Ukrainian composer and performer Sonia Lozina on starting from dramaturgy, storytelling, Ukrainian folklore, and bridges between generations
Threads of Transformation: Olivia Murphy on her debut orchestral album
Composer Olivia Murphy writes on her debut orchestral album, discussing Greek myth, Little Women, and weaving threads of transformation
Ollie Hawker
Glasgow-based composer Ollie Hawker explores the lines between classical and pop music, consonance and dissonance, and pleasant and interesting sounds
Carmel Smickersgill
Manchester-based composer and performer Carmel Smickersgill on grassroots spaces, the Beach Boys, and being yourself
Nurturing Patience: catching up with “5 for 5” commissioned composer Millicent B James
PRXLUDES’ first commissioned composer Millicent B James discusses The Legend of Zelda, folk traditions, the value of patience, and getting closer to nature
Claire Cope
Composer and bandleader Claire Cope on groove, emotional connections, becoming a mother, and “writing from the heart”
Kay Rowan
London-based composer and songwriter Kay Rowan on field recordings, folk clubs, breaking stylistic shackles, and the role of the artist
Chloe Knibbs
British composer Chloe Knibbs on residencies, freewriting, musical pragmatism, and finding supportive communities
“We came because of you”: Nabihah Iqbal on her first classical commission
Musician and composer Nabihah Iqbal on her first classical commission for Manchester Collective, appreciating nature, SOPHIE, and representation in music
Phoenix Rousiamanis
UK-based Greek composer Phoenix Rousiamanis on queer Greek mythology, witchcraft, discovering material, and balancing creative practices
Joanna Ward
British composer Joanna Ward on graphic notation, field recordings, “bean” pieces, composing for friends, and financial inequality in classical music
Sam Rudd-Jones
British composer and electronic artist Sam Rudd-Jones on sonata form, comfort zones, music-as-itself, and pushing against genre expectations
Robert Nettleship
British composer Robert Nettleship on Sibelius MIDI, scratch lyrics, and enjoying the process
From Indie Pop to Opera: a conversation with librettist Hannah Hayden
Librettist Hannah Hayden discusses her upcoming opera, fairy tales, stoner comedy, the “action” of libretto, and her transition from songwriting to libretto
Mia Windsor
Leeds-based composer and improviser Mia Windsor on spectralism, pipe organs, experimental music spaces, and embracing glitches
Crystalla Serghiou
UK-based Cypriot composer Crystalla Serghiou on “popera”, pastiche, Stepford wives, and staying authentic
Esther Wu
Hong Kong-based composer and songwriter Esther Wu on installations, societal intimacy, stage presence, and Jean-Paul Sartre
Prayer, breakcore, and Hatsune Miku: a journey through ‘Panopticon’
Composer and performance artist Phoebe Apfel’s debut EP explores disparate sampling, mental health, and writing for vocaloid software
Claire Victoria Roberts
Welsh composer and jazz vocalist Claire Victoria Roberts on musical inconsistency, schmaltzy sound worlds, and moving to Barcelona
“Almost-songs”: a conversation with Avenue Azure
The latest project by members of Ensemble Klang channels organic collaboration and whispering intensity through stillness, surrealist art, and 90s Radiohead