115. Songs of the Skies (with Caroline Tress from Sinfonia Cymru)

About this episode

In this episode, Jack Baker interviews Caroline Tress about the 'Songs of the Skies' concert and its inspiration from nature.

Welcome to ‘Songs of the Skies’! For those of you who don’t know, I was recently invited to Cardiff to host ‘Songs of the Skies’, a concert put on by Sinfonia Cymru. This 60 minute performance showcased 3 incredible pieces of music, all inspired by nature and wildlife. In this series, I will be taking you behind the scenes of that concert and exploring how composers and musicians bring bird song to the stage. In this first episode, I am joined by Caroline Tress, the Chief Executive of Sinfonia Cymru. She will discuss where the inspiration for the event came from, how sinfonia cymru put everything together and the importance of making music accessible and to all. Useful Links Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and follow uson ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! We are @PangolinPodcast You can also follow Jack on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theonlyjackbaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Follow Sinfonia Cymru on Instagram at @sinfoniacymru Listen to Oasis One World Choir here…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Baker

Guest: Caroline Tress

Topics covered

• music
• nature
• wildlife
• concert
• accessibility

Keywords

• concert
• bird song
• Sinfonia Cymru
• music accessibility
• nature inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sinfonia Cymru

Books & works: Songs of the Skies

Places: Cardiff

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