Composer William Gardner on musical uncanniness, microtonality, metamodernism, and composing political opera
Alex Groves
British composer and curator Alex Groves on sculptures, hyperpop, artist-led curation, and embracing change
Rebecca Galian Castello
London-based French composer Rebecca Galian Castello on working with noise, distortion techniques, folk traditions, and DIY ethics
Operatic Ecosystems: a conversation with Infinite Opera
Infinite Opera discuss their upcoming performance at London’s Signature Brew, mythologising beer, egalitarian collaboration, and performing in unconventional spaces
Darius Paymai
Iranian-American composer Darius Paymai on handwritten scores, cycles and stasis, Howard Skempton, and the “right material”
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
Twenty Years of Alternative Classical: a conversation with Nonclassical founder Gabriel Prokofiev
Nonclassical founder Gabriel Prokofiev on curating classical club nights, audience engagement, remix culture, and London’s alternative classical scene
Mia Windsor
Leeds-based composer and improviser Mia Windsor on spectralism, pipe organs, experimental music spaces, and embracing glitches
Zakiya Leeming
Manchester-based composer Zakiya Leeming on collaborating with scientists, AI in composition, centring human stories, and “thinking through music”
Improvisation Games and Meaningful Collaboration: ensemble Terra Invisus on debut album ‘Visions’
Contemporary music trio Terra Invisus’ debut album ‘Visions’, created in close collaboration with composers, explores improvisation and open notation
Sam Buttler
Welsh composer Sam Buttler on mythology, fairies, Pierrot Lunaire, country music, and not taking yourself too seriously
Intimate Spaces: a conversation with Standard Issue
London-based contemporary ensemble standard issue on togetherness, interactive composition, and transcending performance boundaries
Crystalla Serghiou
UK-based Cypriot composer Crystalla Serghiou on “popera”, pastiche, Stepford wives, and staying authentic
Celebrate! A conversation with National Youth Choir’s Young Composers
National Youth Choir’s cohort of Young Composers speak about their album, Gen Z, modern madrigals, the physicality of choirs, and community
Jamie Elless
Birmingham-born composer Jamie Elless on graphic scores, alternate notations, queer liberation, and “honest music”
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
Lara Agar
British composer Lara Agar on indeterminacy, sonic warping, channeling imperfection, and the closure of IKLECTIK
Sasha Scott
British composer and electronic artist Sasha Scott on remixing, overwhelming feelings, and creating “rockstar moments”
Laurence Osborn
British composer Laurence Osborn on cultural memory, mechanisms and automation, parenthood, and C.P.E. Bach
Athanasia Kontou
Greek composer and pianist Athanasia Kontou on Antigone, emotional vulnerability, and autoethnographic composition