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Podcasts available online

Posted by Jim Swanson
Updated Thursday, 23 September 2010

Members of the Banff Centre’s Audio team recorded lectures and collected material for other audio pieces during the week of BISQC. Their work is now available as podcasts on our iTunes U site. The links will open in iTunes.

Audience member interviewed

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The BISQC audience experience: Banff Centre audio team members talk to the “opinionated, passionate, die-hard” audience.

Listen on iTunes (12 minutes)

Norman Fischer

Norman Fischer

Norman Fischer’s lecture on Schubert set the stage for the Beethoven/Schubert round on Saturday.

Listen on iTunes (54 minutes)

Ana Sokolovic

Ana Sokolovic

Composer Ana Sokolovic and members of the quartets discuss the commissioned work, Commedia dell’arte. (Performances are available at Concerts on Demand.)

Listen on iTunes (27 minutes)

Rob Kapilow

Rob Kapilow

Rob Kapilow led off the lecture series on Monday, August 30, with a talk on What makes it great?

Listen on iTunes (72 minutes)

Geoff Nuttall

Geoff Nuttall

On Tuesday, August 31, Geoff Nuttall discussed 20th century repertoire in Connecting with Berg.

Listen on iTunes (53 minutes)

John Largess

John Largess

John Largess followed on Wednesday, September 1, with Question mark music, on the Romantic Round.

Listen on iTunes (64 minutes)

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