The Other Manuscript

I had the utmost privilege and pleasure interviewing Xia Sloane last month, winner of BBC Young Composer 2018. I chatted to them about their start into music and composition; their inspirations for composing, their love of our ecosystem and social activism. Please dive in and enjoy this podcast! https://anchor.fm/niamh-mckendrick/episodes/The-Other-Manuscript-Xia-Sloane-e1h3bim

Pieces mentioned: Gay Guerrilla by Julius Eastman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOhynJVU4LM Deep Listening by Pauline Oliveros https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U__lpPDTUS4

Links to articles mentioned: Xia’s article on Ivors Academy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JB3hY3ZQkw Lucy Hale’s article: https://lucyhalecomposer.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/disability-simulations-are-problematic-but-maybe-art-can-achieve-their-aims-better-writing-when-we-breathe/?fbclid=IwAR1Vc0gaIQuq1o1DL7RZfwT7hnTB9l0fl0RNMZoe-IoJZVur6AgowVF6K_Q For Xia’s list of composers, please email Paul Massey through his rncm email address

Have a lovely day!