York Proms Podcast

Our newly launched podcast is now available to listen to! Want to know more about this year's event? Listen to our brand new podcast to hear a bit more about what's in store for the musical programme this year when our founder, Rebecca Newman, chats with our musical director, Ben Crick. Don't forget to follow the show to get the latest episode straight to your smart phone or computer, wherever you listen to your podcasts! Future shows will include interviews with other people involved with the event, like solosists, and also interesting chats about the history of the Museum Gardens.

Episode 1

Musical director and conductor, Ben Crick, discusses this year's music programme.

This is the first episode of The York Proms Podcast, where York Proms founder Rebecca Newman discusses the music programme planned for the 2024 event with Ben Crick, the musical director and conductor, as well as chats to Ben about his music career.Hear about Ben's musical party piece - how he can arrange On Ilkey Moor Bar t'At into any song or piece of music - and how he swapped Rugby League of music!

Episode 2

Soapy Productions sound company discuss their recent brush with fame.

In this episode, we chat to Simon and Sophie Hudson, of Soapy Productions, about how they will approach delivering the stages, sound and lighting for the event later this month.They also tell us how they ended up as a central part of recent political history during the UK general election, and how Channel 4 have teamed up with them to raise money for Stand Up for Cancer this autumn by auctioning off the 'general electern'. Listen on for more.

Next Episode

The next episode will feature our 2024 soloists, Joshua Baxter and Jane Burnell. Don't forget to follow the show if you'd like the new episode to show up in your Podcast app as soon as it's available.

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