Aurora Orchestra

What's the Score?

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Want to find out how an Orchestral Theatre performance comes together? In this brand-new podcast, we head behind the scenes at Aurora Orchestra to discover how the magic happens. Through interviews with the Aurora team and artists we work with, we'll take you through the music we play and how we transform it for the stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Putting on a show 14.08.2025 23:28

In the final episode of the first series of What's the Score?, we talk to the cast and production team behind Shostakovich's Fifth by Heart, Aurora's 2025 summer project. Hear from musicians Greta and Dom - how do they learn all those notes? - and Polly Frame and Max Revell, two actors involved in this year's production. Plus, two of Aurora's production team give us the low down on the things that...

Shostakovich 5 12.08.2025 30:30

In Episode 2 of What's the Score?, we dive deep into the music of Shostakovich 5 with Aurora Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon and musicologist Marina Frolova-Walker. Why are different recordings of Shostakovich 5 at drastically different tempi? What are the different interpretations of the symphony? Nick and Marina answer these questions and more. Find out where Aurora is next playing at aurora...

Orchestral Theatre 07.08.2025 29:07

Welcome to What's the Score?, a brand new podcast from Aurora Orchestra. As Aurora prepares for their 2025 summer Orchestral Theatre production of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, we take a deep-dive into what goes into creating an Orchestral Theatre performance. In this episode, we hear from Aurora's Creative Director Jane Mitchell about how Aurora's memorised performances first came about, the pro...