• Revolution

  • Jul 8 2022
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • 1968 saw a worldwide escalation of protest, invention and upheaval among a generation of students, musicians included. This episode takes the temperature of this time at the Academy, and investigates the tensions and reconciliations between tradition and the new. Anna Picard talks to some of the figures from that period, explores the longer history of ‘new music’ at the Academy (including a surprising choice of rehearsal venue by John Barbirolli), discusses Stravinsky with conductor Edward Gardner, takes a walk in the park with some musical trees, and finds out whether that revolutionary spirit of artistic experimentation and invention is still alive at the Academy today.

     

    Presenter: Anna Picard

    Producer: Natalie Steed

     

    Contributors: Hugh Shrapnel, Melissa Doody, Elizabeth Kenny, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Edward Gardner, Philip Cashian, Alex Hills, Lydia Walquist, Jessica Walker

     

    Executive Producers, Royal Academy of Music: George Chambers, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Safi Schlicht

     

    All the music in this episode is performed by Royal Academy of Music students:

     

    Paul Paterson Rebecca

    Cardew Treatise

    Birtwistle Chorale from a Toy Shop – For Igor Stravinsky (Version for Strings) performed by Academy Manson Ensemble with Oliver Knussen

    Ravel String Quartet in F

    Stravinsky The Rite of Spring performed by the Academy Symphony Orchestra and The Juilliard School Orchestra with Edward Gardner

    Music for Trees written and performed by Joseph Graydon, Arnau Brichs Ponce and Ellen Drew

    Louise Drewett Pizzica performed by Bianca Beng

    Erik Griswold Action Music


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