Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

Not only have I interviewed composer and pianist  Ross Lorraine  for the latest episode of Harmonious World , but I was fortunate enough to attend the album launch and hear these songs performed live.     Heart of Mine  features some extraordinary musicians, including singers  Claire Martin ,  Ian Shaw  and  Luca Manning .  My conversation with Ross discusses the composition process, as well as how delighted Ross is with the interpretations of his songs by this impressive cast.     Thanks to Ross for allowing me to play extracts from  Heart of Mine  alongside our conversation.

The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with pianist and composer  Darren Litzie .     My Horizon  is Darren's debut album and it includes a selection of original tracks and especially the beautiful standard  I Have Dreamed . If you're fortunate enough to be in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, you can catch the album launch.but meanwhile, I hope you enjoy our conversation.     Thanks to Darren for allowing me to play extracts from  My Horizon  alongside our conversation.

If you're reading this while listening to the opening, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful music of violinist  Pei-Wen Liao  and pianist  William Goldstein . This conversation really is about them sharing what they're best at - the concept at the heart of Harmonious World .     Pei-Wen and Bill's album is  Brushstrokes: The intersection of Art and Music.  In essence, this is composition in real-time, and each piece of music is then linked (after the recording) to an art work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The composition process is fascinating and I hope you enjoy our conversation.     Thanks to Pei-Wen and Bill for allowing me to play extracts from  Brushstrokes  alongside our conversation.

There's another UK artist in this episode of Harmonious World , as I speak to dynamic and creative pianist  Gareth Williams .     Gareth's latest album is  Short Stories   and it features some more legendary musicians on a thought-provoking collection of original and jazz standards. Our conversation took place in the heat of July and the rain is pouring as I'm editing this, but the music seems to fit with whatever season and weather surrounds us.     Thanks to Gareth for allowing me to play extracts from  Short Stories  alongside our conversation.     Find out more about where to hear Gareth on  Facebook .

This episode of Harmonious World sees me in conversation with singer songwriter and producer  Gavin Holligan .     Gavin's album  I Need A Song  is out now and only available direct from the artist. In our conversation (along with contributions from a playful cat) we discuss his background, his joy of writing with a purpose and experimentation as an independent artist.     Thanks to Gavin for allowing me to play extracts from  I Need A Song  alongside our conversation.