In this episode we chat about what we’ve been up to and seen over the last fortnight, and discuss recent classical music news, including the BBC's reporting of the MU’s “The Musician behind the moment” campaign, potential cuts to the East Sussex music service, the royal wedding, and the return of the classical Brits. Our special guest this week is freelance viola player Lisa Bucknell, where we chat about playing gigs for the Queen, freelancing in Australia vs the UK, strange wedding music requests and applying for visas to work in the UK. We also reveal this week’s weird gig of the week!

Special thanks to composer Chris Roe for composing our jingle.

Related links (in the order mentioned):

https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/septura-brass-septet-2 https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2018/05/11/777/85/friday-lunchtime-concert.html BBC radio 4's Soul Music https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008mj7p/episodes/downloads Davina's concert http://hamptonpn.ning.com/events/2-kiwi-cellos-spring-concert

News articles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43976334
http://slippedisc.com/2018/03/what-musicians-earn-in-german-orchestras/

East Sussex music service petition - https://democracy.eastsussex.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=500000014&RPID=0&HPID=0 More concerts: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/wigmore-series/under-35 http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/lessons-in-love-and-violence-by-katie-mitchell