Richard Barnard
Jon James speaks to composer, Richard Barnard, inaugural winner of the Finzi International Choral Composing Competition.
12 Jan 202424min
Robert Plane and Finzi's Clarinet Concerto
Robert Plane gives a unique performer's perspective into the clarinet concerto, including how he inherited it from legendary clarinettist Dame Thea King, the secrets behind its rhapsodic power and its...
24 Maj 202134min
Fiona Mackenzie
Fiona Mackenzie talks of her 'holy grail' to extend the legacy of folklorists Margaret Fay Shaw and her husband John Campbell, who collected thousands of folksongs and preserved a precious corner of C...
17 Maj 202114min
Robert Gower
Robert Gower, who joined as a trustee in 1981 and has chaired the Trust for the last twenty-five years, gives fascinating insights into the early days of the organisation, including Joy Finzi's enthus...
24 Apr 202146min
Madeleine Holmes
Soprano Madeleine Holmes reveals why she's 'potty about Italy', her search for twentieth century song there, the nature of artistic pilgrimage and what disc she'd take with her on a desert island.
10 Apr 202111min
Julian Perkins
Julian recounts his revealing pilgrimage to some of Europe's finest historical organs, including an encounter with the 'erratic wind' of an instrument in Göteborg.
15 Mars 202112min
Paul Spicer and Finzi's 'Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice'
Jonathan James speaks to Paul Spicer, a long-serving Finzi trustee and specialist in British choral music, about Finzi's masterpiece, 'Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice'. After a fascinating insight into ...
12 Feb 20211h 25min
Sarah Gabriel
Sarah spills the beans on her scholarship interview and picks up a thread that has run throughout her diverse career: story-telling. Featuring 'Wan', composed by Sarah Angliss from the album Air Loom.
7 Dec 20207min
