The third episode of the Thoroughly Good Podcast features an extended interview with Association of British Orchestras Director Mark Pemberton in which he discusses some of the misconceptions about orchestral music and what orchestras are doing to combat them.
Does the prejudice against orchestras and classical music originate from the US? How did he get introduced to the genre? And what is the future life of the orchestral musician in the UK going to be like?
Music: Green Bushes by Percy Grainger played by the Northern Sinfonia at the BBC Proms
Listen via Audioboom, via download, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes. Previous episodes available here.