The High Point podcast - Atelier Crescendo's podcast

Tapio Lokki is professor at Aalto University in Finland. His passion is to understand how rooms modify the sound that we hear. To pursue the encompassing understanding of room acoustics, his research team is investigating auralization, spatial sound reproduction, binaural technology, and novel objective and subjective evaluation methods, as well as physically-based room acoustics modelling methods...

In Episode 10 of the High Point podcast, Vanessa Toulmin and Paul Anderton, members of Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, take us through the history and plans of renovating of ‘The Albert Hall of the North’ which has hosted concerts from Elgar, Julie Andrews, The Who, and the Rolling Stones. In its heyday, Morecambe Winter Gardens was a sparkling example of the entertainment venues that...

We meet Sophie, Michelle and Steve from the Burnley Empire Trust to discuss the massive renovation project of one of Britain’s most unique theatres. Once complete, The Empire will be a new centre of activity for local cultural and creative communities as well as a space for learning, socialising and collaboration for everyone. This is not just about restoring beautiful architecture; this is about...

Using the power 💪 of the 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 🎭 and 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 🏫 to 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 after a 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. Sounds familiar! In episode 008 of the High Point podcast, Lisa Tregale, Director of BBC National Orchestra and chorus of Wales, explained that after the 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 in 2001, the community in 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧 was 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. At the time, people 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 of the villages. 🚫🚶...

In episode 008 of the High Point podcast, Lisa Tregale, Director of BBC National Orchestra and chorus of Wales, shared her experience and opinion on overcoming gender stereotypes in the music industry. We have made it a separate video. In the episode, we also discuss: Growing up in the Devon town of Newton Abbot, and why she chose to learn the Saxophone as a child How an unconventional degree prog...

From Hoddinott Hall at the Wales Millennium centre in Cardiff Bay, Lisa Tregale joins us to talk about her career history and what led her to becoming Director of the National Orchestra of Wales. We also discuss: Growing up in the Devon town of Newton Abbot, and why she chose to learn the Saxophone as a child How an unconventional degree program at York University inspired her to pursue a career i...

In episode 007 of the High Point podcast, Jonathan Berman explained his motivation behind The Franz Schmidt Project. Listen to Jonathan’s recording of Schmidt’s Symphony No. 1 in E Major on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ Follow Jonathan on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and discover more about him and the Franz Schmidt Project on his ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ . For more episodes of the High Point podcast, follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠ this link⁠⁠⁠⁠ . or ⁠⁠⁠⁠this o...

In episode 007 of the High Point podcast, Jonathan Berman explained why he chose the ⁠BBC National Orchestra of Wales (NOW) to record the Franz Schmidt Project. Listen to Jonathan’s recording of Schmidt’s Symphony No. 1 in E Major on ⁠Spotify⁠ Follow Jonathan on ⁠Instagram⁠ and discover more about him and the Franz Schmidt Project on his ⁠website⁠ . For more episodes of the High Point podcast, fol...

From The Nia Centre in Hulme, Jonathan Berman talks us through The Franz Schmidt project in which he will record all four of Schmidt’s symphonies with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (NOW), leading to the composer’s 150th Birthday in 2024. In this episode we discuss: His motivation behind The Franz Schmidt Project Schmidt’s work and his natural gifts The challenges of Interpreting Smidt's...

In the episode 6 of High Point, Claire from the Theatres Trust mentionned the success story of saving Morecambe Winter Gardens , which is a Grade II listed building located (in Morecambe!) on the north west coast of England. She explains how the Theatres Trust provided them support, how the local campaign and the trust recently became stronger and how the raised about £1,5 M over the last few year...

In the episode 006 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Claire Appleby and Jon Morgan from the ⁠⁠Theatres Trust⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠Criterion Theatre ⁠⁠ which is in the middle of the West End in London. (Note: apologies if you can hear the tubes passing by and the building works. We tried to edit the episode the best we could to reduce their noise.) In Part 4, we mainly discuss about the...

In the episode 006 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Claire Appleby and Jon Morgan from the ⁠⁠⁠Theatres Trust⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠Criterion Theatre ⁠⁠⁠ which is in the middle of the West End in London. (Note: apologies if you can hear the tubes passing by and the building works. We tried to edit the episode the best we could to reduce their noise.) In Part 1, Claire & Jon introd...

Hulme Hippodrome is an old theatre in Hulme within Greater Manchester (UK) that is very rich of sad but also happy stories. It is currently on the register of Theatre at Risk organised by the Theatres Trust and Claire Appleby explains the situation in the episode 6 of the High Point podcast. To know more about Hulme Hippodrome and why it is a theatre at risk, visit the dedicated page on the Theatr...

In the episode 006 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Claire Appleby and Jon Morgan from the ⁠Theatres Trust⁠ at the ⁠Criterion Theatre ⁠ which is in the middle of the West End in London. (Note: apologies if you can hear the tubes passing by and the building works. We tried to edit the episode the best we could to reduce their noise.) In Part 3, we discuss about the Theatres a...

In the episode 006 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Claire Appleby and Jon Morgan from the Theatres Trust at the Criterion Theatre which is in the middle of the West End in London. (Note: apologies if you can hear the tubes passing by and the building works. We tried to edit the episode the best we could to reduce their noise.) In Part 2, we discuss about the financial and s...

In the episode 006 of the High Point podcast , we had the pleasure to visit Claire Appleby and Jon Morgan from the Theatres Trust at the Criterion Theatre (in the middle of the West End in London). (Note: apologies if you can hear the tubes passing by and the building works. We tried to edit the episode the best we could to reduce their noise.) In Part 1, Claire & Jon introduce themselves , we...

In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) who told us about the story of buying and renovating the place. The episode is split in four parts.  Part 1 starts with introductions of Kate and Simon and a small game of questions around Stretford. It then carries...

In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) who told us about the story of buying and renovating the place. In Part 4, the discussions were around their long term plans and their situtation during the COVID-19 pandemic including: the desire to increase the night o...

In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) who told us about the story of buying and renovating the place. In Part 3, the discussions were around running the hall including: the costs of running the hall improving the energy efficiency (in 2 years, their energy b...

In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) to tell us about the story of  buying and renovating the place. In Part 2, the discussions were around renovating the hall and growing the organisation (Friends of Stretford Public Hall) including: fixing the roof doing...

In the episode 005 of the High Point podcast, we had the pleasure to visit Kate McGeevor and Simon Borkin at Stretford Public Hall (within Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) who told us about the story of buying and renovating the place.  Part 1 starts with introductions of Kate and Simon and a small game of questions around Stretford. It then carries on with discussions around: a bit o...

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra. In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director). In Part 4,  we discuss: More on Venues Going through the pandemic and how it affected The Hallé The Venue Quiz Please like, share, and subscribe (and don’...

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra. In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director). In Part 3, we talk about the venues of the organisation (The Bridgewater Hall, The Hallé St Michaels and The Hallé St Peters) and the development of their new...

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra. In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director). In Part 2: we discuss: More on education The structure of the Hallé Orchestra Society Conducting the orchestra Charity and funding Please like, share, and subs...

Do you know The Hallé orchestra (in Manchester, UK)? And what about the Hallé Orchestra Society? the organisation behind the orchestra. In episode 004, we spoke to Steve Pickett (Education Director) and Martin Glynn (Hallé Venues Director). In Part 1, we discuss: The history of The Hallé How the Hallé Orchestra Society engages with the local communities Education, and more! Please like, share, and...