A land without music?

In the first episode of A land without music? we look into how we value music today, what it means to us as individuals, to society as a whole and to those in power.

Written and presented by Julian Leeks.

With guests Sally Beamish, Daisy Fancourt, Jess Gillam, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sadie Harrison, Iain McGilchrist, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Nico Muhly, John Pickard and Jörg Widmann.

Produced by Sound World

Music

The Grace of Silence by Evelyn Glennie (performed by Harriet Riley and Paul Israel). Listen on Apple Music or Spotify

In The Steps of Apollo by Julian Leeks (performed by Zelkova String Quartet).

Listen here.

Beehive by Julian Leeks (Note Performer demo version recorded for our sponsors)

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