The Professionals
Jenni Murray is joined by composer Natalie Holt and writer Leah Broad for a programme devoted to the music of women composers.
Women have always composed - but many obstacles have been thrown in their way. In this series, Jenni Murray explores some of the avenues women composers have taken to overcome these challenges, offering insight into their music and illuminating the cultural and human stories which resonate today, as well as celebrating the music itself with a vibrant playlist of some of the very best music by women.
2: The Professionals. In this second episode, Jenni is joined by Natalie Holt, composer of soundtracks for hit sci-fi series Loki and Obi Wan, and Leah Broad, author of the award-winning book Quartet: How Four Women Challenged the Musical World, to explore the opportunities and barriers for women to make their living as composers, from Italian Renaissance musician Maddalena Casulana to today鈥檚 film and gaming composers.
The playlist ranges from the 16th Century to the present day, with gems by Louise Farrenc and Avril Coleridge-Taylor alongside more recent classics by Dorothy Carwithen and Jennifer Higdon, and film and TV music by Rachel Portman and Natalie Holt.
Producer: Graham Rogers
To listen on most smart speakers say "Ask 大象传媒 Sounds to play Music Matters"
On radio
Broadcast
- Sat 15 Feb 2025 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
Knock on wood 鈥� six stunning wooden concert halls around the world
Steel and concrete can't beat good old wood to produce the best sounds for music.
The evolution of video game music
Tom Service traces the rise of an exciting new genre, from bleeps to responsive scores.
Why music can literally make us lose track of time
Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.
Podcast
-
![]()
Music Matters
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
