Podcast
Nothing Concrete
Hosted by Barbican Centre · EN
This is Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast - here to inspire more people to discover and love the arts with weekly episodes of archive finds and themed series exploring music, cinema, visual art, theatre, architecture and everything in between.
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The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 6
Nov 22, 202200:11:35Tap to summarizeIn the final episode in our exploration of classical composers of the Black Renaissance, Samantha Ege looks at the music of one of the quintessential composers of this era: Florence Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 5
Nov 15, 202200:09:44Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Samantha Ege looks at two pioneering African American women from the early twentieth century: Nora Holt and Helen Hagan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 4
Nov 8, 202200:09:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode Samantha Ege takes us to 1930s Chicago to discover the women who were a driving force in the city’s rebirth, most notably Margaret Bonds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 3
Nov 1, 202200:09:25Tap to summarizeThis week, Samantha Ege shines a light on two women whose music is rooted in the Black Renaissance: Zenobia Powell Perry and Betty Jackson King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 2
Oct 25, 202200:08:51Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, Ege shines a light on two of the composers who influenced the music that emerged from the 20th-century Black Renaissance in the United States: British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Canadian composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →The Music of the Black Renaissance: Episode 1
Oct 18, 202200:10:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dr Samantha Ege introduces the Black Renaissance: a cultural movement that took place in the United States in the early 20th century. Hear about its origins and influences, discover the incredible music that emerged from it, and connect to the pioneering composers who wrote it – many of whom were women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sound Unbound with Nitin Sawhney
Oct 11, 202200:14:16Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of this series of Sound Unbound, we bring you a special edition, featuring composer and musician Nitin Sawhney. He, Josie Long and Ben Gernon look at the space around us and how it influences creative practice, with a sneak peak inside our concert hall and Coventry Cathedral. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sound Unbound with CN Lester
Oct 4, 202200:12:13Tap to summarizeIn the penultimate episode of this series of Sound Unbound, Josie Long speaks to academic, composer and performer CN Lester. They take us back to the 17th Century and the wonderfully dramatic music of Barbara Strozzi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sound Unbound with Raymond Antrobus
Sep 27, 202200:13:19Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode of Sound Unbound, we hear how poet and self-acclaimed investigator of missing sounds Raymond Antrobus responded the first time he heard Sibelius’ Second Symphony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sound Unbound with Zara McFarlane
Sep 20, 202200:10:15Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode of Sound Unbound, Jazz singer, songwriter and vocal coach Zara McFarlane speaks of the four most memorable notes in classical music’s history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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