53-17:50), Khamis Abu Shaaban from Gaza (17:50-26:43), Cathy Milliken from Australia (26:45-40:02), and Bart Maris from Belgium (40:05-54:14), about what motivates musicians to want to engage themselves in social and community music projects. This subject is also discussed during the session of the Brus...

In this 4th SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview John Sloboda (03:35->12:45) of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London, UK) and Brydie Bartleet (12:48->21:52) from Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (Griffith University, Brisbane, AU).  John Sloboda is founding president of the research-platform SIMM, and Brydie Bartleet is from 2021 on SIMM’s president. Duri...

In this 3rd SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview John Speyer (00:47->12:32) of the UK-based Music in Detention (soon to change its name into Here Me Out) and Mary Cohen (15:30->33:53) from Iowa University.  John Speyer is practitioner and Mary Cohen practitioner-researcher. They will during the 5th annual SIMM-posium both chair sessions in which research will be presented on m...

In this 2nd episode of the SIMM-podcast we hear Lukas Pairon interview An De Bisschop   (00:58->15:14).  She will on 19th January 2021 be chairing the 1st session of the 5th annual SIMM-posium, presenting research on the role musicians can play in social and community music programs. In this podcast episode we reflect on what musicians can expect from participating as trainers in such projects,...

In this 1st SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview the 5th annual SIMM-posium 12th January 2021 keynote-speaker Geoffrey Baker (00:26->12:49) as well as interview SIMM-president John Sloboda (12:53->18:23). The 5th SIMM-posium is presenting major research in the field of music in social and community work, presented by scholars from all over the world. It was planned to take pla...