The conversation with percussionist Jonathan Chapman which will make your day and won't let you stop smiling.
Have you ever done something very different from your own profession and found similarities? With Jon, we found that cooking in the kitchen can be as similar as preparing for a performance. In this talk we also discussed about Jon's experience as an orchestra musician, what is his approach toward making music, success and failure. With some added seasoning of Jon's humor the conversation turned out to be very cheerful and optimistic. For the time being this uplifting energy is very much required, so tune in to join us for 58 min and 11 sec of good vibes!
About Jonathan Chapman:
A graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has appeared as Guest Principal Timpanist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Guest Section Leader Percussionist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. In addition, he regularly freelances professionally with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet, and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Jonathan has also performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, at the 2017 and 2019 BBC Proms. In March 2018, Jonathan performed the Schwantner Concerto for Percussion with the coaching of Chris Lamb, Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic. He first joined EUYO in 2019 and has since toured to 9 different countries on 3 continents in that time.
Episode music:
C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė
A. Schoenberg - Die Gurre-Lieder (Excerpt from Jon's performance)
R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel (Excerpt from Jon's performance)
A. Gaelic - Symphony mov. 4 excerpt (Excerpt from Jon's performance)