Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

  * * * Now you can  subscribe  to Harmonious World and help spread the word Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with cellist  Karlos Rodriguez  from  The Catalyst Quartet . This is my second conversation with members of the quartet - the first was with viola player  Paul Laraia  for  episode 39 , back in the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the quartet is onto the third volume of  Uncovered , where they highlight the works of rarely-played black composers. During our conversation, Karlos hints at the content for a proposed volume 4! Thanks to Karlos and The Catalyst Quartet for allowing me to play extracts from  Uncovered  alongside our conversation.

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with trumpeter and writer  Muneer Nasser .     Chatting with Muneer was fascinating and we could have gone on for hours, but for more, you'll just need to read his book -  Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser . You can also listen to Muneer's album -  A Soldier's Story  - and hear more of this great music.     Thanks to Muneer for allowing me to play extracts from  A Soldier's Story  alongside our conversation.

Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with  Dudley Raine IV  and  Nicole Brancato , co-directors of  Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival .     Thanks to our mutual friend, composer  William Susman , this is the first episode to feature a conversation with a music festival - and this one sounds amazing. I do hope you enjoy listening to us talking about the beautiful setting, as well as the music and musicians involved.     Thanks to Dudley, Nicole and Bill for allowing me to play extracts from recordings from the festival alongside our conversation.

Among the delights released to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 comes from vocalist, performer and composer Vivienne Aerts. Typuhthâng (‘type of thing’) that embraces women and chocolate: a musical exchange with 100 female musicians to empower female cacao farmers of Virunga State Park, Congo. In collaboration with Original Beans Chocolate, Typuhthâng includes songs and performances around the growing, manufacture and enjoyment of chocolate. What’s not to like? The fact that the album supports a project to replant the rainforest in Congo and empower women is a major bonus. Women were involved in every role of the project: performing, recording, arranging, mixing, and mastering. Vivienne’s songs translate feelings into music and at no point does the message that we can all make a difference become overpowering. Alongside the six songs are three sampled soundscapes made from field recordings from Virunga State Park, Congo. In total, there are 100 female musicians from over 40 c...

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Welcome to the latest episode of Harmonious World , featuring a conversation with vocalist and composer  Vivienne Aerts . There's a real delight in Vivienne's latest album, which is released today and recognises  International Women's Day  and coincides with the UK's  Women's History Month .   Typuhthang  is an extraordinary album and I hope you enjoy hearing about it. Thanks to Vivienne for allowing me to play extracts from  Typuhthang  alongside our conversation.