The Human Connection
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
Tom Service talks to soprano, Claire Booth about a filmed production for Welsh National Opera of Poulenc鈥檚 La voix humaine. The monodrama was written in 1958 but the themes of isolation and lost connectivity are equally relevant today.
As Radio 3 marks a decade of New Generation Thinkers, Dr Daisy Fancourt describes how music and the arts are necessary for mental and physical health. Dr Joseph Sonnabend, one of the leading doctors during the early years of the AIDS pandemic, talks to Tom about those times in New York as well has his life as a composer and his love of music by Alban Berg.
Suzi Digby, Artistic Director & Founder of ORA Singers talks about what the future holds for our professional choirs and composers. And, Judith Webster, Chief Executive of Music for Youth, explains how young people are making innovative choices about how to celebrate music-making both live and online.
Producer: Marie-Claire Doris
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- Sat 28 Nov 2020 11:45主播大秀 Radio 3
- Mon 30 Nov 2020 22:00主播大秀 Radio 3
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Music Matters
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
