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10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Franz Schubert

10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Franz Schubert

Fri 22 Jul 2016

Some little known facts about the great Austrian composer and his vast collection of work.

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Explaining Pitch

Explaining Pitch

Fri 15 Jul 2016

Musicans Daniel Bates (oboe) and Oliver Wilson (viola) talk about pitch as they prepare for a concert involving two different pitches, A=430Hz and A=440Hz.

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Introducing the Schnellar Timpani

Introducing the Schnellar Timpani

Wed 6 Jul 2016

Our Principal Timpanist Adrian Bending shows us his new set of drums, the Schnellar Timpani.

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Martin Lawrence on Horns in Der Freischütz

Martin Lawrence on Horns in Der Freischütz

Wed 25 May 2016

Horn player Martin Lawrence tells us about the ghostly sound of the horn in Weber's opera Der Freischütz.

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Max Mandel on Mozart and Michael Gordon

Max Mandel on Mozart and Michael Gordon

Thu 5 May 2016

Principal Viola Max Mandel chats about Mozart and American composer, Michael Gordon.

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Roger Montgomery on the Horn in Mahler 2

Roger Montgomery on the Horn in Mahler 2

Tue 26 Apr 2016

Our Principal Horn Roger Montgomery demonstrates two of the different horns musicians were playing during the period Mahler was composing.

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Lisa Beznosiuk on the Flute in Bruckner

Lisa Beznosiuk on the Flute in Bruckner

Wed 20 Apr 2016

Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk shows us her simple system conical flute which is used in Bruckner's 6th Symphony.

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Phil Dale on the Trombone in Bruckner

Phil Dale on the Trombone in Bruckner

Mon 18 Apr 2016

Trombone Philip Dale talks about the trombone used in Bruckner and explores the types of instrument that were used before then.

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