Listening Club - great music explained
“Thanks for opening eyes this morning into another world … ”
Originally set up during lockdown as a series of weekly meetings over Zoom, the Listening Club has built up a thriving and enthusiastic audience.
unforgettable masterpieces of classical music explored
great recordings and sheet music shared
no prior expertise needed
New series will be made available to purchase and watch at a time of your choosing.
Our next Listening Club, released in April, is a deep dive into JS Bach’s wonderful Brandenburg concertos. Purchasing access to the course materials means that you can refer to the films whenever you like. Watch the video below for an update on the Listening Club past, present and future.
My friends at Academy Travel in Sydney, Australia invited me to give my Christmas Oratorio talk as their Christmas lecture on Zoom. It was a fundraiser for 'Our Big Kitchen', a non-profit community kitchen located in Bondi New South Wales that prepares and distributes more than 250,000 meals each year to people in need. I was very happy to donate my fee to this excellent charity, and if having watched the lecture you would like to donate too, then that would be wonderful; Academy Travel will match any donations that you make dollar for dollar.
Here's the link to donate (in your local currency).
And here's the link to watch the lecture. Past Listening Club series have covered the following composers and works:
William Byrd and Elizabethan England
Russian Romantics
Beethoven Late String Quartets
The Symphonies of Sibelius
Wagner Tristan and Isolde
Wagner Die Meistersinger
Handel Messiah
Bach St John Passion
Bach St Matthew Passion
What people say:
As someone totally unfamiliar with the Monteverdi Vespers I found your broadcast today thoroughly fascinating and enjoyable …
Thanks for opening eyes this morning into another world …
I knew I would enjoy this morning’s session! I knew the music a bit, but there was so much more to learn/listen to/think about. thank you!