20-year-old Jay Richardson, composer-in-residence at the Corn Exchange talks about his education work with trumpeter Alison Balsom, who performs his latest composition on Tuesday evening at the Corn Exchange. … [Read more...]

The Beatles first topped the UK Singles Charts with Please Please Me, released on 11 January 1963: this week's Roundabout reflects on the enduring appeal of the four lads from Liverpool who became international stars on the pop music scene. … [Read more...]

Bridget Kendall MBE talks to Tony Barnfield about returning to the city of her childhood to become the first female Master of Peterhouse after a distinguished career as a BBC journalist. … [Read more...]

An end-of-year round-up of highlights from the past year, with guests including James Ainscough, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alison Balsom, Sir Peter Bazalgette, Julie Bounford, Stephen Cleobury, Professor Adrian Dixon, Gareth Gates, Richard Gowers, Rev. Jamie Hawkey and Simon Horobin. … [Read more...]

Tony Barnfield enjoys unprecedented access to the Choir of King's College, Cambridge over the past year, featuring interviews with Director of Music Stephen Cleobury, Organ Scholar Richard Gowers, King's Label Manager Benjamin Sheen, King's School Choristers House Master Jill Etheridge and 2016 Carol Commission composer Michael Berkeley. … [Read more...]