EP008 (Full Episode): Director of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Lisa Tregale

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 in arts management
• Helping to rebuild Devon communities through the arts during the Foot and Mouth crisis
• Founding the South West Music School and why she’s so passionate that musical education be accessible to ALL children
• How musical intervention can be used to treat acute illness, and the importance of implementing it into child development
• Musical education challenges in the UK
• What her role entails and the inner workings of the BBC NOW
• Lisa’s personal experiences with the challenges that women face in the music industry
• Her ongoing charity work with The Aloud Charity, Dartington International Summer School Foundation, Association Of British Orchestras, and Open Up Music

00:00:00 - Episode Begins 00:01:05 - Lisa's Background 00:02:50 - Learning the Saxophone as a child 00:07:19 - Studying at York University 00:08:59 - Discovering Arts Management 00:14:00 - Volunteering at Dartington Summer School 00:15:24 - Director at Beaford Arts 00:19:09 - Moving to Wales 00:21:10 - South West Music School 00:27:16 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 00:30:36 - Challenges with Musical Education in the UK 00:35:58 - Musical Intervention 00:40:33 - Becoming the Director of the BBC NOW 00:45:26 - Charity Work 00:51:40 - About The BBC NOW 00:58:47 - Gender Stereotypes in the Music Industry 01:18:55 - Favourite Venues Learn more about the BBC NOW on their website here and follow them also on Twitter here and Instagram here:

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